1. Why?
For real. Why did Fallen Kingdom end with the terrifying tease of dinosaurs now released into the wild, the most terrible thing that could happen since the very first Jurassic Park, only for that… not to be what the film is about? Dominion feels more like Jurassic World part seven than six, like a whole movie was skipped about dinosaurs rampaging through cities, terrified humans, and the heroes who did their best to balance it.
When Dominion starts, that’s pretty much all done. Then a story of saving the world from enhanced locusts is somehow supposed to provide that closure because it’s a metaphor for society? It just seems so messy and unfocused. However, in an interview with the Wrap, co-writer and director Colin Trevorrow says the idea of locusts as the focus of the film was a way to make sure paleobotanist Ellie Sattler would be driving the story this time around. A good thought, as we will never say no to more Laura Dern, but not quite successful.
