“Rise of the Planet of the Apes” is one of the series of “The Planet of the Apes” I watched in the cinema. The first one, simply named “Planet of the Apes,” which is a re-make of the original movie in 1968, created quite a stir 10 years ago. It was not a bad movie at all, but the ending caught everyone off guard that left the audience intrigued. So I did not put up too high hope when I heard that there is a movie with similar name going to be shown on the big screen.
As more and more friends around me said that this one is pretty good, I finally pay for the ticket. “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” is a series is a quite dangerous idea; after all, I purposely didn’t read any other critiques or even some general descriptions of the movie even though the title itself suggests the otherwise in order not to interfere my thinking and have any preconceptions on it.
This movie is not only animals other but humans and chimpanzees or apes. The story itself won’t be complete without the interactions between humans and the chimps, and that’s the most amazing part of the whole movie. Unlike the decade-ago sequel, this one does not star real actors in chimps’ costumes; rather, all the chimps’ actions are very chimp-like with human facial expressions and gestures thanks to the advanced CG technology in the modern world. Of course, all those expressions are based on real actors OR actresses, though they are simply flawless at any angles.
At least I now have a better understanding why the chimps hate humans so much and how they start to take over the Earth that will eventually lead to “Planet of the Apes.” Of course there are still some gaps in between to fill in that subsequent prequels or sequels are unavoidable, such as if the humans actually built a time machine instead of a spaceship to travel, why the apes were dressed in medieval armors, whether the time warping really changed the history, etc.
This series of “The Planet of the Apes” is fully show that beginning of the struggle between human and the apes. In my opinion, human side represent domination of sciences, the apes side represent nature and freedom. That may one of the message the audience may take that
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