Warning: Full spoilers follow for Jurassic World: Dominion. Do you want to know if there’s a post-credits scene in the film? We’ll tell you right here: There are no post-credits scenes in Jurassic World: Dominion.
Directed by Colin Trevorrow, the sixth film in the Jurassic Park universe completes the current story arc, including a visit from our old friends from the Jurassic Park films. It’s the dinosaurs’ world now and we’re just living in it, so let’s break down the Dominion ending… and also illegally hatch all the dino-sized Easter eggs we could find. And when you're done here, read our Jurassic World: Dominion review.
This appears to be the finale of this entire story so far. The movie ends with an evil corporate-exec type being toppled, three apex dinosaurs having a showdown, and for the first time the humans literally save the whole world… and a couple kisses! No, not Chris Pratt’s Owen Grady and Bryce Dallas Howard’s Claire Dearing – we’re talking Sam Neill’s Alan Grant and Laura Dern’s Ellie Sattler from the first film.
To back up a bit… The world, as seen in the previous film, Fallen Kingdom, is different now. Dinosaurs are everywhere in every continent and biome, competing for resources and providing more than a moderate amount of danger (though nobody really acts like that’s the case…).
Biosyn, InGen’s competition, is dominating global business now, working with dino DNA and controlling the world's food supply. Meanwhile, Claire is still saving dinosaurs, Owen is a straight-up dinosaur cowboy (he even says “yee haw” at one point), and they’re living together and raising Maisie (Isabella Sermon), the human clone from the last movie. But Maisie and Blue the raptor’s baby get kidnapped by traffickers employed by Biosyn.
Ellie Sattler is called in to investigate why terrifying, robust swarms of huge locusts are wiping out all food crops that aren’t being produced with Biosyn seeds. Hmmmm. She thinks the locusts have been engineered with prehistoric DNA and teams up with former love Alan Grant to dig up evidence at Biosyn headquarters where -- surprise -- Jeff Goldblum’s Ian Malcolm works (don’t worry; he’s a double agent there).
Eventually, all the main characters converge at Biosyn, where we find DEO Lewis Dodgson (Campbell Scott), who is evil obviously, and Dr. Henry Wu (BD Wong), who feels guilt over what his bio-manipulation has done to the world. Wu needs Maisie’s DNA because… reasons. But basically, he can use it to stop the locusts from eating all the food in the whole damn world.
In the end, the evil CEO gets killed, a Giganotosaurus, T-rex and Therizinosaurus square off, with the Giga losing as the other two dinosaur-high five. (Which is to say, they roar – short arms, you know.) And Ellie and Alan finally kiss! Plus Malcolm and Mamoudou Athie’s Ramsay Cole expose Biosyn’s crimes to the media, the Biosyn valley becomes a dinosaur sanctuary, and humans and dinos continue to coexist. Owen returns Blue’s baby and, presumably, lives happily ever after with Claire and Maisie. And Henry Wu saves the world from being eaten by locusts!
There are no post-credits or mid-credits scenes in Jurassic World: Dominion.
It makes sense, really. This story is basically wrapped, and so the lack of such scenes serves to underline that point. There is wrap-up voiceover about how we are all a part of a fragile ecosystem that depends on all living things and we have to coexist. But that’s just regular end of movie stuff!
At this point, Owen and Claire have their stories tied up pretty much. They’re together and happy, with their adopted daughter and raptor family safe and sound. There is is room to go forward with new characters possibly, because the concept of dinosaurs contending with humans globally isn’t deeply explored here (most of the action takes place in the Biosyn dinosaur valley). There is an opening to possibly follow Sattler and Grant as they continue the work of paleontology and fighting to protect the planet from more dinosaur-centric human greed run amok – while falling more in love – but really, what are the chances that Laura Dern and Sam Neill would come back again? (Still, would watch.)
Of course, the biggest Easter eggs in this movie are the original cast of the 1993 classic – Dr. Grant, who carries the torch for “real” paleontology, Dr. Ellie Sattler, who announces for no real reason that she and her husband from Jurassic Park III aren’t together anymore, and Dr. Ian Malcolm, who continues to be the character we agree with most in terms of what a bad idea it was to resurrect and put dinosaurs all over the whole planet. This marks the first time all three of these Jurassic Park actors have reprised their roles together in one film.
