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Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
Movie

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

2018 • Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Woke Score
6
out of 10

Plot

Three years after the Jurassic World theme park was closed down, Owen and Claire return to Isla Nublar to save the dinosaurs when they learn that a once dormant volcano on the island is active and is threatening to extinguish all life there. Along the way, Owen sets out to find Blue, his lead raptor, and discovers a conspiracy that could disrupt the natural order of the entire planet. Life has found a way, again.

Overall Series Review

The film acts as a cautionary tale where the true monsters are human greed, unchecked scientific power, and global capitalism. The plot centers on a desperate attempt to rescue dinosaurs from a volcano, which is quickly revealed to be a smokescreen for a wealthy cabal's plan to auction the creatures as military assets. This narrative pivot shifts the story from a monster movie to an explicit critique of the affluent, Western-centric industrial complex. The film's climax is driven by a single, consequential decision to release the dinosaurs, fundamentally rejecting the human order that created them. The core message is a strong anti-anthropocentric and anti-corporate one, delivered through Dr. Ian Malcolm's prophetic monologue on human hubris and nature's triumph. The central male-female pairing is functional, and the gender dynamics offer mixed signals, with the female lead showing competence but sometimes reverting to traditional tropes. The most potent theme is the deep hostility toward the established human civilization.

Categorical Breakdown

Identity Politics4/10

The main antagonists are wealthy, white, powerful male capitalists who seek to weaponize the dinosaurs for profit. The villainous class is clearly defined by greed and a desire for global control. The film features a diverse supporting cast, including a black tech expert and a female paleo-veterinarian, whose primary character traits are competence or anxious comedic relief, rather than race-based commentary.

Oikophobia8/10

The film’s central moral commentary, spoken by Dr. Ian Malcolm, condemns human civilization for its hubris and inability to control its own destructive scientific and capitalist urges. The climax of the film sees a young girl choose to unleash the dinosaurs into the world, which is portrayed as a necessary act of natural correction that effectively destroys the established human-centric order. This narrative embraces an anti-speciesist view where nature and the created life are morally superior to the institutions of man.

Feminism5/10

Claire Dearing’s character is portrayed as an activist, an evolution from her corporate role in the previous film, but she still relies heavily on Owen Grady for physical survival and action. She previously stated she does not want children, aligning with anti-natalism, but the end of the film establishes her and Owen as non-traditional guardians to a young clone girl, offering a contradictory message on family. Owen remains a hyper-competent action hero, balancing the dynamic.

LGBTQ+2/10

The story does not actively center alternative sexualities or contain an explicit lecture on gender ideology. The original franchise's scientific premise of all-female dinosaurs changing sex is a biological plot point and not a political one in this film’s narrative.

Anti-Theism5/10

Dr. Ian Malcolm’s philosophical warnings reference man’s hubris and 'destroying God' through genetic science, suggesting a moral vacuum in unchecked human ambition. The critique is aimed squarely at the moral relativism of science and unchecked wealth, but it does not specifically vilify organized religion or Christian figures.