Different director and mainly different actor’s set the
sequel to the first of the reboot of the original Planet of the Apes series, 2011’s Rise
of the Planet of the Apes apart from Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
(2014). This latest in the series is set ten years after the end of the first
movie and we find the remains of humanity struggling to cope with the aftermath
of the plague and to stay alive. To hold civilisation together the humans need electric
power and the defunct power plant is in the middle of ape territory! The intelligent community of apes are still
lead by Caesar (again played by Andy Serkis) who begins to loose control after
giving permission for the humans to access the power plant, but not all members
of the ape community are happy with Caesar’s decision.
As well as Serkis the film stars Jason Clarke, Gary Oldman,
Keri Russell, Toby Kebbell and Kodi Smit-McPhee. Written by Rick Jaffa and
Amanda Silver who were involved in the first of the rebooted series with the
addition of Mark Bomback who is also the executive producer. Matt Reeves, who
was responsible for directing Cloverfield
(2008) and the English
language version of Let The Right One In (2008) is a
good replacement for Robert Wyatt and is also set to direct the third film in
the franchise War for the Planet of the
Apes.
Similar to Rise of the
Planet of the Apes we get another example of some first class escapist
entertainment but underlyingly the story highlights the way so called ‘superior
classes’ treat people when they don’t always understand their way of life and
their different beliefs - so look beyond the obvious narrative to get the best
out of this movie.
There looking forward to the next film. |
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