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  • Adorkable:
    • Owen can be when off the clock, as seen by his terrible attempt at flirting with Claire. And wearing board shorts on their first date. Being a Chris Pratt character, this comes with the territory.
    • Gray is a quirky, energetic kid who loves dinosaurs.
    • Lowery. The guy puts dinosaur toy figures in his workplace area.
  • Alternate Character Interpretation:
    • Owen. He's extremely concerned about the raptors being used as attack dogs, immediately trying to think of a way to keep the boys safe (they're in the middle of the park complex with armed men at the time) and assaulting Hoskins. Based on his prior work and statements, he expects them to kill humans who aren't him without hesitation. For all of this, he is remarkably deadpan when the raptor pack goes rogue in a dark jungle, only telling Hoskins's troops to watch out because "raptors have a new alpha." Though at this point, if the raptors want to kill then they're screwed anyway, perhaps Owen's kind nature doesn't want to scare the troops too much or doesn't want them to be so concerned about the raptors that they lose focus on I. Rex.
    • Hoskins. Is he a concerned Well-Intentioned Extremist who genuinely believes that training and weaponizing dangerous dinosaurs has a lot of benefits and can really change the face of modern warfare for the better? The film itself even demonstrate many times about how effective they are in the field, going all the way to too effective for his own good. Or is Hoskins just another greedy warmonger who sees dinosaurs as nothing more than his property and wants to make a fortune out of it no matter what it takes, and Jumps Off The Slippery Slope by purposefully creating and letting the dinosaur equivalent of Frankenstein's monster escapes captivity and loose on the park just to pit Owen's raptors against it as a field test? He says he had a wolf that he raised from a cub that saved his life once, not to mention a few more redeemable moments (not punching Owen back after Owen hits him, looking sorrowful when Marsani dies) which further muddies the waters.
    • Claire. Designated Hero who was negligent towards her nephews and should be held responsible for not properly overseeing the Indominus project? Or a sympathetic woman who was too overworked to spend time with her family, on top of being innocent due to being deceived by the film's villains?
    • Zara is supposed to be an unlikable and aloof person, hence her horrific death scene, but she goes above and beyond her actual job description to babysit kids who are consistently trying to make it hard for her, doesn't complain about it except a single deserved eye roll at her boss for lumping her as a "nanny", and is actually very concerned for the boys' wellbeing (even at risk of her own) while also juggling her actual job and what seems to be a demanding family/fiancé.
    • Henry Wu. Did he agree to deal with Hoskins and InGen just so his work would survive the park's imminent closure? Did he take a level in cynicism after Hammond's failure in the first movie, and jump ship when it became clear that the idealistic Masrani would go down the same path? Or was he a greedy, thoroughly amoral Mad Scientist from the jump?
    • How responsible is the I. rex for her actions? Considering that she was deliberately engineered to be hyper-aggressive, is she truly sadistic or simply following the instincts that were programmed into her? Is she truly killing for sport, or just confused about other life, since she's never seen anything outside those walls and attacking out of fear and instinct? Or perhaps curiosity?
    • Claire's extended family. Her sister's insistence on how "she'll totally want kids one day" and forcing her to take care of her own kids makes it look like she barely respects how Claire is a top-level executive in a major corporation (especially with how male-dominated the business world is) and plays a hand in running the most unique theme parks in the whole world. Nor does she consider the fact that Claire just does not want kids. The whole example of the divorce is suspect too: was it her or her husband who drove the marriage to dissolution? And adding the fact that Zach finds no problem in leering at other girls in the park (while having a girlfriend) it could be that one or both of his parents unintentionally taught him this.
    • Masrani has a lot of this, partially because it seems the film itself isn't sure what his whole deal is. On one hand, Masrani is presented as a good guy. He's concerned about his animals, and he's the one that suggests Owen take a look at the I-Rex, for example. He specifically is set to contrast with Claire, who sees the animals and guests as numbers on a spread sheet. Contrasting with this, he's also a terrible manager. Despite his passion, he seems to only give vague goals and mission statements, which his underlings freely twist to their own purpose. He's completely unaware of what Wu is up to, and Wu practically throws it into his face how he never followed up and Wu was free to do what he wanted like a mad scientist, despite his seeming passion for the park. It's never clear how much he knows about what Hoskins is doing. One gets the feeling Masrani knows little about what his own corporation does, being kept in the dark by his own underlings whom he can't be bothered to check on. Lastly, he's irresponsible. He sends the asset retrieval team with non lethal equipment despite knowing they have a dangerous super predator on the loose - normal zoos have straight up shot their own animals for less of a threat. He pilots the helicopter himself despite being utterly underqualified and is directly responsible for the resulting crash, and the ensuing deaths.
