Director Matt Reeves wasn’t kidding when he made Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. It wipes out most of the human race before the title card, then unfolds a powerful story of two opposing societies destined for war. despite having every possible opportunity in peace. It’s gloomy. It’s bold. It’s fucking fantastic.
What is the true resolution of the human eye?
Next week Fox will release kingdom of the planet of the apesa new movie set in the legendary franchise which began in 1968 with Planet of the Apes. Kingdom is a sequel to a trilogy of films that began in 2011 with The rise of the planet of the apes, that we revisited last week. Next week, we will review the third film, War for the Planet of the Apes, as well as the new one. And now, we will continue our review with Sunrise.
Released three years later Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Sunrise takes the series to a whole new level thematically and dramatically. It’s more narratively complex, more subtextually interesting, and disturbingly moving for a post-apocalyptic film. All of this is enhanced by some impressive visual effects work, as well as a fantastic human cast, featuring Gary Oldman and Keri Russell. being two of the most important names. Picks up the story during the credits Raise, as we watch how the substance ALZ-113, deadly to humans but useful to apes, spreads around the world. of former presidents reveals a shocking look at how humanity fell apart due to self-inflicted diseases, killing the vast majority of the population in the process.
Or, at least, that’s what the apes think. Ten years after the events of the first film, Caesar (Andy Serkis) and his ape friends have created an entire world for themselves in the woods outside San Francisco. Caesar has a wife, a son and a newborn. Along the way, and we learn that the apes haven’t seen or heard a human in two years. What we learn is that in that time, the immune humans in the area have congregated in the city. With resources running out, they formulate a plan to restore power, and perhaps society, by taking advantage of an abandoned dam. A trip to the prey leads to a chance race between humans and ape society, an event that begins with shock, transforms into fear, and then evolves into opportunity.
Jason Clarke plays Malcolm, a respected member of the human group leading the investigation to restore the dam. After meeting the apes, he is one of the few who does not immediately see them as enemies. Instead, he sees an opportunity. Malcolm fights the leader Dreyfus (Gary Oldman) for a chance to negotiate peace with the apes which eventually, by and large, works.
Once humans know that apes are thriving, and vice versa, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes it is soaked in a unique and uncomfortable tension. As an audience, we want everyone to figure everything out. The problem is that there is so much trust between the species, and with both thinking almost exclusively of themselves, most of the film is filled with painful frustration as we watch all the failures in pursuit of a peace that would have changed the course. of history.
Of course, we also know that over time the Earth becomes Planet of the Apes-so this was never going to work. But Reeves tells a side story so fantastic that he proposes that perhaps it wasn’t always inevitable. . Sunrise shows how choosing one or two bad apples sets in motion a domino effect that leads to that new world. a Sunrise.
Tension and desire drive a film that is relatively devoid of big action for large portions of its running time. Things escalate towards the end, and there are moments scattered throughout, but most of the film is driven by our fascination with how these two societies, so similar and yet so different, simply can’t get along.
There is much to highlight as incredible in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. The performances of the actors who play the apes, for example. Toby Kebbell as the evil Koba is impressive. Nick Thurston as the conflicted Caesar. His son Blue Eyes is extraordinary. Judy Greer as Cornelia, Caesar’s wife, is heartbreaking. And they take on this great human cast, using the fantastic The script, beautifully directed, is a sight to behold.
In terms of review, our main conclusions from Dawn of the Planet of the Apes They were, in some ways, even more magnificent than their already excellent predecessor. Mostly, though, it’s just that the story of these apes is so captivating. Alone, it is almost forgotten that while the apes were living their lives, humanity was also trying to survive. The humans didn’t know. Super-intelligent apes thrived on the outskirts of the city. All they knew was a virus dubbed “simian flu” by the media eliminated. They surpass almost everyone on Earth. The few who survived fought mightily to restart society, and in this film, they come pretty close to doing so. . But as much as human greed has facilitated the deadly virus, our same bad characteristics make it impossible for there to be peace on both sides. . As a result, as we will see in the upcoming films, human society was doomed at that very moment, thanks to the events here.
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes is now streaming on Hulu and Disney+. Following : War for the Planet of the Apes.
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