Friday, 23 February 2024

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (5 Stars)


This film takes place eight years after the events of the previous film. A lot has happened in this time. The apes, led by Caesar, have settled in Muir Woods, the area north of San Francisco. The disease that we saw at the end of the previous film has spread throughout the world. Only one person in 500 has survived the disease, but that's not the only thing that's killed people. The survivors have rioted, and civilisation has collapsed.

The people of San Francisco know nothing of the ape civilisation on the other side of the Golden Gate Bridge. They finally cross the bridge to repair the dam that supplies the power to their city. An uneasy alliance develops between the apes and the humans. Once more the apes are the good guys, but even among the apes there are those who want war. The humans aren't really evil, they're just scared. They realise that the apes are intelligent and powerful, and they're worried they won't survive.

Caesar has become a father. He shows affection towards his children, but at the same time he's developed into a noble ruler. He's no longer the playful little chimp that we saw in the last film.

War breaks out, and the apes win. Is that a spoiler? Not really. By now everyone knows that the apes are destined to replace humans as the dominant species on the planet.

Success Rate:  + 1.0

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