  • Anvilicious: Subtlety is not this film's strong point. Claire's flaw being that she's a workaholic is really hammered in, with her sister insisting that motherhood is great and that kids are great, and she'll totally have kids one day.
  • Ass Pull: The Indominus rex can inexplicably and automatically speak raptor language just by virtue of being part raptor.
  • Award Snub:
    • It was on the shortlist for the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects, but didn't become a nominee.
    • As a general snub, Jurassic World is the highest-grossing film to not have any Oscar nominations.
    • Considering the T. Rex was nominated for the Best Villain MTV Movie Award back in 1994 for the first film, it's not unreasonable that the Indominus Rex could've also been nominated for it in 2016—but she wasn't.
  • Awesome Music:
  • Broken Base:
    • The very concept of the Indominus rex. Some view her as a potentially interesting angle, and as a more developed way of portraying the unethical methods of cloning these animals that have been present since the original. Others think that genetically creating a completely new species from scratch sounds more like something from a lesser science-fiction series. And then there are those who think the I. rex isn't cool enough, with paleoartists taking it upon themselves to "build a better fake theropod".
    • Don't talk about feathers, or scientific accuracy in general if you don't enjoy the heat of Flame War. One side says that the Grandfather Clause and/or the genetically engineered nature of the Isla Nublar animals excuse the inaccuracy and that paying homage to the film's original dinosaurs is most important. The other side argues that they could have been "updated" for accuracy through that same genetic engineering, and that since the original film portrayed dinosaurs according to current knowledge at the time, this movie is a step backward.
    • The taming of the Velociraptors. Opinion is split between A) those who think it is a neat twist on their roles in the series that also provides Chris Pratt's character the opportunity to be a badass, and B) those who think it will lead to Badass Decay for one of the Jurassic Park franchise's most central dinosaur species (and arguably one of the most iconic movie monsters) by turning them into scaly attack dogs... possibly to easily/cheaply cement Owen's status as a "badass" early on. This has mostly calmed down after it was shown that Owen had to raise them from birth for them to even consider following his directions. The movie also shows they can only be controlled to a certain extent.
    • The lack of any of the original cast members besides B.D. Wong. Especially the lack of Sam Neill's Alan Grant and Jeff Goldblum's Ian Malcolm. While many fans are fine with this as they find the idea of the same characters wanting to encounter the dinosaurs again after their previous experiences to be ridiculous, but others feel that the original characters are iconic and them not returning almost makes this not feel like a proper Jurassic Park film. Many were expecting at least a cameo or small appearance that show them giving their thoughts on the new park. At most, a Freeze-Frame Bonus shows a character reading Malcolm's book.
    • Zara's death. The source of the division is that it's very unclear if the scene was meant to be funny, horrifying or tragic. The director may have intended it as a Subverted Trope of the Asshole Victim, but many see it as an overtly mean-spirited and too long Cruel and Unusual Death of a character who had little to no characterization or screentime, with no one in the movie seeming to care afterwards, that made the whole scene seem callous. Others saw it as a pretty standard (if still brutal) death for a Jurassic Park film and didn't think it was that big of a deal as a result, and still others even saw it as somewhat humorous.
  • Captain Obvious Reveal: The Indominus rex being revealed as being a Living Weapon comes off as less of a surprise than intended given that the Big Bad constantly complained about how Dinosaurs are used for entertainment purpose rather than for military prupose. This is not also helped that her being part raptor was explained as Owen's training as a Raptor whisperer being used to eventually control an army of I.Rexes.
  • Catharsis Factor: The Indominus being dragged down into the water and eaten by the Mosasaurus is immensely therapeutic.
  • Crack Pairing: All over Tumblr (as always). From Claire×Zara to Blue×Owen. Yes, seriously.
