“ Jurassic World Rebirth ” may have little to do with previous films, but it is always the closest to a Spielberg film

This article contains minor spoilers for Jurassic World: Rebirth.Until now, four directors have followed the high traces of Steven Spielberg by making films in the Jurassic world franchise. Director Gareth Edwards (Godzilla,, The creator) is the last, and this is not an enviable position to be in, because the Blockbuster of Spielberg in 1993 Jurassic is considered a beloved classic that has helped define the popularity of the summer blockbuster. Cut 32 years and the last episode, Jurassic World Rebirth,, seeks a lot to increase the setting by paying tribute not only to Spielberg’s earlier Jurassic Films, but also for other Spielberg classics. It is clearly something very deliberate, perhaps as an answer to those who criticize the previous three Jurassic world Films made under Aegis by Colin Trevorrow.

Even have David Coepp Back to write the script makes you obvious that producers Frank Marshall And Patrick Crowley were trying to bring Renaissance Back to the basics, rather than reinventing the wheel. While 2022 Jurassic World Dominion was remarkable to bring back beloved characters from Spielberg’s original film with Laura Dern,, Sam NeillAnd Jeff Goldblum,, Renaissance try to create new characters, as Scarlett Johansson‘s Zora Bennett and Jonathan BaileyDr. Henry Loomis, in hope, they could be as memorable as the original gang of Spielberg films. In other words, this is a restart which deliberately returns to the roots of the franchise after three previous Jurassic world Films that tried to go in their own direction.

Gareth Edwards studied Spielberg fairly largely in preparation

The filmmaker Gareth Edwards has already played in the Star Wars Sandbox with 2016 Snape Oneand he was responsible for bringing Godzilla Return to the United States with the 2014 restart, so it would be logical that he would be hired to put a new touch Jurassic worldWhile not forgetting what previous. In an interview Cinema every dayEdwards even confirmed part of his preparation before doing Jurassic World Rebirth involved studying Spielberg’s films, although he had in mind since he was a child. “What is really difficult with Steven is that his vocabulary is just a level of genius, the way he beats, everything is unique,” said Edwards. “You can’t go,” Oh, it’s his style, I’m going to do that, so I’m just moving the camera like that, and it’s like a Spielberg film. “This is not the case; it is much more sophisticated than that.”

“What I did is that I am essentially digitized Jaws,, Close meetings,, AND,, Raiders of the lost arch,, Jurassic,, MunichAnd I said, “I’m going to make the best success of the best shots,” he continued. »I gathered all my favorite photos, thinking it would be like 10 minutes, and it was about four hours. I would look at these clips in the journey to work, to try to unconsciously consume as many Spielberg-Tness as possible. “”

In this spirit, the sequence of T. Rex Renaissance is a direct tribute to the famous T.rex prosecution of the original JurassicEven if Edwards’ film deliberately tries to play the velociraptors of these first films, simply using them as food for larger and more predatory dinos on the main island. Spielberg tributes go up to things like cinematography by John Mathieson (Gladiator), which would have shot Renaissance Using a 35mm film, pan -vivision cameras and anamorphic objectives, as is the original DP of Spielberg Dean Cundey would have used in 1993. Led to a scene involving thrusts which is a direct return to the very first film and the way these scenes were also on.

Spielberg’s “Jurassic Park” does not have the only influence on “Renaissance”

Make references to the original Jurassic would be perfectly logical, but Jurassic World Rebirth also refers a tribute to other Spielberg classics, such as Jawswhich is in the midst of his celebration of the 50th anniversary, and Raiders of the lost arch,, For two specific sequences. When Zora and the crew are looking for aquatic mosasaurus (introduced in 2015 Jurassic world), we are witnessing many familiar bits of the last half of JawsWhen Brody, Quint and Hooper sail through the ocean in search of the fatal white. Person Renaissance said: “You are going to need a bigger boat”, but the mosaur is so huge, it’s just as threatening as “Bruce”, especially since there are civilians involved in the form of Manuel Garcia-Rulfois Reuben and his family. It is difficult not to remember the specific beats of Jaws While this sequence continues with the addition of “spinosaurs”, which makes it even more hairy for everyone on the captain boat by Maharshala Ali‘s Duncan.

A much more subtle head sign takes place in a subsequent sequence of Renaissance, Involving the Quetzalcoatlus flying giant, which takes place mainly in and around caves that contain aztec type ruins that look like something straight from one of the film of Spielberg Indiana Jones. It has never been explained what these ruins have to do with the mad island with the jungle which houses a research laboratory, but like Zora, Henry and the others descend into these caves in search of one of the eggs of the flying dinosaur, It is impossible not to see the similarities with this famous opening scene of Raiders of the lost arch or something Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.

It doesn’t matter that you are one of those who love Renaissance of the Jurassic Park Or not, it is impossible to ignore that the influence of executive producer Steven Spielberg is obvious in a large part of the film. It is not only due to the direct involvement of Spielberg as a producer, as much as Edwards and the filmmakers who wish to pay tribute to the filmmaker who started everything. Fans of Jaws And Raiders of the lost arch could be surprised by seeing elements of these films included in a Jurassic film, but more importantly, Having Koepp to write the script and Edwards by studying Spielberg films in depth led to a stronger episode of the franchise.