Multiple scenes in the film are inspired by the films of the original ‘Jurassic Park’ director.
That Jurassic World Rebirth is the seventh film in a franchise started by Steven Spielberg should make at least one thing obvious. The film’s existence alone is a tribute to the iconic director. And while previous iterations have honored the filmmaker’s work in other ways, Rebirth takes things to a whole other level.
“In reading the script, there are scenes [and] descriptions where they’re in a boat chasing a giant creature through the water. They’re leaning forward at the front with a rifle. There’s a giant fin. And you’re like, ‘This reminds me of another movie.’ I don’t know if you guys have ever seen this thing called Jaws.” That’s director Gareth Edwards talking to io9 about the film’s homages to the director of Close Encounters of the Third Kind, E.T., Hook, and so many more. It was clear to Edwards early on that David Koepp had written a script with multiple direct references to Spielberg’s work, so he took things a bit further.
