Kids

Jurassic World: Rebirth Returns To Its Cinematic DNA

by Kevyn Gohu
July 3, 2025

Should our kids watch the recent Jurassic World: Rebirth movie? Here’s what we think

Every kid went through a phase where their interests got so intense. The most common phase, according to research, is dinosaurs. While most kids outgrow the phase and channel their passion elsewhere, others remain, especially when they grew up watching the original Jurassic Park with Drs. Allan Grant (Sam Neill), Ellie Sattler (Laura Dern), and Ian Malcolm (Jeff Goldblum) venture through the park to study the implications of bringing back prehistoric creatures. However, the new Jurassic World: Rebirth movie sends a new warning – one that says, “Humans should stop playing god.”

Jurassic World Rebirth features Scarlett Johansson and Jonathan Bailey — Photos from Universal Pictures

It always starts with a “good” intention

After the previous Jurassic World movies established that dinosaurs could not be controlled as entertainment, they were left to thrive elsewhere. Or for the others that made it into civilization, people had learned to co-exist with them. However, they eventually became commonplace, and people’s interest in them waned. Just like how we, as kids, eventually lost interest in the large creature. Those whose interests remained eventually focused on more science and research-based courses. That became the new life of paleontologist, Dr. Henry Loomis (Jonathan Bailey).

Jurassic World: Rebirth with Dr. Henry Loomis — Photo by Universal Pictures

However, he’s finally given the chance to put his knowledge to good use when a big pharma boss, Martin Krebs of ParkerGenix, approaches him with covert operative Zora Bennett (Scarlett Johansson) to go to the island where the dinosaurs rule. It’s the typical sci-fi plotline at first: there’s always going to be this one guy who wants to push science to “benefit” humanity. In this case, Martin insists on getting the live DNA samples of the biggest dinosaurs: the Mosasaurus, Titanosaurus, and Quetzalcoatlus. Enticed and excited

For those who watched enough sci-fi/thriller movies, we already know this guy has a death flag over his head. The only questions that remain are: how is he going to die? And in the case of Jurassic World: Rebirth, what’s going to eat him?

Jurassic World: Rebirth brings in the Mosasaurus — Photo from Universal Pictures

A nod to the classic Jurassic Park

For those who watched the original Jurassic Park, they’ll really feel the jump scares in the new one. The producers have seemingly gone back to the original’s DNA for this one. Some scenes may even feel like a nod to the very first three Jurassic Park movies. From watching the march of the towering Titanosaurus to the heartstopping chases and near deaths of some of the characters, every moment seemed to make people’s hearts stop, and no character felt safe from certain death. Unless the family was really into thrillers and watched one too many, some of the instances were both believable and unpredictable.

Jurassic World: Rebirth features the Quetzalcoatlus — Photo by Universal Pictures

However, we know the younger fans may struggle to understand the new movie. Unlike the others, Jurassic World: Rebirth sends a warning: This is what happens when humans try to play god. Some dinosaurs are purely fictional and are the results of unhinged or uncontrolled genetic engineering. That includes the Pteradon-Raptor hybrid they call the Mutadon and a horrifying mutate known as a Distortus Rex, which honestly looks more demonic than reptilian.

So, the caveat in watching the movie for parents might be that they’ll have to help kids distinguish what are real dinosaurs and what are just artificially created.

The king of the dinosaurs, Tyrannosaurus Rex, shows up in Jurassic World: Rebirth — Photo by Universal Pictures

It’s a family thriller that may be meant for older kids

As someone who watched the old classic Jurassic films, Jurassic World: Rebirth was a nice nod. There were a lot of jump scares, which are not fun for anxious people. But bringing in some of the more feared apex predators like the Tyrannosaurus Rex and the Spinosaurus was a nice tribute to Jurassic Park 1 and 2. Although the heart-racing Velociraptors weren’t there, nor was the epic Distortus Rex vs. Tyrannosaurus Rex fight, the many near-death moments made up for it.

Jurassic World: Rebirth or any Jurassic Park-related movie isn’t really there for the story but more for the thrill of not getting eaten by the prehistoric creature. So, for families looking for a classic thrill, Jurassic World: Rebirth is the way to go! Catch it in theaters starting July 2, 2025!