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Review #13711 - Dated: 5th of April, 2015 Author: alexmoulton |
I had always joked about the title of this movie. seeing as the original film this was based on was 'Planet of the Apes', and the first film of this series was 'Rise of the Planet of the Apes', 'Dawn of the Planet of the Apes', perhaps the next film would be the 'Launch of the Planet of the Apes' or 'Inception of the Planet of the Apes'. My main issue with the film's name is that it makes it difficult to remember which film came first. 'Rise' and 'Dawn' are effectively the same thing.
But anyway, on to the content. This film was much more exciting to watch than the first installment of the trilogy (yes, there will be another!). With the Ape population well established in the forest, their leader Caesar has been able to create a strong community, that has strong values and ethics, valuing lives and knowledge. I was pleased to see the community hadn't accelerated too much, but had more focus of improving the defenses of their community and on social values.
Of course, this happy community was to be disrupted by humans who want something in the Apes land, and through their fear of the Apes, unfortunate events occur that throw everything into turmoil. I enjoyed watching the battle between the Good and Bad from both humans and Apes, some wanting harmony, the others wanting complete annihilation of the opposing team.
The special effects were great, and looked incredibly realistic. It was a clear indicator that Andy Serkis was involved; his performance as Gollum from Lord of the Rings is world famous. They weren't too "standing-up-y" their vocals weren't too advanced. It was the perfect balance. It highlighted the common issues with resource dependence, and the humans well-known lack of foresight when it comes to going to war for something that they want.
I thoroughly enjoyed this film. With a fair amount of action, and plenty of tension, this plot had many potential turning points. Everyone knows how the story ends up, but nobody knows if it will happen in this film or in the future releases; and that keeps the interest.
I will admit that the ending did feel like it was stretched out; after certain events transpired, I had imagined a swift ending to the film; but it continued and battles within the parties eventuated. While interesting to watch from a realism point of view, it lengthened the film just a little bit too much for my liking.
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