The Jurassic World franchise has become divisive in recent years, not for politics or incendiary issues, but due to audience reception. Some fans have loved everything about the recent installments, specifically the nostalgia kicks, while others have seen them as failing to reach the heights of the original movie by Spielberg. That divisiveness has led to disagreements about where the franchise should go next. We know a new chapter in the Jurassic World series is in the works, but perhaps the naysayers are onto something.
While simply hating on the franchise isn't productive, a different direction might help bring some unity back to the fanbase. Audiences can't seem to agree on which actors should be in a movie, what it should be about, how much of the canon should remain consistent, or any specifics, but a reboot might satisfy everyone.
A reboot is apropos at this time since the first movie left a lot out. For those who don't know, the original Jurassic Park movie was based on the book of the same name by Michael Crichton. And while the movie adaptation was loyal to the source material, the theatrical version left some pivotal scenes and plot points out of the movie.
For one, the theatrical version skipped over the original introduction that set the backdrop for a dinosaur-laden adventure. In the book, Jurassic Park opens with a doctor treating a young worker with mystery injuries. Attendants to the wounded man refuse to say what attacked the man, suggesting that it was a mechanical accident. The doctor, however, can tell by the lacerations an animal made them. She never gets a direct answer, but the reader knows that a dinosaur did it. More to the point, the reader also gets the hint that InGen will do almost anything to keep their dirty secrets, well, a secret.
InGen's deviousness is something else that audiences never get to see. Based on information in the book, the biotech company gets away with blackmail, coercion, bribes—practically every corrupt action one can think of. Yet, none of that gets shown in the movies. Jurassic Park: The Lost World partially delved into InGen's underhanded dealings, but it's never the full extent of the company's dealings.
Secondly, the original Jurassic Park fails to introduce audiences to the Bird Cage. The structure used to house Pterosaurs appears in the third film, except its origins come much earlier.
In Crichton's book, the Aviary is one of the paddocks Alan and the kids cross to make it back to the visitor's center following their encounter with the T-Rex. They never venture into that part of the park in the original movie, so it could be worth exploring in a possible reboot.
Plenty more plot points and locations not shown in the theatrical cut are equally worthy of appearing in a reboot. There's no official word on Universal Pictures rebooting the franchise, but if there were, Crichton's book already offers more than enough content for a 90-100-minute movie.
Jurassic Park is currently streaming on Sling TV, Amazon Prime Video, and Hulu.