  • Creepy Awesome: The threateningly intelligent Indominus rex, the territorial swarming pterosaurs and the ginormous Mosasaurus.
  • Critical Dissonance: The movie was a box office smash, broke several records and most critics liked it. However, some critics didn't and the movie has some detractors. The thing most people (including several critics that didn't like it) seem to agree on is that it's the best of the sequels, with most of the critics' complaints being that it couldn't match the original.
  • Diagnosed by the Audience: Gray is highly intelligent, very quiet, and obsessed with numbers and facts (able to spout out the exact make, model, and paint identity of a Jeep on sight). According to his actor, Gray was originally written as autistic. Although the mention in the final film was dropped, his portrayal doesn't seem to divert much from it.
  • Ensemble Dark Horse:
  • Epileptic Trees: A few fans have speculated that Owen is the adult version of the kid towards the start of the first film who Alan Grant gives a chilling speech about what Velociraptors are really like.
  • Evil Is Cool: The I. rex was designed to be the biggest, baddest, coolest dinosaur in the park in-universe, and it shows. She's practically the dinosaur version of a Serial Killer!
  • Fan Nickname:
    • "Jurassic Parks and Recreation", due to Chris Pratt's involvement.
    • Owen is sometimes called "Raptor-Lord" for the same reason.
      • The Raptors as a pack are known as the "Raptor Squad".
      • Another fan nickname for the raptors is "Raptors of the Galaxy".
    • If the Tyrannosaurus rex is often shortened to T. rex, then it would follow that Indominus rex would be called the ''I. rex''.
    • "Rexy/Rexie" or "Mama Rex" for the returning Tyrannosaurus elder from the first film, the former because that was her name in the first novel given by Muldoon.
    • "Jurassic Marvel" for the movie in general due to the majority of the cast is or have been involved in Marvel Comics movie adaptations.
  • Fandom-Specific Plot:
    • Fanfics detailing Owen's relationship with the Raptor Squad became popular even before the film came out. Afterwards, stories about Rexy, Blue, and sometimes the Mosasaurus becoming friends also became fairly popular.
    • There are quite a few stories where Owen (or someone else) gets turned into a dinosaur (usually a Velociraptor) due to magic or super science.
  • Fanfic Fuel: Blue, Rexy, a flock of Pteranodons and who knows how many other animals are now allowed to roam freely through the now abandoned park. This lends itself to so many stories of what Rexy and/or Blue may be doing now that they're both free.
  • First Installment Wins: While all three of the Jurassic World trilogy are Contested Sequels, the first one is the only with a mostly positive reception by audiences and reviewers.
  • Harsher in Hindsight:
    • The first time Owen does the famous "Prattkeeping" pose, there are only three raptors, because Echo was offscreen eating the bait pig. However, the second time he does it to regain the raptors' trust from the I. rex, there are again only three raptors...because Charlie had already been killed beforehand by a rocket launcher.
    • "Welcome to Jurassic World." This line was thrown tribute line for Hammond after the actor's death. It becomes even more haunting after the events of Fallen Kingdom.
      Dr. Ian Malcolm: We've entered a new era. Welcome to Jurassic World.
  • He's Just Hiding:
    • Some believe that Echo survived the battle against the Indominus rex, merely knocked unconscious instead. Evidence supporting this include the fact that Echo was thrown off-screen as opposed to having an explicit death like Delta or Charlie, that Blue was able to survive being thrown by the Indominus rex and that in the aftermath, Blue was last seen running to the location where Echo likely landed. Others however have noted that the I. rex only took a swipe at Blue with the back of her hand whereas with Echo, she grabbed her with her jaws and teeth.
    • Some fans defend that none of the raptors are dead, claiming that this franchise is not shy about dealing out death, either dino or human, yet the bodies of the raptors are never shown. Jossed by the sequel, which conclusively shows that Blue is the last surviving raptor.
    • There are some that half-jokingly speculate that the I. rex somehow survived on account that we don't technically see her death. Though it's ultimately confirmed in the sequel, as her decomposing skeleton is seen at the bottom of the Mosasaur's lagoon.
    • A more tongue-in-cheek example, fans sometimes come up with convoluted ways of which Zara could have escaped her fate. Magic is occasionally involved. Or maybe Supergirl saved her.
