4. How was Dr. Wu about to stop the locusts?
This one we actually kind of understand. To an extent. Maybe. At a few points in the film, Dr. Wu (B.D. Wong) explains to not just Dodgson (Campbell Scott) but also Maisie (Isabella Sermon) that the locusts are growing out of his control. They need to be stopped. But the only way to do that is to study Maisie’s DNA because her “mother,” Charlotte, figured out how to cure Maisie of a disease Charlotte had by manipulating DNA. Also, somehow, the baby raptor Beta, who was conceived alone by mama Blue, is needed for comparison.
It’s confusing for a bunch of reasons, one of which we’ll get into in the next question, but the assumption is, after everyone escapes the BioSyn location, Dr. Wu did study Blue and Maisie (sometimes off-screen), found the answer, used it on a locust, and saved the day. Seems like they could’ve showed some of that.
