History Film / RiseOfThePlanetOfTheApes

* ImprovisedWeapon: The apes are absolute masters of finding innovative uses for random stuff -- wrought-iron fence poles become [[BladeOnAStick spears]], a manhole cover becomes a [[DeadlyDisc thrown anti-vehicle weapon]], and [[spoiler:[[ChainPain a heavy iron chain can kill a helicopter's door-gunner]].]]

** Will's Cure version 2.0 allows Caesar to smarten the other apes and cause an uprising which kills at least four people. Worse, it seems that his creation will doom the human race, although [[DiabolusExMachina probably not in the way one would expect]].

''Rise of the Planet of the Apes'' is a 2011 film directed by Rupert Wyatt that serves as a [[ContinuityReboot reboot]] of the ''Franchise/PlanetOfTheApes'' franchise. The film is a loose remake of ''Film/ConquestOfThePlanetOfTheApes'' and tells the OriginStory of a new ''Planet of the Apes'' universe with a new take on the backstory to the original films, with notable and prominent use of SerkisFolk (with Creator/AndySerkis [[TropeNamer himself]] playing Caesar) to portray the apes. Creator/JamesFranco, Creator/FreidaPinto, Creator/JohnLithgow, Creator/BrianCox, Creator/TomFelton and Creator/DavidOyelowo also star.

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Will's Cure version 2.0 allows Caesar to smarten the other apes and cause an uprising which kills at least four people. Worse, it seems that his creation will doom the human race, although [[DiabolusExMachina probably not in the way one would expect]].

''Rise of the Planet of the Apes'' is a 2011 film directed by Rupert Wyatt that serves as a [[ContinuityReboot reboot]] of the ''Franchise/PlanetOfTheApes'' franchise. The film is a loose remake of ''Film/ConquestOfThePlanetOfTheApes'' and tells the OriginStory of a new ''Planet of the Apes'' universe with a new take on the backstory to the original films, with notable and prominent use of SerkisFolk (with Creator/AndySerkis [[TropeNamer himself]] playing Caesar) to portray the apes. Creator/JamesFranco, Freida Pinto, Creator/JohnLithgow, Creator/BrianCox, Creator/TomFelton and Creator/DavidOyelowo also star.

* HotScientist: One could say both Will and Caroline fall into this category.

* PoisonousFriend: A DeletedScene [[spoiler:has Caesar pushing Jacobs off the Golden Gate Bridge. Instead, the movie has him walking away and refusing to help, while Koba does the job instead, which not only is more in-character for both of them but helps foreshadow the problems Koba will cause in the sequel.]]

* BlackDudeDiesFirst: Inverted: [[spoiler:Jacobs dies last.]]

* CombatPragmatist: Caesar lures Rocket into the main room of the refuge center [[spoiler:and then [[IronicEcho hits him in the head with a metal gas can]] as he's coming out of the gate. And then threatens to sic Buck on him.]]
** Caesar ''is'' this trope. His whole revolution is predicated on him using his advanced intelligence and the apes' natural strengths and abilities to thwart the humans with every dirty trick in the book. Getting around the roadblock on the Golden Gate Bridge by climbing the struts under it, hurling ordinary objects with massive strength to disable vehicles, using handy fog to get close enough to entrenched humans to bring the apes' superior strength and toughness into play, and so on.

** Apes cannot speak human languages because of the different structures of their vocal cords, not cognitive capacity... [[spoiler:[[MST3KMantra but then we wouldn't have two of the most powerful moments in the film]], would we?]] This is best seen in real life as there have been several cases of chimps and gorillas successfully being taught human language but through sign language instead of verbal communication.

* SeldomSeenSpecies: Koba the bonobo.

Directed by Rupert Wyatt, the 2011 film ''Rise of the Planet of the Apes'' serves as a [[ContinuityReboot reboot]] of the ''Franchise/PlanetOfTheApes'' franchise. The film is a loose remake of ''Film/ConquestOfThePlanetOfTheApes'' and marks the OriginStory for a new ''Planet of the Apes'' universe covering a new take on the backstory to the original films. The movie is notable for the prominent use of SerkisFolk (with Creator/AndySerkis [[TropeNamer himself]] playing Caesar) to portray the apes.

Will Rodman, a scientist attempting to find a cure for Alzheimer's disease (fueled by the desire to cure his father of the illness), finds incredible results with the experimental virus-based drug ALZ-112: "Bright Eyes", a female chimpanzee injected with the drug, becomes more intelligent soon after the drug takes effect. Will believes the time is right to fund human testing -- but during his pitch to potential backers, Bright Eyes inexplicably goes berserk and gets gunned down in the middle of the meeting. Fortunate to still have his job afterwards, Will soon finds out that Bright Eyes had just given birth, and she became aggressive as an instinctive attempt to protect her child.

Will saves the young chimp from euthanasia, names him Caesar, and takes him home. The ape immediately displays intelligence beyond his years (and species), which proves he inherited his mother's enhanced intelligence. Through Caesar, Will hopes to keep his work alive -- but as Caesar grows older, a chain of events leads him on the path to self-realization and an eventual uprising.

