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Hey everyone, welcome to Screen Time
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Breakdown, where we review and share the
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latest news about movies, series, and
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everything in between. I'm your host,
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and today we're heading back to the land
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of dinosaurs. But wait, don't roll your
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eyes just yet, because Jurassic World
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Re: Rebirth might just be the surprise
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hit no one saw coming. Yep, the
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franchise that many of us had written
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off after Fallen Kingdom and Dominion
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has officially made a comeback. And
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guess what? It actually roars. So, let's
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break it all down. Jurassic World
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Rebirth is the seventh film in the
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franchise, and it pulls a bold move
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right from the start. Instead of
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dragging along the over complicated mass
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of the last two movies, it hits the
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reset button. We open with a flashback
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set 17 years earlier and jump straight
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into a present-day world where most
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dinosaurs have gone extinct except on
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one remote island, Eel Sahubar in the
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Caribbean. And that's where the action
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begins. We meet Martin Krebs, played by
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Rupert Friend, a shady pharma exact who
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believes dinosaur blood holds the key to
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breakthrough medicine. So naturally, he
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assembles a team to fetch blood samples
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from the biggest creatures on land, sea,
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and sky. The team includes ex-military
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badass Zora Bennett, played by Scarlett
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Johansson, who absolutely owns the role.
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Then there's Dr. Henry Lumis, a
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glasseswearing paleontologist portrayed
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by Jonathan Daly. Think of him as a
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modern Alan Grant with a little more
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awkward charm. And finally, Maharshala
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Ali steps in as Duncan Concincaid, a
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grieving boat captain with a tragic past
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and some serious charisma. And I have to
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say, Johansson and Bailey, they've got
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some romcom level chemistry going on
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here. It's subtle, sweet, and
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surprisingly believable. Now, let's talk
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dinos. This movie brings back the
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suspense we've been craving. Director
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Gareth Edwards, yes, the guy behind
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Godzilla, knows how to use restraint.
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The dinosaur reveals aren't just loud
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CGI explosions. They build tension. The
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Mosasaurus, for example, first shows up
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as a creepy silhouette in the water
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before breaching with all the drama of a
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whale watch gone wrong. Classic
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Spielberg vibes, folks. Oh, and there's
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a great recurring visual gag. Picture
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this. a character doing something
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innocent, then slowly turning their head
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as a dinosaur creeps up behind them.
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It's cheesy, it's nostalgic, and I loved
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every second of it. But it's not all
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about the thrills. There's a parallel
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story line with a stranded family, dad
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Reuben, and his daughters Isabella, who
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narrowly survive a dino attack at sea.
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It's their emotional journey, especially
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young Isabella, bonding with the baby
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Aquilops she names Dolores that gives
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the movie some genuine heart. You start
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to feel like maybe, just maybe, these
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dinosaurs deserve a place in the world.
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And Maharshala Ali's character, let's
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just say his backstory hits hard and
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might bring a tear to your eye. And yes,
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there's a brand new monster in the mix,
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the six-legged distort Rex. It's a wild
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hybrid cooked up in a secret lab. But
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thankfully, Edwards doesn't go full
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cartoon villain with it. He strikes the
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right balance between the new and the
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nostalgic. We even get throwbacks like
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the T-Rex, Velociraptors, and that
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iconic banner, When Dinosaurs Ruled the
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Earth. You'll know it when you see it.
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So, here's the big question. Does
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Jurassic World Rebirth change the game?
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Not exactly, but it doesn't need to.
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What it does do is bring us back to what
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made the original work. Compelling
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characters, grounded tension, and
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dinoized fun that doesn't feel like a
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video game cutscene. Final verdict, four
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out of five stars. It's smart, it's
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funny, it's emotional, and most
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importantly, it feels like a proper
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Jurassic movie again. Whether this is
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the grand finale or a fresh beginning,
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Rebirth gives the franchise something it
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desperately needed, a reason to care
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again. That's it for this episode of
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off. Until next time.
