Warning: This post contains MAJOR spoilers for Jurassic World Dominion.
Jurassic World Dominion’s ending wraps up the Jurassic World trilogy and the story that began all the way back in Jurassic Park. After handing over the directing reins to J.A. Bayona for Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, Colin Trevorrow returns to close out the story he began with Jurassic World.
Jurassic World Dominion ends with Owen, Claire, and the Jurassic Park crew — Ellie Sattler, Alan Grant, and Ian Malcolm — escaping Biosyn amidst the sanctuary burning down after Lewis Dodgson attempted to destroy the locust evidence before word got out. After rescuing Maisie, Dr. Henry Wu studied her DNA to create a pathogen that altered the locust’s DNA, stopping them from destroying global harvests and restoring balance to the ecological system. With Biosyn down the drain following Ramsay Cole’s testimony, the valley was declared and turned into a global sanctuary for all dinosaurs to roam free without fear of illegal capture.
The film’s ending concludes the overall story that began in Jurassic World and provided closure for all the characters — new and old — before the credits rolled. Here is the ending of Jurassic World Dominion explained, including whether or not there will be more films to come in the Jurassic Park franchise.
Biosyn’s Plan Explained (Why Lewis Wanted It To Happen)
In the years since Jurassic Park, Lewis Dodgson has moved past simply stealing dinosaur embryos. He’s become the CEO of Biosyn, a genetic company with the resources to experiment on dinosaur genomes. The company also created a sanctuary for dinosaurs in Italy’s Dolomite Mountains. Although the company boasts that it’s experimenting on dinosaurs in a bid to cure human diseases and help the world, Lewis has actually created dinosaur locusts that feed on harvests around the world that don’t come directly from Biosyn. This is devastating the world’s ecological system, with the locusts eating animal food sources. This leaves them starving and threatens to eradicate them, which would rollover to humans who eat these very animals. Disrupting the food chain is what Lewis wants because it would then force the world to rely on Biosyn as the primary resource. The locusts destroying global harvests effectively puts Biosyn in control of the ecological system. Above all, Lewis wanted control and power. Covering up Biosyn’s company mission was the best way to achieve something sinister under the guise of doing good.
Why Dr. Henry Wu Decided To Help (& How He Planned To Do It)
Dr. Henry Wu has been an antagonist for most of the Jurassic World franchise. While his role in Jurassic Park was diminished, he eventually rose to positions of power within InGen and was responsible for creating hybrid dinosaurs like the Indominus rex. In Jurassic World Dominion, Henry feels a lot of guilt for what Biosyn was doing; it didn’t sit right with him that the locusts were damaging the world’s ecological system. He was seeing the destruction first-hand of experimenting with dinosaur genomes and Henry wanted to help fix the problem by proving that genome experimentation could actually help with the locust problem and cure diseases. Henry planned to study Maisie’s clone DNA to figure out how Charlotte Lockwood managed to remove any genetic disorders from the sequence. By figuring out and understanding Maisie’s genome, Henry could alter the locusts’ own DNA so that they would die out within a generation and stop feeding on harvests entirely. Henry’s plan effectively helped save the world from ecological disaster and carved a path for genome pathogens to potentially cure human disease on a global scale.
Maisie Lockwood’s Cloning & Fallen Kingdom Retcon Explained
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom revealed Maisie Lockwood was the clone of Charlotte Lockwood, Benjamin Lockwood’s daughter who presumably died in a car accident. However, Jurassic World Dominion confirmed Maisie was not only Charlotte’s clone, but that Charlotte herself was the 14-year-old’s biological mother. Charlotte really wanted a child and, as one of the lead geneticists at InGen, cloned herself and carried Maisie for nine months before she was born. What’s more, Charlotte wasn’t killed in a car accident at all; she died because of a genetic disorder she didn’t realize she had until after Maisie was born. However, Charlotte was able to create a treatment that ensured Maisie’s DNA wouldn’t hold any genetic disorders or diseases, allowing her to live a life different to Charlotte’s. Charlotte’s decision to clone herself is what ultimately drove Benjamin and his business partner John Hammond, the former CEO of InGen and founder of Jurassic Park, apart.
What Happens To The Original Jurassic Park Characters After Dominion?
Alan Grant, Ellie Sattler, and Ian Malcolm returned in Jurassic World Dominion, working together to shut down Biosyn and reveal to the world what the company was really doing with the locusts. Following their success, the three Jurassic Park characters testified against Biosyn and revealed the truth of what was happening. Alan and Ellie got back together romantically after dancing around each other throughout the film. Alan decides not to go back to his paleontology digs, choosing instead to join Ellie. This is significant because the pair initially broke up due to Alan’s love of dinosaurs over Ellie. Ian Malcolm’s future is less clear, though he will likely continue lecturing about the coexistence of dinosaurs and humans now that he is no longer employed by Biosyn.