  • Hilarious in Hindsight:
    • The Dino Island Simulation Game took heavy inspiration from this film and featured the ability to hybridise dinosaurs. A Hybrid dinosaur is now canon to the film series. In an interview with a Dino Island fansite Mathieu Girard, the Project Head of the development team for Dino Island, said Jurassic Park (any one of the 3) has never shown a working Dinosaur Park, but rather an island where panic has overthrown fun. This film would show a working Dinosaur Park...that eventually becomes an island where panic has overthrown fun.
    • Nick Robinson, playing one of Claire's nephews in this film, is the main star in the 2018 teen-romance Love, Simon, where he online-dates someone under the pseudonym "Blue". Naturally, Tumblr ate it all up, joking that maybe it was in fact Blue the Velociraptor.
    • The discovery of a new fossil in 2020 revealed that Spinosaurus had short, stubby legs and a paddle-like tail, retroactively making the one from Jurassic Park III one of the most inaccurate depictions of a dinosaur in the franchise - and making this movie's reveal that it was actually a hybrid even more justified.
    • Invasion America, a 1998 series that was produced by Spielberg, featured deadly raptor-like alien creatures, but with a single tame and heroic one named "Blue".
  • Ho Yay:
    • Considering that the two of them are the parents to the raptors, Barry and Owen are treated as a couple by fans.
    • The scene where Masrani and Dr. Wu talk about the creation of the Indominus rex, almost sounds like two parents talking about how they raised their child, evoking the two fathers metaphor from Bride of Frankenstein.
  • I Knew It!:
    • Pretty much everyone figured out from one trailer scene that Claire would sic Rexie on the I. rex at the film's climax.
    • The shot of the park's plaza with the Spinosaurus skeleton in the film's trailer had many fans believing that the Tyrannosaurus would destroy it sometime during the climax as a Take That! moment to the previous film.
    • There's a surprisingly high number of fans who correctly guessed that the Mosasaurus would play a role in defeating the I. rex, since it's probably one of the few, if not the only, dinosaurs (or more accurately sea lizard) that is bigger than the I. rex and can easily make a dinner out of it given the chance to do so, which she promptly did in the climax of the film.
    • Pretty much everyone, from the third trailer on, knew that Zara was going to wind up as Mosasaur bait.
    • Fans who kept up with supplementary materials such as the toy lines correctly guessed that Blue would be the most prominent raptor, mainly due to her having the Odd Name Out compared to the military Theme Naming of her siblings and due to her sharing space in a promotional photo with Chris Pratt's character.
    • Simon Masani's fate was clear to anyone who had watched the helicopter crash into the aviary and explode in the trailers leading up to the film's release.
  • Iron Woobie:
    • Lowery. You will want to hug him when he shuts off the control room lights at the end, especially seeing as he's an Audience Surrogate.
    • Masrani is this for the same reason John Hammond was. Masrani wanted to make people happy, but not only was his dream dashed, he dies horribly while desperately trying to save the park.
  • Jerkass Woobie:
    • Claire may be a bit antisocial and neglectful over the whereabouts of her nephews and over the feelings of the dinosaurs (at first), but she is clearly devoted to keeping Jurassic World a success and she is obviously heartbroken when Jurassic World has to be shut down just like how Hammond was upset about closing Jurassic Park.
  • Just Here for Godzilla:
    • The dinosaurs, obviously, but a few people had openly admitted to wanting to see the movie because Chris Pratt is the main character.
    • The people who have always wished Jurassic Park was real and open to the public get the next best thing in the brief scenes featuring a fully functioning Jurassic World and its attractions. Hell, the teaser trailer had virtually nothing but such scenes, suggesting the filmmakers were well aware of this trope.
    • When Mercedes-Benz premiered footage of their new vehicles being featured in the film, even fans who couldn't care less about cars watched it avidly because it featured new chunks of clips from Jurassic World.
  • Karmic Overkill: The kids' babysitter, Zara, is portrayed as somewhat neglectful of the boys and more concerned with talking on the phone and planning her wedding. Later when a flock of pterosaurs escape, she's grabbed by one and carried screaming into the sky, dropped, grabbed by another pterosaur who drops her into a lagoon, grabbed again by a third pterosaur with its beak, and then the Mosasaur leaps out and devours both of them in its enormous jaws. Many viewers, including Sam Neill himself, thought this was an unusually cruel death for a character who was at most an annoyance.