Some other Easter eggs:
This is not Lewis Dodgson’s first foray in this movie-verse. He is the very same man who met up with Wayne Knight’s Dennis Nedry at the restaurant in the original film to negotiate the theft for Biosyn. (Dodgson was played by Cameron Thor in the first movie.)
The evil CEO is also shown to have a rusted old can of Barbasol shaving cream...
The evil CEO is also shown to have a rusted old can of Barbasol shaving cream... This of course is the decoy can Nedry tried to sneak out in the original Jurassic Park. In that movie, he was working as a corporate saboteur for Biosyn, sneaking them some dino DNA. It looks like they got their hands on it despite Nedry’s dino venom-related death (which is exactly how Dodgson went out too).
The T-rex has been an enduring character in this series, and is once again victorious in the final showdown. However, right before that win, the T-rex walks behind a circular water fountain, silhouetting itself to look exactly like the Jurassic Park logo.
Some of the InGen characters from past Jurassic World movies return here, though they are no longer working for InGen but are now in intelligence. This notably includes Omar Sy’s Barry Sembène, who formerly trained raptors with Owen, and a quick shot of Lauren Lapkus as Vivian Krill, who rejected a kiss from Jake Johnson once upon a time.
Alan still has his famous hat from all those years ago. In a moment of crisis, Ellie yells, “Leave the hat!” Aaaand he doesn’t. Ellie also has a habit of tying button-down shirts at her waist, just like in Jurassic Park. And Ian still wears all black everything. Fashion is forever.
Remember how Ian distracted the T-rex away from the children in the original by waving a flare? Ian does the same thing to divert the scary Giganotosaurus away from his friends, except this time he does it with a speared, flaming locust. He also ups his technique by hurling the fiery spear into the dinosaur’s mouth. It’s pretty badass.
And the prologue to the film that was released online as part of the marketing campaign ultimately doesn’t even appear in the final theatrical cut. Hollywood! But don't worry -- we have that prologue and a breakdown from the director on it right here.
What did you think of Jurassic Park: Dominion? Let’s discuss in the comments!
Continue reading...
Directed by Colin Trevorrow, the sixth film in the Jurassic Park universe completes the current story arc, including a visit from our old friends from the Jurassic Park films. It’s the dinosaurs’ world now and we’re just living in it, so let’s break down the Dominion ending… and also illegally hatch all the dino-sized Easter eggs we could find. And when you're done here, read our Jurassic World: Dominion review.
Jurassic World: Dominion: Ending Explained
This appears to be the finale of this entire story so far. The movie ends with an evil corporate-exec type being toppled, three apex dinosaurs having a showdown, and for the first time the humans literally save the whole world… and a couple kisses! No, not Chris Pratt’s Owen Grady and Bryce Dallas Howard’s Claire Dearing – we’re talking Sam Neill’s Alan Grant and Laura Dern’s Ellie Sattler from the first film.
To back up a bit… The world, as seen in the previous film, Fallen Kingdom, is different now. Dinosaurs are everywhere in every continent and biome, competing for resources and providing more than a moderate amount of danger (though nobody really acts like that’s the case…).
Biosyn, InGen’s competition, is dominating global business now, working with dino DNA and controlling the world's food supply. Meanwhile, Claire is still saving dinosaurs, Owen is a straight-up dinosaur cowboy (he even says “yee haw” at one point), and they’re living together and raising Maisie (Isabella Sermon), the human clone from the last movie. But Maisie and Blue the raptor’s baby get kidnapped by traffickers employed by Biosyn.
Ellie Sattler is called in to investigate why terrifying, robust swarms of huge locusts are wiping out all food crops that aren’t being produced with Biosyn seeds. Hmmmm. She thinks the locusts have been engineered with prehistoric DNA and teams up with former love Alan Grant to dig up evidence at Biosyn headquarters where -- surprise -- Jeff Goldblum’s Ian Malcolm works (don’t worry; he’s a double agent there).
Eventually, all the main characters converge at Biosyn, where we find DEO Lewis Dodgson (Campbell Scott), who is evil obviously, and Dr. Henry Wu (BD Wong), who feels guilt over what his bio-manipulation has done to the world. Wu needs Maisie’s DNA because… reasons. But basically, he can use it to stop the locusts from eating all the food in the whole damn world.
