Film director Gareth Edwards perceives "Jurassic World Rebirth" as a symbolic representation of the cinema industry.
In the upcoming blockbuster, Jurassic World Rebirth, director Gareth Edwards has crafted a film that serves as a poignant metaphor for the challenges faced by the film industry in the ever-evolving media landscape.
Edwards, renowned for his work in sci-fi films, sees the dinosaurs in Jurassic World Rebirth as a symbol of the cinema industry itself, grappling with its own "extinction" challenges in the face of new technologies and platforms. The dinosaurs, much like the cinema industry, are portrayed as relics of the past, struggling to survive in a world dominated by streaming platforms, YouTube, and Twitch.
The director explains that science fiction films become truly meaningful when they delve into deeper themes, and Jurassic World Rebirth does just that. It explores the aftermath and fallout of the industry's challenges, making it more than just a story about prehistoric creatures.
Steven Spielberg, a mentor to Edwards, once shared a memorable metaphor about filmmaking: "Making a film for the cinema is like being a chef making a meal, but the audience has to leave hungry. If they leave full, you’ve failed." This sentiment is reflected in Jurassic World Rebirth, which leaves audiences with anticipation and desire for more, rather than total satisfaction.
Jurassic World Rebirth, set to hit theatres on July 2, presents dinosaurs as an everyday part of life that are taken for granted, much like big, blockbuster movies. Edwards' approach to the film involves building off the concept of a movie dealing with the ending of another movie, and using it to tackle the struggle to excite audiences with traditional film elements in the current media landscape.
Edwards' first movie in the latest trilogy, specifically the 2015 movie, centred on a dinosaur designed to re-interest bored audiences. This dinosaur, in essence, represents the industry's attempt to innovate and stay relevant in the face of dwindling audience engagement.
For Edwards, sci-fi films are only meaningful when they serve as analogies for something deeper. In Jurassic World Rebirth, the hidden metaphor is that the dinosaurs represent the cinema industry — its decline and the fight to remain relevant — and the film itself is an analogy for the film industry's necessity to evolve and keep audiences hungry for more.
- IO9's insights on Jurassic World Rebirth highlight Gareth Edwards' perspective, viewing the Jurassic World dinosaurs as a reflection of the film industry's battle for survival in a media landscape ruled by technology and streaming platforms such as YouTube and Twitch.
- In line with Gizmodo's movie and TV coverage, Jurassic World Rebirth isn't merely a film about prehistoric creatures; it delves into the repercussions of the industry's challenges, providing a thought-provoking and meaningful exploration of the film industry's evolution and struggle to remain relevant.
- In the vein of enthralling entertainment offerings on the movies-and-tv.com category, Jurassic World Rebirth, following the director's intentional narrative patterns, leaves audiences yearning for more, embodying the restaurant-like nature of filmmaking described by Steven Spielberg, a mentor to Edwards — creating an experience that leaves viewers hungry rather than fully satiated.
