Jurassic World 2 is coming to Netflix: This moving scene alone will save the movie

In 2015, after a 14-year absence, dinosaurs returned to cinemas with Jurassic World, a sequel to Steven Spielberg’s 1993 classic. Directed by Colin Trevorrow, this film marks the beginning of a new trilogy and omens. The release was one of Universal Studios’ biggest successes.

Three years later, it’s only natural that a sequel is born: Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. Director Colin Trevorrow is replaced by Spaniard Jay Bayona, known for The Orphanage and the drama The Impossible. It breathes a taste of horror into it and offers a darker opus with some gothic touches like this sequence that takes place in a palace.

The magazine considered it the second most expensive film in the history of cinema ForbesJurassic World: Fallen Kingdom is still an all-too-ordinary blockbuster that, despite its terrible little road trip, tries to offer a long-awaited revival.

Still, at its biggest moment, the film manages to move and even delivers one of the saga’s most beautiful scenes. At minute 51, when the heroes leave Isla Nublar to escape the volcanic eruption, the dinosaurs try to survive the disaster as well. When the fire engulfs the island, the heroes narrowly reach a boat containing several creatures.

Watch the scene:

Tribute to… ET?

The final image of Isla Nublar shows a dying brachiosaurus facing the heroes before disappearing into a cloud of flames. The plan is powerful and poignant, all accompanied by Michael Giacchino’s musical composition. It also refers to the first moments of the saga. In Steven Spielberg’s film, the brachiosaurus is the first species the characters encounter on the island. He’s the last one here.

Inevitably, in an above-average film, such a scene is only a standout. Taking to his official X (Twitter) account, the director, well aware of the scene’s impact, revealed that his visual inspiration was none other than… ET’s glowing heart, the extraterrestrial.

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom is available on Netflix.