Dawn Of The Apes Satire
The Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, is a sequel, to a prequel, to a reboot, of The Planet of the Apes franchise (get all that?). The original Planet of the Apes movie released in 1968 was directed by Franklin J. Schaffner, about how in the future humans were replaced by apes as top dog on earth, and humans were stooped down to wild dumb animals like apes used to be. This film was rebooted twice, the second reboot being a prequel to how apes ended up taking over called Rise of the Planet of the Apes. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes is a sequel to Rise, and takes place in a time where humans have been infected with a disease called simian flu, which causes the human population to quickly decline. Only a small fraction of the population still exists,
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First off, the reason the apes were able to branch off into their own civilization was due to the lack of care from the humans. Apes were being tested and being given intelligence by human. Scientists treated the apes for the most part horribly, which caused the apes to resent humans, to the point where when the apes escaped captivity, they fought back against the humans. What this means is that humans practically set up their own demise because they were too careless, and acted cruel to the apes not knowing about the dangers they might cause. Another critique from this film would be its projection of war. Throughout the film, apes and humans exchanged blows which is leading to the inevitable final battle for dominance of earth. War is shown as a destructive act of unnecessary conflict that is unavoidable due to the competitive nature of an intelligent race. Caesar said it himself he thought that “apes were better than humans,” but he then realized, “how much like them they really are”. War is one of the worst aspects of our current world, countries fighting each other to either get what they want out of another country, or just to make a statement. It’s a shame that no matter what war always finds a way to ruin the world, and divide the earth to never trust another country. In this film, depending on who loses the war, apes or humans, their fate is pretty much sealed and the other will be king species of
First off, the reason the apes were able to branch off into their own civilization was due to the lack of care from the humans. Apes were being tested and being given intelligence by human. Scientists treated the apes for the most part horribly, which caused the apes to resent humans, to the point where when the apes escaped captivity, they fought back against the humans. What this means is that humans practically set up their own demise because they were too careless, and acted cruel to the apes not knowing about the dangers they might cause. Another critique from this film would be its projection of war. Throughout the film, apes and humans exchanged blows which is leading to the inevitable final battle for dominance of earth. War is shown as a destructive act of unnecessary conflict that is unavoidable due to the competitive nature of an intelligent race. Caesar said it himself he thought that “apes were better than humans,” but he then realized, “how much like them they really are”. War is one of the worst aspects of our current world, countries fighting each other to either get what they want out of another country, or just to make a statement. It’s a shame that no matter what war always finds a way to ruin the world, and divide the earth to never trust another country. In this film, depending on who loses the war, apes or humans, their fate is pretty much sealed and the other will be king species of