In the end, the evil CEO gets killed, a Giganotosaurus, T-rex and Therizinosaurus square off, with the Giga losing as the other two dinosaur-high five. (Which is to say, they roar – short arms, you know.) And Ellie and Alan finally kiss! Plus Malcolm and Mamoudou Athie’s Ramsay Cole expose Biosyn’s crimes to the media, the Biosyn valley becomes a dinosaur sanctuary, and humans and dinos continue to coexist. Owen returns Blue’s baby and, presumably, lives happily ever after with Claire and Maisie. And Henry Wu saves the world from being eaten by locusts!
Jurassic World: Dominion Post-Credits Scene Check-In
There are no post-credits or mid-credits scenes in Jurassic World: Dominion.
It makes sense, really. This story is basically wrapped, and so the lack of such scenes serves to underline that point. There is wrap-up voiceover about how we are all a part of a fragile ecosystem that depends on all living things and we have to coexist. But that’s just regular end of movie stuff!
The Jurassic Future
At this point, Owen and Claire have their stories tied up pretty much. They’re together and happy, with their adopted daughter and raptor family safe and sound. There is is room to go forward with new characters possibly, because the concept of dinosaurs contending with humans globally isn’t deeply explored here (most of the action takes place in the Biosyn dinosaur valley). There is an opening to possibly follow Sattler and Grant as they continue the work of paleontology and fighting to protect the planet from more dinosaur-centric human greed run amok – while falling more in love – but really, what are the chances that Laura Dern and Sam Neill would come back again? (Still, would watch.)
Easter Eggs
Of course, the biggest Easter eggs in this movie are the original cast of the 1993 classic – Dr. Grant, who carries the torch for “real” paleontology, Dr. Ellie Sattler, who announces for no real reason that she and her husband from Jurassic Park III aren’t together anymore, and Dr. Ian Malcolm, who continues to be the character we agree with most in terms of what a bad idea it was to resurrect and put dinosaurs all over the whole planet. This marks the first time all three of these Jurassic Park actors have reprised their roles together in one film.
Some other Easter eggs:
This is not Lewis Dodgson’s first foray in this movie-verse. He is the very same man who met up with Wayne Knight’s Dennis Nedry at the restaurant in the original film to negotiate the theft for Biosyn. (Dodgson was played by Cameron Thor in the first movie.)
The evil CEO is also shown to have a rusted old can of Barbasol shaving cream...
The evil CEO is also shown to have a rusted old can of Barbasol shaving cream... This of course is the decoy can Nedry tried to sneak out in the original Jurassic Park. In that movie, he was working as a corporate saboteur for Biosyn, sneaking them some dino DNA. It looks like they got their hands on it despite Nedry’s dino venom-related death (which is exactly how Dodgson went out too).
The T-rex has been an enduring character in this series, and is once again victorious in the final showdown. However, right before that win, the T-rex walks behind a circular water fountain, silhouetting itself to look exactly like the Jurassic Park logo.
Some of the InGen characters from past Jurassic World movies return here, though they are no longer working for InGen but are now in intelligence. This notably includes Omar Sy’s Barry Sembène, who formerly trained raptors with Owen, and a quick shot of Lauren Lapkus as Vivian Krill, who rejected a kiss from Jake Johnson once upon a time.
Alan still has his famous hat from all those years ago. In a moment of crisis, Ellie yells, “Leave the hat!” Aaaand he doesn’t. Ellie also has a habit of tying button-down shirts at her waist, just like in Jurassic Park. And Ian still wears all black everything. Fashion is forever.
Remember how Ian distracted the T-rex away from the children in the original by waving a flare? Ian does the same thing to divert the scary Giganotosaurus away from his friends, except this time he does it with a speared, flaming locust. He also ups his technique by hurling the fiery spear into the dinosaur’s mouth. It’s pretty badass.
And the prologue to the film that was released online as part of the marketing campaign ultimately doesn’t even appear in the final theatrical cut. Hollywood! But don't worry -- we have that prologue and a breakdown from the director on it right here.
What did you think of Jurassic Park: Dominion? Let’s discuss in the comments!
Continue reading...