How Jurassic World: Dominion Brings The Franchise Full Circle With Lewis Dodgson

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The following contains spoilers for Jurassic World: Dominion.When it comes to the Jurassic World trilogy, there is a large interest in the nostalgia paired with the new. The nostalgia of the original Jurassic Park trilogy draws fans in just as much as the new technology and new dinosaur storylines do. While much of the talk centers on the trio of stars (Sam Neill, Laura Dern, and Jeff Goldblum) that appeared in the original movie, another character from the very first movie also appears: Lewis Dodgson.

Lewis Dodgson (Campbell Scott) is the villain of Jurassic World: Dominion. He’s built up his own company that is disguised as a humanitarian effort, providing sanctuary to displaced dinosaurs and researching medical applications of dinosaur DNA. In reality, the company allows Dodgson to find ways to genetically modify species and potentially give himself control over the world’s food sources. Dodgson’s sneaky play for power is foretold from his first appearance in Jurassic Park. It also truly brings the franchise full circle.

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Lewis Dodgson is introduced in Jurassic Park taking a meeting with Dennis Nedry right before Nedry makes the trip to Jurassic Park. It’s Dodgson who presents Nedry with the Barbasol shaving cream can with hidden compartments, just enough to get DNA samples of the dinosaurs on InGen’s list of modified species.

Dodgson essentially leaves the caper in Nedry’s hands, knowing that a hurricane is headed right for the island, and completely unworried about who might get hurt in the chaos caused by Nedry turning off the security system in order to make the theft happen. Dodgson has no regard for the lives of the people on the island or the welfare of the actual animals. He just