  • Memetic Bystander: That one tourist (played by Jimmy Buffett) briefly seen running from a swarm of aerial death with a margarita in each hand.
  • Memetic Mutation:
  • Misaimed Merchandising: Hybrid dinosaurs are among the main selling points for the film's merchandising. This is despite the film's general idea that making hybrids is a bad thing.
  • Moe: Gray. He's too adorable for words.
  • Most Wonderful Sound:
    • After all these years, hearing the T. rex roar again. Hail to the king.
    • Any and all appearances of the old theme song.
  • Narm Charm:
    • The infamous scene of Claire outrunning the T-rex in high heels. Despite the silliness, the scene itself is pretty impressive - considering Bryce Dallas Howard trained to be able to do that practically.
    • Owen laughs at the inherent ridiculousness of the name Indominus Rex, making it clear that he sees it as in-universe narm. Out of universe, not only does it sound like a perfectly valid name for a large theropod (the name is Latin for "untamable king"), but Claire has a very valid point about some dinosaur names being difficult for children to pronounce.
  • Older Than They Think:
    • One new dinosaur hybrid originating from the toyline but not present in the film itself is a "Stegoceratops", a mix between a Triceratops and a Stegosaurus. That exact same concept had already been used in Yor: The Hunter from the Future back in 1983.
    • The idea of the park as artificial simulacra, with creatures genetically engineered to be entertaining instead of realistic and thus not facsimiles of what they were in the past, was lifted directly from the original book (indeed, the foolishness of the notion was rather Crichton's point, cf. Westworld). Dr. Wu's comments are even paraphrased from his book counterpart. Even Jurassic Park III had nodded to this earlier by having Dr. Grant deny that Hammond's creatures were the same as real dinosaurs which died out long ago, but rather "genetically engineered theme park monsters".
    • The Indominus being an intentionally created super-weapon dinosaur hybrid with all sorts of non-dinosaur DNA added in brings to mind the short-lived and obscure Jurassic Park: Chaos Effect toy-line released in 1998. The Indominus in particular has been compared to the unreleased Ultimasaurus by a number of fans, due to being an armoured superpredator with the DNA of various different dinosaur species, including both the Tyrannosaurus and Velociraptor.
    • Even the name of the movie isn't all that new; shortly after The Lost World: Jurassic Park was released, an omnibus containing both books was published titled Michael Crichton's Jurassic World.
    • The idea of dinosaurs being trained for military use and the setting of Isla Nublar being revisited were both elements of John Sayles' unused Jurassic Park IV script from the mid-2000s.
    • This is not the first time a mosasaur has shown up in Jurassic Park-related media, seeing as Telltale Games' Jurassic Park: The Game also featured one, albeit looking quite different compared to the one in this movie and a different species (Tylosaurus versus the film's Mosasaurus).
    • The small divorce subplot for the two kids was heavily criticized for its irrelevance, but the first film almost had the same sort of subplot (two kids are sent to Jurassic Park/World to visit a relative who works there and distract them from their parents' upcoming divorce), and was even filmed, but cut in post-production (probably due to its irrelevance).
  • One-Scene Wonder: Aside from a glance from the start the T. rex AKA Rexy, the same one from the first movie, is let out for about four minutes for the climatic battle.
  • Paranoia Fuel:
    • The I. rex can camouflage herself and change her body temperature to avoid detection by thermal sensors. She can hide anywhere, completely undetected, yet thanks to her infrared vision, she has no problem spotting her prey.
    • Just how long has Dr. Henry Wu been planning to make hybrid abominations built for war purposes?
  • Retroactive Recognition: What do you know, that's Dr. Choi and Shredder leading the hunt for the Indominus rex.
  • Shocking Moments: The climax! A constantly escalating final battle with the Indominus rex that brings in all the leads, Owen's raptor squad making a Heel–Face Turn to fight the hybrid, followed by the Tyrannosaurus rex and Mosasaurus joining the brawl to bring the monstrosity down.
