Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
It’s beautiful, powerful film-making, and though it’s premise may seem silly to the uninformed, what unfolds within these 140 minutes is a dialogue as contemporary as the techniques used to film it.
Title: Dawn of the Planet of the ApesMPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Matt ReevesStarring: Jason Clarke, Andy Serkis, Keri Russell
Runtime: 2 hrs 10 mins
8 years after the Simian Flu outbreak, the human race is on the edge of extinction. Living on the outskirts of a city he once called home is Caesar (Serkis) our gifted, fearless, and noble leader of the genetically modified apes from the first film Rise of the Planet of the Apes. Now instead of simply surviving, these apes are thriving in the shadow of a formerly great city. Along with Caesar is his right-hand man Kubo (Toby Kebbell). On the flipside, you have Malcolm (Jason Clarke) and his family living in a survivor compound for those who survived the Simian Flu outbreak. As the humans realize they are almost out of power, and their only hope lies just shy of the ape's new habitat. To get what they want humanity may have to rely on a bit more than it would like on its prime ape brethren.
What We Think
This is not just the best film of the summer or an exciting blockbuster, it’s the best film of the year, and I’m not going all hyperbolic with this! From the stunning visual effects and jaw-dropping the use of motion capture, it encapsulates the very essence of what truly makes cinema the most influential medium. It’s beautiful, powerful film-making, and though it’s premise may seem silly to the uninformed, what unfolds within these 140 minutes is a dialogue as contemporary as the techniques used to film it. One complaint I’ve heard thrown at this film is its lack of substance within its human characters, but I’ll point out no one ever complains in a film about human the performance of the ape. Likewise here the film is letting the Apes take over, and that they do.
Our Grade: A+
When I look at the slate of films coming up I think this film has massive potential to make cash for Fox. It is as good as you would’ve hoped it’d be as a follow-up to Rise. Try not crying several times in this film, I came really close! However, I’m a hollow unemotional shell of a man! Its emotional core is not bereft and is instead filled to the brim with love. From its filmmakers, its performers (even those in roller balls and Under Armor) all the way down to its animators and third unit directors. The war has begun, and I look forward to seeing what Reeves will do with this franchise next!
What do you guys think of the film? Let us know in the comments below! Haven’t seen it? No excuse, you can watch the film right now underneath the review, so do it! Go see this film, show Hollywood we care about seeing more Apes… on horses!
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