As a movie title,Jurassic World Rebirthis clunky in itself. You don't know whether a colon or a semi-colon is grammatically correct, or nothing at all—it's just hard to read. Universal Pictures presumably kept the base name to provide some continuity to previous films, exceptRebirthis a completely new chapter in the franchise. The plot takes place five years into the future, after all. Not only that, but the implication ofRebirthmeans starting something new. Thus, it would be appropriate for Universal to drop theJurassic Worldportion. Besides, the main narrative hasn't gone back to either of the islands in years. Since Nublar engulfed itself in volcanic magma, the plot has transitioned to the mainland.
The accompanying title isn't the only reason thatJurassic Worldis no longer fitting for the series of films. David Koepp, the writer who penned the script for the originalJurassic Parkis back. Universal recruited Koepp for the upcoming installment, giving yet another reason why the next movie is aJurassic Parkmovie. Koepp's attachment doesn't mean this is a fourth entry, but if the influence he had on the original is present inRebirth, it'll be difficult to argue such a point of view.
A title change might not mean much at first glance, but to fans who grew up with Steven Spielberg's version—complete with animatronics and state-of-the-art special effects—hearing thatJurassic Parkhas returned might trigger more appeal. Now, one can argue thatJurassic Parkis even less appropriate since the physical park is nonexistent. Of course, that point of view fails to see that the island Zora Bennett ventures to is the one that started it all.
The only reasonJurassic Parkis relevant is because of the island in question. It birthed everything audiences got to see in the first film, so yes, a movie that treads so far back warrants a subheading that requires a bit of thought. And that's not new for blockbuster movies, either. Sometimes, titles can be vague, only making sense once viewers watch them.Dominionis a good example. Several other movies have used the word in their headlines before, but without context, its definition can be ambiguous.
Whether Universal backtracks on the title or not, reviews of the upcoming film will undoubtedly liken it toJurassic Parkmore than recent installments. No matter how many new characters there are, new subplots being hashed out, or rogue antagonists to be concerned about, with the number of callbacks to the original film inRebirth, it'll be difficult not to make comparisons. And with those analyses will come the revelation that this movie isJurassic Park 4—not a fourth installment in theJurassic Worldseries.
Jurassic World: Rebirthopens in theaters on July 2, 2025.
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