Fans who grew up with Jurassic Park know that this franchise has never been subtle when it comes to character deaths. If we look back at the film that started it all, we all remember how Samuel L. Jackson’s character met his gory demise. However, most of the deaths we got in the original trilogy were, in a way, justified. As things progressed and the franchise evolved into the World films, everything has slowly become a gratuitous bloodbath. Therefore, I’ve made a list of the five most gruesome, gory, stupid, and unnecessary Jurassic World deaths that left us feeling a bit empty inside. In case you haven’t watched these movies, spoiler warning!
5. Nick (Jurassic World)
Let’s start with the first official death of Jurassic World. Well, the second, but in my books, it feels like the first because of how graphic it was. When Owen Grady (Chris Pratt) enters the Indominus’ enclosure to see where it has gone, he and the other guards discover that the dinosaur is still inside the area. If you may recall, it’s simply camouflaging itself, just like in Predator. Naturally, this was a ruse at the hands of the highly intelligent genetically modified dinosaur to escape its prison and wreak havoc on the park.
The first death is the other guard who was with Nick and Owen, but the second one that is there to shock the audience is Nick’s. This poor guy, who was just watching the cameras, meets his demise as the Indominus flips a truck and proceeds to bite the guard. It’s a highly unnecessary death, mainly because of the character. The Indominus could’ve escaped and attacked the security detail as it did in the following scenes, but no, the movie had to kill off the guard, who did nothing to deserve such a violent end.
4. Jack the Technician (Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom)
When the recovery team arrives to steal the Indominus fang, we see the first two deaths in an off-screen way, which is when the giant aquatic dino eats them. However, the one we see on screen is from Jack, the poor technician. After opening the gate for the submarine to leave, which didn’t work as planned, everyone’s favorite T-Rex appears in the background and starts chasing Jack. The power of the script helps him for a bit as he manages to grab the helicopter’s ladder and fly away. Yet, that sense of safety would be a brief and short-lived one.
Shortly after Jack and his team start celebrating after the daring escape from the island, the Mosasaurus pops out of the water and eats poor Jack in one swift bite, which just adds to the counter of unnecessary Jurassic World deaths. If we look at the previous entry, poor Nick had almost no escape. But here, Jack was already out. He dodged the T-Rex and was ready to move on with his clandestine hacking life. But no, the studio said, “We need to show the Mosasaurus eat one person.” And so, Jack met his uncalled-for ending.
3. Masrani (Jurassic World)
Five years before passing away, Irrfan Khan portrayed Masrani, the mind behind the new Jurassic World. As the magnificent actor he was, he nailed the part perfectly. However, the script worked against his character because the writers gave Masrani one of the worst and most unnecessary deaths in the whole franchise.
Since the start of the film, we see Masrani as an adventurous CEO who isn’t afraid of taking matters into his own hands. However, he went a bit too far once the Indominus escaped and pulled off one of the most stupid stunts in the whole park, which just served as a domino effect. Masrani, who was fond of flying, grabs his helicopter and a couple of security agents to find the fugitive dinosaur.
He arrives at the Pteranodon enclosure, where these flying dinos start attacking the helicopter, leading to Masrani’s death. In many ways, this was the worst scripted death in the franchise and one that really didn’t fit the character at all, or rather, a CEO’s mentality. I’m all for having a cool and laidback CEO, but surely, you must know when to stay in your office and when not to fly a helicopter surrounded by dinosaurs.
2. The Scooter Guy (Jurassic World Dominion)
I wish there was more background story for the character taking up this entry, but the truth is that there isn’t. That should tell you how unnecessary this Jurassic World death was. It occurs in the third film after Owen and his family (yes, the third film feels like Fast & Furious) go global and arrive at a clandestine dino market. After causing chaos and freeing the dinosaurs because, yes, that’s what our protagonists do, the resurrected creatures start roaming the beautiful streets of Malta.
During the event, a Carnotaurus starts attacking people, and it eventually devours a poor guy on a scooter. Why is an unnamed character so high up on the list? Because his death was extremely unnecessary. It baffles me how some of these poor extras meet horrible fates while the actual villains usually don’t have such painful deaths. Then again, Jurassic World is all about gratuitous violence, and Scooter Guy is the one who helped that staple stay present throughout the Malta sequences. May you rest in peace, unnamed Scooter Guy.
1. Zara the Assistant (Jurassic World)
The absolute worst Jurassic World death is Zara’s, the assistant who devotes her time to looking after the teens at the heart of the film. Frankly, we all saw her as the one who had the most dangerous job in the park: taking care of a pair of excited teenagers. She already had it bad, so why did the writers have to kill her off in the most hateful way ever?
It all starts after Masrani crashes into the Pteranodon dome, and the Indominus lets these dinosaurs escape. Zara arrives at the park’s commercial area to look for the two siblings when a flying dino grabs her and lifts her into the heavens. While in the air, the dinosaurs start playing with her, passing her around as if she were a piece of meat.
Then, she falls into the water, and the Pteranodon continues to attack her underwater. When we think she might have a slight chance to survive, the Masasaurus arrives and eats Zara along with the Pteranodon. Do you know what’s the worst part of it all? She had a worse death than the main villain of every single Jurassic World movie. Bonkers, right?
While we can all agree that the latest Jurassic World movies have been entertaining, there have also been several questionable moments. However, the gratuitous violence has to be one of the worst. Some people like it, but seeing some poor characters die in the most unnecessary ways is still quite perplexing. Will Jurassic World Rebirth feature the same amount of violence? We’ll have to wait and see what Scarlett Johanson’s expedition faces once the movie premieres.