  • Signature Scene:
    • The scene where Claire asks Lowery to release Rexy from her paddock and lures her to fight the I. rex using a flare, thus leading to the climactic final battle. It became famous due to spawning memes and discussions over how a regular woman in high heels could outrun a dinosaur.
    • The Main Street attack and Zara's death are fairly memorable; the former due to the number of humans and dinos involved, and the latter because it was the longest and most drawn out human death in the franchise so far.
    • Owen riding through the jungle on a motorcycle with his four Velociraptors flanking him. It became the primary advertising scene for the film and made it on the Blu-Ray case.
    • Owen holding off the Raptors from mauling the poor schmuck who fell into the cage. Several zookeepers and other animal handlers have had fun reenacting that scene.
    • The Mosasaurus feeding, which was the other primary advertising scene for the film.
  • So Okay, It's Average: The general opinion on the film. Critics found it entertaining enough, but too clichéd and cheesy to take seriously.
  • Special Effects Failure:
    • The CGI is actually quite good despite complaints from fans, but there's still a few hiccups here and there. In particular, there's a split second scene just before Masrani's death wherein a Pteranodon seems to just phase through the Aviary's wall.
    • Charlie completely vanishes right before being blown up by a security trooper.
    • The bird who appears at the very start of the film looks more fake than any of the other dinosaurs.
  • Stoic Woobie: Owen after his raptors die and he sets Blue free. And Blue herself, since all her sisters are dead and she no longer has her father/alpha by her side.
  • Surprisingly Improved Sequel: The general consensus is that after two disappointing sequels, the fourth movie is an effective action flick that manages to recover most of the original movie's spirit.
  • Take That, Scrappy!:
    • A subtle example; Spinosaurus, the Big Bad of the very unpopular Jurassic Park III is not on the list of the dinosaurs in the park, and so far the only sign of its existence is a skeleton propped up in Jurassic World's main street. Said skeleton later gets destroyed, by Tyrannosaurus rex herself, no less!
    • Another one for Jurassic Park III is when Claire called out her nephews' name so loudly like Amanda Kirby did in the third movie; so Owen immediately told her to shut up.
  • They Changed It, Now It Sucks!:
    • The new design of the Stegosaurus wasn't very well-received due to having an inaccurate droopy tail, especially when the previous films gave it the accurate posture. Lack of feathers is one thing, but a reversion to a design that is more reminiscent of portrayals from the 1960s-70s is unacceptable.
    • Likewise, the re-designed Pteranodons also got a lot of flack due to looking ugly, despite ironically being the most accurately portrayed in the franchise. (To be fair, they do lack the pterosaur fluff that real Pteranodon would have posessed in life, and such just look like wrinkly plucked vultures.)
  • They Wasted a Perfectly Good Plot:
    • The main driving point of the film is that, in the ten years since the park opened, people have actually started to take dinosaurs for granted, which as critics were quick to point out is a nice piece of meta commentary on the CGI movement, started by the first Jurassic Park no longer being the instant sell-out that it once was. The main problem is that there's never any on-screen evidence of this: people seem to be genuinely enjoying themselves just fine, and even Zach, the more cynical of the brothers, is seen whooping during the Mosasaurus scene. We're only really supposed to take Claire's word for it that interest is waning, which makes the decision to make hybrids more reactionary than informed.
    • Nothing creative is done with the massive amounts of civilian survivors that were herded into one location towards the end, despite it being a perfect opportunity for the I. rex or another dinosaur to unleash utter carnage.
    • While it does help the brothers' relationship develop and grow, their parents getting divorced is almost entirely irrelevant to the plot, since it's mentioned just once and has no effect on the rest of the movie, just eating up a bit of screentime that could have been put to better use.
    • The whole point of the entire series is that revival and use of the dinosaurs were testaments to hubris; Hammond (and later other CEO's of InGen) was convinced that they knew better than God and/or nature on what species should live and die, and that the dinos attacking was Gaia's Vengeance. They even have the head scientist give a "The Reason You Suck" Speech about the higher-ups not caring how it is done, but that it is done. Then they ruin this message by admitting that the I. rex was designed with military application in mind, completely changing the tone of the film.
