3 Jurassic Park Plot Holes That Still Drive Us Crazy

The first Jurassic Park film was released in 1993, and it’s safe to say that these movies have kept fans captivated for decades. Since then, the industry has continued to add to the franchise, which now includes four Jurassic World movies, in addition to the three original Jurassic Park films. This isn’t taking all the games into account, or the original novels by Michael Crichton. No matter how we look at it, it’s clear that fans are always going to be eager to get more Jurassic Park content. That said, there are still some plot holes that drive us bonkers to this day, and we don’t see that changing anytime soon.

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The first Jurassic Park film was an adaptation of Michael Crichton’s novel of the same name. Notably, The Lost World: Jurassic Park was also loosely based on the novels, with Jurassic Park III being the first film in the franchise not directly based on the novels. Interestingly, it’s also the first film not directed by Steven Spielberg, which explains why it feels so drastically different. The Jurassic World movies are, naturally, also not based on the books, though they’re full of hat-tips to the originals, making it easy to appreciate the story they’re trying to tell.

There’s a lot that could be said about the plot holes in the Jurassic Park franchise, as while we adore these movies with all of our hearts, there are some details that slipped through the cracks. It’s inevitable, especially when adaptations aren’t directly one-to-one. That said, these three points are arguably the most annoying.

1) Jurassic Park – How the T-Rex (Stealthily) Got Into the Building

Who could forget that amazing conclusion to Jurassic Park, when the T-Rex charged in at the perfect time to (unintentionally) save the humans from the Raptors? It was a huge moment, but it also doesn’t make a lot of sense.

Seriously, how did the T-Rex get to the visitor center? It would have had to go beyond every set of gates, which is admittedly more plausible than not, thanks to Dennis. From there, it would have had to make its way to the visitor center at just the right time to find a tasty snack.

There’s another problem with this, as the film made multiple points of telling viewers how loudly a T-Rex stomps. It’s enough to make nearby water cups shake, as a reminder. So how did the T-Rex get so close without anybody hearing? While the humans may have been distracted, it seems unlikely that this much noise would have been ignored by the Raptors.

Finally, there’s the obvious question of how the T-Rex got into the actual building. Yes, there’s a gap in the back wall, and we’re clearly meant to believe that was the entrance the T-Red used. However, it’s a relatively small hole, especially when compared to a giant T-Rex.

2) The Lost World: Jurassic Park – So Many Questions About the T-Rex on the Boat

The last section of The Lost World: Jurassic Park feels like a whole second movie, with the story shifting from Isla Sorna to San Diego. It all begins when InGen ingeniously packs up a T-Rex, drugs it, revives it, and leaves it on a cargo ship. Things get pretty chaotic from here, but there are a few plot points we just can’t ignore.

The cargo ship infamously crashes into port, with all of the crew dead and eaten. Despite this, the T-Rex is still within the failing hold, as evidenced by the T-Rex’s terrifying jailbreak. Is it possible that the T-Rex escaped, and the last surviving crew member gave his or her life to put the T-Rex back in the cargo hold? Sure, but that seems far-fetched, especially for an overlooked plot point.

By this point, the baby T-Rex was not on board the cargo ship, so we can’t blame the baby for all that murder, even if it was capable of taking down that many humans in its wounded state.

3) Jurassic World – Why Didn’t They Check the Tracker First?

Jurassic World brought a story we love back to the forefront, and it gave us some pretty amazing moments in the process. That said, it also introduced the Indominus Rex, which still has fans scratching their heads to this day. The whole thought process here is strange and confusing, starting with the “need” to create more amazing attractions. It seems unlikely that people would get over real-life dinosaurs that quickly. If anything, the public would be pushing for new and different dinosaurs and species to be revived, not created.

Then there are the questions about the Indominus Rex’s genetics, which include base genes from cuttlefish (the invisibility), tree frogs, and, much more concerningly, Velociraptor, Carnotaurus, Deinosuchus, and many others. That cocktail of DNA probably should never have been combined, regardless of the intent.

Most importantly, the entire premise of Jurassic World would not have happened if not for one plot hole. Why on Earth would such a big and carefully planned organization not immediately check the Indominus Rex’s tracker? The moment they thought she had escaped, they should have begun tracking her. This would have made it very clear that she was still inside her enclosure, keeping the humans safely on the outside and preventing her massive jailbreak.

What Jurassic Park plot holes drive you up the wall?