How Dominion Ends Owen & Claire's Jurassic World Story
Owen and Claire spent the majority of Jurassic World Dominion searching for the kidnapped Maisie. After rescuing her and escaping Biosyn, Owen and Claire return to their cabin in the woods with Maisie. Claire will likely continue being an animal rights activist and freeing dinosaurs from captivity, though it’s possible she will go about it differently. Claire and Owen (who don't appear in the Camp Cretaceous animated series despite being on the same island) are still together at the end and have settled further into their roles as Maisie’s parents. And now that Maisie is no longer in danger, she can live a more normal life instead of one in hiding.
What's Next For Jurassic World Dominion's Other Characters?
Jurassic World Dominion featured a plethora of characters, many of whom played an active role in the plot. Pilot Kayla Watts is given a new plane after hers was destroyed in the rescue mission at Biosyn. And after helping save Maisie, it’s unlikely Kayla will go back to transporting illegal goods and captive dinosaurs in the aftermath. Ramsay Cole, meanwhile, gave his testimony regarding what Biosyn was up to. Following Jurassic World Dominion’s ending, it’s possible he will spearhead dinosaur genome projects that are far more moral than what Lewis was doing, helping to advance human biology. Barry, who returned for the sequel after last being seen in Jurassic World, will continue working with French intelligence, while Franklin Webb and Zia Rodriguez will probably remain at Claire’s side as animal rights activists.
Why T-Rex & Therizinosaurus Team Up To Defeat The Giganotosaurus
The Tyrannosaurus rex and Therizinosaurus’ fight against the Giganotosaurus was over-hyped and short-lived, but the two worked together to defeat the latter to prove their dominance. The Giganotosaurus was the largest and most powerful carnivore — something which is mentioned a lot throughout Jurassic World Dominion. The T-Rex and Therizinosaurus were certainly not stepping in to protect the human characters trying to get away from the Giganotosaurus. Their team-up was more a show of power than anything else. With the Giganotosaurus dominating Biosyn’s sanctuary, the other two dinos thought it an opportune moment to go to battle. Two dinosaurs are better than one against the most threatening carnivore around.
Can Dinosaurs Really Cohabit The Earth With Humans?
Jurassic World Dominion asserts that humans and dinosaurs have begrudgingly been living alongside one another for four years. Ian Malcolm firmly states that humans don’t have dominion over nature, but are subordinate to it. Dinosaurs are a part of nature, though their numbers aren’t greater than the human population, which now has a number of ways to keep them from destroying people and the lives they’ve carved out for themselves. The end of Jurassic World Dominion proves that, yes, dinosaurs and humans can cohabit the planet without eradicating either species. Certain dinosaurs are shown running alongside horses and flying with birds. The bigger and more dangerous dinosaurs are kept in the global sanctuary that was once Biosyn property. And with locusts now fixed, the altering of dinosaur genome shows that the creatures can live alongside humans and the world’s animal population without causing devastating harm.
Is Jurassic World Dominion Really The End Of The Franchise?
Jurassic World Dominion has been touted as the final film in the Jurassic World trilogy, as well as the conclusion to the overarching story that began in the Steven Spielberg-directed Jurassic Park. Though it’s been confirmed the film marks the end of the franchise, there is always a chance the story could continue in spin-off movies or TV shows. Producer Frank Marshall revealed that Jurassic World Dominion was less of a firm conclusion and more the “start of a new era.” With dinosaurs now roaming Earth and living amongst humans, it opens the doors for more storytelling opportunities. However, if the franchise does continue, it’s possible there will be new characters who will be dealing with the aftermath of Jurassic World Dominion — especially since the film wrapped up Owen and Claire’s stories, as well as that of Alan, Ellie, and Ian’s.
What Jurassic World Dominion’s Ending Really Means
Jurassic World Dominion focuses a lot on the coexistence of humans and dinosaurs. For a long time, humans were at the top of the food chain, but the reemergence of the dinosaurs greatly affected and shook up the existing level of dominance. However, the overall theme is firm in the idea that humans must cooperate and adapt to their new world if they are going to survive and, crucially, prosper. To that end, the film offers a message of tolerance, of adapting to change no matter what is, of respecting all living things — be they human, animal, clone, or hybrid. The ending also confirms what Ian Malcolm says about life: It always finds a way and breaks free. Jurassic World Dominion is a primary showcase of these themes, a combination of valuing life instead of working to destroy it — no matter what happens.