    • So InGen returned to Nublar after the first park went to the dinos, learned from their mistakes and actually made it a functional tourist attraction. Yet, InGen also preferred to wall off a good 20% of the island's northern section rather than dealing with it. Why? What hitherto unknown dangers are crawling in that part of the island to elicit such response, and how many of them are there after 20 years in completely unsupervised conditions? GASP! And now Zack and Gray are heading straight there so we are finally going to find out that... oh, it's just the old park's visitors centre.
  • Too Cool to Live:
    • Charlie is blown to bits by a trooper long before she could have the opportunity to join her sisters and Owen in the final battle against the Indominus.
    • Echo and Delta are killed in rather gruesome ways by the hybrid, so that Rexy, Blue and the Mosasaurus can steal the scene during the final battle.
  • Ugly Cute:
    • Several of the animals, especially the baby dinosaurs in the petting zoo and the small but deadly Dimorphodons.
    • All of the members of the Raptor Squad. Especially Blue.
    • The baby Indominus rex, or at least what little we see of her.
    • The bizarre hybrid animals Owen, Claire and the boys meet in Henry Wu's lab, including a feathered lizard, an axolotl with a Dimetrodon-esque fin on its back, a strangely intelligent chameleon and a two-headed snake.
  • Unintentionally Sympathetic:
    • Zara, Claire's PA, doesn't get a huge amount of screentime but is presumably intended to come across as cold and aloof making her a Red Shirt the audience won't be bothered to see eaten. However a combination of the pre-existing fanbase for Katie McGrath, the fact that she is so clearly harried babysitting kids who almost immediately run off on her, her being a bride to be (she mentions an upcoming wedding in a phone call), her desperate attempts to save Zach and Gray during the pterosaur attack, and above all her spectacular but drawn out and traumatizing death that seems much more fitted to an Asshole Victim have made her this to a significant portion of the fanbase.
    • The pterosaurs themselves. One minute, they're safe, secure, and enjoying life in their aviary. The next, some giant predator crashes into their home, threatening and terrorizing them and forcing them to abandon their territory in sheer panic. Their attacks on Zara and the tourists weren't borne of malice or hunger. It was redirected aggression at being forced into a situation they had no control over. Lots of animals and even people would respond the same way under similar circumstances.
    • The Indominus rex. Despite her heightened intelligence, she's still just an animal that didn't choose to become what she is. It's implied that the isolation and cruel, indifferent treatment by her creators drove her mad. Her bloody rampage is a product of the miserable life she's had up until that point, as she doesn't understand how to interact with anything or anyone in a non-violent way. Her death is also surprisingly poignant because being sneak attacked and dragged down to the bottom of the ocean by a massive sea lizard you weren't even aware of is an unpleasant way to go out.
  • What Do You Mean, It's Not for Kids?: It is easy to assume that this movie would be for kids with its bright colors, beautiful scenery of the park, two main Kid Appeal Characters, and having a lot of its merchandise aimed at kids, but the film can actually get pretty dark much of the time after the I. rex is introduced. This shouldn't be a surprise to anyone who saw the previous films however as they could all get rather dark and violent, especially the first two.
  • The Woobie:
    • Gray. All the poor kid wanted was to see real live dinosaurs and spend time with his aunt. But he's figured out the trip is a distraction from his parents getting a divorce, his brother picks on him, he's stuck on the island with a horrible rampaging monster that nearly kills him multiple times, he gets to witness several dinosaurs and people (including his babysitter) die horribly and he narrowly avoids death by rogue raptor and panicked Pteranodon.
    • Zara, due to suffering a horrible demise (before her wedding no less) simply because she was in the wrong place at the wrong time. Not to mention that, between her boss making her a “nanny” for her nephews and then those nephews deliberately going out of their way to make her job difficult, no one gave her any basic respect the entire movie. No one even seemed to miss her after she died, too.
    • Nick, both because of his truly horrifying Oh, Crap! moment right before he dies and the fact he actually dies after already having narrowly escaped death moments earlier.
    • Even some of the animals in the park go through this. A herd of Apatosaurus are left to die slow, painful deaths, an Ankylosaurus is brutally torn apart, the pterosaurs are essentially driven out of their home and killed by the Mosasaurus/InGen mercenaries, and three of the raptors die horrible, bloody/fiery deaths with one being left as the Sole Survivor, all thanks to the I. rex.

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