** [[Creator/TomFelton Draco]] [[Film/HarryPotter Malfoy]] doesn't seem too friendly towards the non-humans either.
*** [[Creator/TomFelton Draco]] [[Film/HarryPotter Malfoy]] holding the electrocution wand, anyone?
*** [[Creator/TomFelton Draco]] [[Film/HarryPotter Malfoy]] saying "You think that's ''funny?''" and "You're ''next!''"

*** Andy Serkis as [[Film/KingKong2005 another Ape]], no less, (if smaller and smarter) let alone in another movie that features [[spoiler: an angry gorilla tackling human aircraft]].

* ArcWords: "Home" and "No."
** Also "Apes Together Strong," which serve as Arc Words for all films in this continuity so far.

* BigNo: It happens courtesy of [[spoiler:Caesar]], and serves as [[WhamLine the single most important event of the film.]]

* DownerEnding: It seems that the apes will [[spoiler:inherit the earth after the same substance that made them intelligent kills off the human race.]] It's a bit of a ForegoneConclusion though since this is a prequel.

* HateSink: While Dodge can be an entertaining LargeHam with two MythologyGag one-liners and Jacobs himself is an amoral CorruptCorporateExecutive, but does not have enough scenes to make him unlikable enough, Hunsiker basically is a character to absolutely just hate due to his unexplained IrrationalHatred of the film's protagonists and considered a VeryPunchableMan whenever he's the KarmicButtMonkey.

* ItCanThink: The whole plot. [[spoiler:"He spoke! Your ape. He spoke..."]]

* MoodWhiplash: The average audience reaction to the film's climactic moment goes like this. [[spoiler:When Dodge snarls [[MythologyGag "Get your stinking paws off me, you damn dirty ape"]], people laugh ([[{{Narm}} or groan]]). When Caesar stands upright and shouts his BigNo, entire movie theaters fall silent.]]

** Also, whilst he gets over it quickly enough, [[spoiler:Caesar still looks incredibly shocked at Dodge's death]].

** Another thing the trailers omit is any of the primates talking, making it seem like it might be a departure from past entries in the series. While it is a departure in some regards, Caesar ''does'' speak during the film, starting with his BigNo.

* HateSink: While Dodge can be an entertaining LargeHam with two MythologyGag one-liners and Jacobs himself is an amoral CorruptCorporateExecutive, but does not have enough scenes to make him unlikable enough, Hunsiker basically is a character to absolutely just hate due to his unexplained IrrationalHatred of the film's protagonists and considered a VeryPunchableMan whenever he's the ButtMonkey.

* ButtMonkey: Hunsiker. [[spoiler:Every scene involves him suffering one way or another. We never get to see the guy in a good mood because of this.]] Though if your reaction to everything is extreme violence and anger, this quickly becomes LaserGuidedKarma and make you a VeryPunchableMan. Especially notable in the scene where he confronts Franklin. Yes, he was trying the doors to the neighbor's house, but calling the cops and keeping an eye on the situation would probably be a better bet than getting directly in the suspicious person's face, especially when it's not your house.

* ItCanThink: The whole plot.

* YouWillBeSpared: Will Rodman, Caroline, and the person in charge of the San Bruno Animal Pound were spared without a single scratch. Rodney, the guard who worked alongside Dodge is an interesting case: Though he was at the mercy at a furious NoHoldsBarredBeatdown, he was still spared since, compared to Dodge, he treated the apes with more compassion and actually tried to stop Dodge's ruthless tactics on more than one occasion.

* EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys: It ''is'' a reboot of the ''Planet of the Apes'' franchise.

* ArtisticLicensePharmacology: Steven Jacobs asserts to Will that if the ALZ-113 drug tested on chimpanzee boosts positive results for the chimp subject then it will have the same positive effect on humans. This is inaccurate; despite the fact that chimpanzees share 99.1% of their DNA with humans, their biology is still far too different to always guarantee the same results for humans. Jacobs' wild assumption also violates the FDA-required Phase III trials that new drugs be tested on groups of humans before final approval and distribution on the market. RealityEnsues as the ALZ-113 drug doesn't really do the same for humans as it did with chimps, bonobos, orangutans and gorillas...

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* GreyAndGrayMorality: One can't fault the apes for rebelling, [[HumansAreTheRealMonsters humans being bastards (of course you soon find out that Apes are bastards too if you know anything about the movies, guess it just comes with intelligence)]] and all (some more so than others), but the tests being conducted on them was for a good cause.

* HumansAreTheRealMonsters: The movie is more [[GrayAndGreyMorality even-handed]] with its overall characterization of humanity than you might expect, but the plot still hinges on people being dicks to the apes for really no reason.

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** Apes cannot speak human languages because of the different structures of their vocal cords, not cognitive capacity... [[spoiler:[[MST3KMantra but then we wouldn't have two of the most powerful moments in the film]], would we?]]

* ArtMajorBiology: