Warning: Contains SPOILERS for Jurassic World Rebirth!
Jurassic World Rebirthjust had the opportunity to feature a rematch of one of the franchise’s most memorable fights, and I can’t believe that the film missed out on it after 24 years of waiting. While there are all kinds of dinosaur fights throughout theJurassic Parkfranchise, one stands out above them all,yetJurassic World Rebirthforgot to acknowledge it.
Jurassic World Rebirthis the latestinstallment in theJurassic Parkfranchise, with it moving on from theJurassic Worldtrilogy and featuring anall-new cast of characters. This time, a group of dinosaur smugglers is tasked with heading to a test site from the days of the original Jurassic Park and stealing the DNA from three of the island’s biggest dinosaurs.
After Their Fight In Jurassic Park III
While there were some pretty cool dinosaur fights inJurassic World Rebirth, I can’t believe that the film didn’t have a fight between the T. rex and the Spinosaurus. TheSpinosaurus is famously the most antagonistic dinosaur inJurassic Park III, and when it faced off against a T. rex in the film, the Spinosaurus won.
Thanks to how cool this scene was, it has stuck out among the franchises many dinosaur fights, with many fans awaiting a rematch between the two beasts. 2015’sJurassic Worldeven teased a rematch, with the T. rex destroying the skeleton of a Spinosaurus.
Jurassic World Rebirthfinally featured the T. rex and the Spinosaurus in the same location again, yet it decided not to feature a fight between them. With both of the animals being set up so early in the film, it seemed like a fight was imminent. However, it was a bit disappointing when the credits rolled without aJurassic Park IIIrematch.
Jurassic World Rebirth Also Avoided A T. rex Vs. D-Rex Showdown
But The Director Has Already Explained Why
Jurassic World Rebirthalso missed out on another seemingly obvious dinosaur fight,that being a battle between the T. rex and the new D. rex. Since the D. rex was the main villain ofJurassic World Rebirth, it seemed obvious that it would fight the T. rex. After all,
Tyrannosaurs have fought the prominently featured dinosaur at the end of almost everyJurassic Parkmovie.
However, this is exactly why this fight wasn’t featured. According to director Gareth Edwards, he wantedJurassic World Rebirthto avoid the T. rex saving main characters, as it has happened so many times already.
There’s that phrase “ex machina,” where God comes and saves everyone. In Jurassic, there’s something I call “rex machina,” where a T. Rex comes and saves everyone. I felt like, maybe we don’t do that. Maybe that’s one of our differences.
The 2025 film was meant to stand out from the other six movies, and this is just one way that the film attempted to be different.Jurassic World Rebirthwas all about subverting expectations, even if some of the expectations would have been awesome to see played out.
