So yeah this week we went to see the new Planet of the Apes movie
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, Now there might be some
spoilers below to you have been warned.
First off I was kind of surprised that there wasn't
any cups or buckets or anything for this
I thought there would be but I was wrong.
anyway as for the movie itself I was excited to go see
this being I have seen all the "Apes" movies and we
recently gotten the original 1974 TV series and
animated series so I'm looking forward to watching
them being I never seen them before, but like I said
I enjoy the movies especially the recent Prequel
Trilogy that started with Rise of the Planet of the Apes
I thought those movies were excellent but anyway
about this one like I said I was excited to go see it
although it wasn't what I thought it was going to be
about.
This one starts with some opening text that
kinda quickly describes the previous movies
and sets this one up and it opens pretty
much where War for the Planet of the Apes
ended and you witness the funeral for
Cesar but after that scene you get a time
jump where it says something like
"Many generations later" and I did have to
look up kinda the time frame of this movie
and on many sites it ways close to
Three hundred years have past from the
death of Cesar! I original thought this movie
was going to be about Cesar's Son but its not
it is actually about a young ape name Noa
and his group who are falconers and they call
themselves the "Eagle Clan" and the journey that
he goes on to rescue his people from an
megalomaniac Ape named Proximus Caesar
and how finds out the world and its history is much bigger
and more then he would every imagine
Now there is nothing wrong with that
new characters means all new stories
and we are introduced to plenty of new characters
like Raka (played by Peter Macon) who is like
this disciple of Caesar who is spreading the
gospel/word of Caesar. Thats right Caesar has
become like this almost mythic religious figure
that right he is "Monkey Jesus!" lol but seriously
though he one who knows alot about the
"time of Caesar" and the one who first starts
teaching Noa of the world beyond his village
and I really liked the character of Raka
I thought he was a little weird, interesting and
funny and I was kinda sad when he dies
because he felt like an important character and
important to the story but I also feel that
his death wasn't in vain because it motivates
Noa.
Another interesting new character is Nova aka Mae
(played by Freya Allan) who is the main Human character
and she is special being she is highly intelligent and
can talk!! unlike the other humans in the series
I was surprised just as much as Noa and Raka where
in the movie but I believe this is because she is
completely immune to the Simian Flu which is interesting
on its own and she has a very important mission
throughout the movie in which Noa helps her with
and in turn she helps free his people.
I did find her an interesting character also
while watching this I was watching her and I was
thinking maybe she could play the new Live Action
Lara Croft? That is what was running through
my mind maybe it was partly because of how
the character was dressed? What she wears
in the movie makes her look very similar
to the 2013 Lara and I was thinking that
when she was up on the screen.
also you are introduced to a megalomaniac Ape
named Proximus Caesar who is the villain of
this movie and who I thought was a very
flamboyant character who has taken the
teachings of Caesar and twisted them to his
own selfish needs and wants to take all the
human knowledge and use it to make himself
the king of the world. like I said I feel
that he was a very flamboyant and bombastic
character and you kinda can't help but like
him even though he is the villain of the movie
other then that all the other characters and
performances were awesome and I thought everyone
did a amazing job.
Now much like the previous movies this one
is built on an impressive visual scale
the visuals do what to wow you especially
with the scenery of the abandoned cities
and "human world" which I did think was
impressive in its scope and production
design. Visually the actual
Planet of the Apes is really well done
and shows how time as passed in the surrounding
as well as the technology that is used to
create the Apes through the motion capture
it is amazing the animations is perfectly
done especially for a wild character
like Proximus Caesar. I personally would
think this would be nominated for
best visual effects next year and
maybe even some of those other
technical awards you don't see on
the Oscars.
but yeah in the end it is an awesomely
amazing movie and if you loved the previous
one you'll probably love this one too.
and if you didn't see any of the previous ones
this is a whole new story and can be a jumping
off point for anyone who wants to try it
it has plenty of action and excitement
and I would totally recommend it.
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This week we are returning to our Remakes series with Planet of the Apes (1968) and Planet of the Apes (2001)
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The Movies:
Planet of the Apes (1968)
Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner
Written by Michael Wilson & Rod Serling
Based on the novel by Pierre Boulle
iMDb Rating: 8.0
Planet of the Apes (2001)
Directed by Tim Burton
Written by William Broyles Jr., Lawrence Konner & Mark Rosenthal
Based on the novel by Pierre Boulle
iMDB Rating: 5.7
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