JURASSIC WORLD: FALLEN KINGDOM - Breaking Down The Sequel's Biggest Moments And Reveals - SPOILERS
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom isn't released for another couple of weeks but if you're at all curious about what to expect from the sequel, you'll want to ready our breakdown of the biggest moments...
Because of the World Cup, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom has been released in a number of international territories weeks before it reaches North America. While it's common for that to be the case with Marvel movies, it's rare for a blockbuster like this and it makes avoiding spoilers difficult.
However, if you're at all curious about what's coming in the sequel and want to know what to expect in advance, we're now breaking down all the biggest moments and shocking reveals in Fallen Kingdom!
From plot twists to unexpected moments we had no idea were on the way, the movie delivers a lot none of us could have seen coming and regardless of whether or not you plan on checking it out, we think you'll want to take a look at this breakdown. So, to do that, click on the "View List" button below.
The Mosasaurus's Escape
The movie kicks off with an awesome sequence featuring some scientists retrieving one of the teeth from the Indominus Rex's skeleton (which now resides at the bottom of the ocean). While that's sent up to the surface and taken off the island, the Mosasaurus is very much alive and not only eats the guys underwater but also escapes into the ocean when the park's gates aren't properly closed.
That's because the tech guy responsible for closing them is first attacked by the T-Rex and later eaten by the massive underwater creature - talk about bad luck, eh? By the time the movie ends, it's taking aim at some surfers (a moment which was actually spoiled in the trailers for Fallen Kingdom).
Dr. Ian Malcolm's Cameo
Jurassic Park fans started getting excited over the prospect of Jeff Goldblum's return as Dr. Ian Malcolm in the movie but they're going to be sorely disappointed because he's barely in the movie any longer than what we saw in the trailer! He first appears at a hearing where he reveals why he believes Isla Nublar should be left alone to be destroyed and for dinosaurs to go extinct as a result of that.
Then, we see him at presumably the same hearing where the doctor discusses us living in a "Jurassic World" where people will have to get used to the dangers dinosaurs roaming the Earth will bring.
Owen And Claire's Breakup
It turns out that Owen and Claire decided to break up shortly after the events of Jurassic World because...he wouldn't let her drive his camper van?! It's a bit of a lame explanation used to create the drama needed to bring them back together and we see that Owen has decided to hide out in the country and build himself a lodge, while Claire has chosen to create the Dinosaur Protection Group.
John Hammond's Partner
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom reveals that John Hammond had a partner - Benjamin Lockwood - who helped him create the cloning technology which brought the dinosaurs back. They fell out for reasons we'll get to a little later but Lockwood is hoping to rescue the dinosaurs from the park and place them on an uninhabited island where they're able to live out the rest of their lives alone and in peace.
Lockwood has an aide, Eli Mills, who runs his company and handles his fortune, and a granddaughter Maisie, whose parents died in a car crash. Remember them as they're important a little later on...
Return To The Island
Owen and Claire's return to Isla Nublar is full of great action beats and the volcano erupting is arguably one of the best sequences this entire franchise has ever delivered. It doesn't take long for them to realise that they've been betrayed because the mercenary who meets them at the island - Wheatley - ends up locking her in a bunker and shooting Owen with a tranquiliser dart after Blue is shot.
They later manage to escape and hide out on the boat full of dinosaurs which is heading back to the mainland for an auction we quickly learn is being orchestrated by Mills. He actually murders Lockwood when his plan is revealed and he has some big plans for the money he'll make from selling them.
The Indoraptor
That is to create a whole new breed of dinosaur and the prototype is revealed to be the Indoraptor. Not only is it massively intelligent but it's capable of following orders, and a sonic blast from a very special gun aimed at a specific target will result in it hunting down that person and not stopping until they're dead. However, the catch here is that Mills needs Blue in one piece to perfect his creation.
That's because the Velociraptor can act as a mother of sorts to the Indoraptor and pass on the traits that Owen gave to her when he was training the pack before the events of Jurassic World. That's why Owen was hired because the biggest priority on Isla Nublar was bringing Blue back to the mainland.
The Movie's Villains
As I've already mentioned, Mills is revealed to be Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom's big bad but he's joined by some pretty solid supporting baddies. Gunnar Eversoll is the auctioneer who takes such great delight in selling these dinosaurs while Dr. Henry Wu is revealed to be the mastermind behind the Indoraptor's creation. Unfortunately, there's no sign here of Vincent D'Onofrio's Vic Hoskins.
They almost all get what's coming to them, though. Wheatley and Eversoll are killed by the Indoraptor, Mills is torn in half by the T-Rex and a Carnotaurus. Wu, however, manages to make his escape.
Human Clones
Remember Maisie? Well, we learn that while her mother did actually die in a car crash, she wasn't technically her mother - it was her! Lockhart actually cloned his daughter after her demise and that's where his "granddaughter" comes from. It's also why he and Hammond fell out and the fact that the technology exists to essentially replicate humans as well could end up being a gamechanger for this franchise. After all, it's hard to imagine it won't have some ramifications in the third instalment.
The Indoraptor's Demise
After a thrilling final act revolving around the Indoraptor, the dinosaur is ultimately defeated when Blue confronts the monster and it falls through a glass ceiling and rather conveniently ends up impaling itself on the Triceratops skull that Lockwood had on display below. It doesn't sound that great in writing but it is a pretty cool sequence and actually does make sense in the moment for the most part.
It seems like this will be the final hybrid dinosaur we'll see in the franchise too as Blue is the last surviving Velociraptor and her blood was tainted when she received a transfusion from the T-Rex.
Escape!
With a gas leak about to kill the dinosaurs locked up in Lockwood's estate, Claire is faced with an important decision: let them run wild across the United States or leave them to die. Shockingly, she decides on the latter option (which adds up when you think about how many people would die with them on the loose) but it's Maisie who hits the button and allows them to all go on the run.
Blue's Fate
Owen's bond with Blue is cemented in Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom and it's clear he's not in any danger from her. However, when he attempts to convince her to stick around at the end of the movie, she chooses freedom over captivity and is last seen running across the desert. What comes next for her remains to be seen but Blue is now the last of her kind, so unless she's somehow pregnant, that's probably it for her species. Chances are she'll have a role to play in the threequel, though.
A Jurassic World
As the movie ends, we not only get a glimpse of what became of the movie's escaped dinosaurs - the T-Rex breaks into a zoo and squares off with a lion, for example - but also those who were sold. They've been taken all over the world for a number of reasons and that means it IS a "Jurassic World" now.
Owen, Claire, and Maisie are last seen driving off into the sunset and it appears as if the threequel will definitely explore what their escape means, how that changes the world, and what mankind will do to stop them. We could even be looking at a Planet of the Apes scenario where dinosaurs rule the Earth!
The After-Credits Scene
Yes, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom has an after-credits scene, and no, it's not worth sticking around for. Basically, we just see a few Pterodactyls land in Las Vegas and survey their surroundings. I'm not sure if this is confirmation the threequel will be set there or just included for fun but it's only okay.
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