History YMMV / KingdomOfThePlanetOfTheApes

* EvilIsCool: [[spoiler:Mae]], despite having understandable motivations, counts as this due to their characterization as a morally grey, UnscrupulousHero who successfully manipulates Noa throughout the film to achieve their goals, portraying themself as a cunning and intelligent AntiVillain.
** [[BigBad Proximus]] has also endeared himself to audiences for being a twist on both Caesar ''and'' Koba's characters, as well as being a LargeHam with a memorable and intimidating design.

** [[spoiler:Did Trevathan ''[[DeathSeeker want]]'' Mae to kill him? While he did have certain privileges as Proximus' teacher, he seemed rather resigned to the fact that he was a slave and saw no future in humanity's existence. After making a cryptic threat to four very desperate individuals, he immediately turns his back to them and slowly walks away, leaving him wide open for an attack. Perhaps he was looking for a way out but just couldn't bring himself to risk betraying Proxmius?]]

** Proximus Caesar had always been a nasty piece of work with forcibly enslaving other apes to work for him, uncaring about any fatalities during the excavation works and killing any dissenters, but him [[spoiler:abandoning his allies to die when the underground facility starts to flood]] firmly puts him past the line.

* FunnyMoments: Proximus leads the apes in changing "Apes together, strong!" while trying to open the vault, hyping the in and out of universe audience up... but the doors don't budge.

* SpiritualAdaptation: A story that sets in a distant post-apocalyptic future featuring a young protagonist from a small tribe looking to prove themself, whose tribe came under attack by a warlord which drives them to go on an adventure, discovering secrets of the old world that challenge their old beliefs, and teaming up with a mysterious individual [[spoiler:who has ulterior motives and is ultimately manipulating the protagonist for their own benefits but is willing to work together for as long as their interests are aligned]]. If Noa had been a female human, this would probably be the closest we get to a ''VideoGame/HorizonZeroDawn'' adaptation at the moment. [[spoiler: The film even ends with a SequelHook that hints that there may be some outside threat from space, similar to how ''Zero Dawn'' teases [[AbusivePrecurrsors Far Zeniths]] as a future threat, which is ultimately proven true when they indeed return to become antagonists in [[VideoGame/HorizonForbiddenWest the next game]]]]. To top it off, the overgrown ruins of skyscrapers that Noa and his friends climb at the start of the film, and which make up much of the set dressing, and even [[spoiler: the bunker that Proximus Caesar is trying to get into]], are also very evocative of various places in the ''Horizon'' games.

** [[spoiler: Did Mae lie to Noa about what she was truly looking for in the bunker purely for the sake of manipulating him? Or did she do it out of genuine pragmatism because the [[MetaphoricallyTrue metaphorical version of the truth]] that she told him would be easier to understand for someone from a Chalcolithic civilization,rather than trying to explain what satellites and computers were?]]

*** On a similar note [[spoiler:did Trevathan ''[[DeathSeeker want]]'' Mae to kill him? While he did have certain privileges as Proximus' teacher, he seemed rather resigned to the fact that he was a slave and saw no future in humanity's existence. After making a cryptic threat to four very desperate individuals, he immediately turns his back to them and slowly walks away, leaving him wide open for an attack. Perhaps he was looking for a way out but just couldn't bring himself to risk betraying Proxmius?]]

* SpiritualAdaptation: A story that sets in a distant post-apocalyptic future featuring a young protagonist from a small tribe looking to prove themself, whose tribe came under attack by a warlord which drives them to go on an adventure, discovering secrets of the old world that challenge their old beliefs, and teaming up with a mysterious individual [[spoiler:who has ulterior motives and is ultimately manipulating the protagonist for their own benefits but is willing to work together for as long as their interests are aligned]]. If Noa had been a female human, this would probably be the closest we get to a ''VideoGame/HorizonZeroDawn'' adaptation at the moment. [[spoiler: The film even ends with a SequelHook that hints that there may be some outside threat from space, similar to how ''Zero Dawn'' teases [[AbusivePrecurrsors Far Zeniths]] as a future threat, which is ultimately proven true when they indeed return to become antagonists in [[VideoGame/HorizonForbiddenWest the next game]]]].

* CreatorWorship: Similar to his [[Creator/MattReeves predecessor]] for his work on ''Film/TheBatman2022'', Wes Ball has received high praise and adoration from the critics and the fanbase for his direction on the film and ushering in the beginning of a new story, with many eagerly anticipating to see him helm the next installments. Even those who were skeptical of him being chosen to direct ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' film adaptation have universally agreed that he has what it takes after seeing the fantasy-like worldbuilding portrayed in ''Kingdom''.

** [[spoiler:When Noa gives Mae Raka's pendant at the end, does he intend it to be a reminder for her that apes and humans can live together as Raka thought or is giving up the pendant symbolic of him literally giving up on Raka's dream of raising humanity back up as Noa no longer trusts them.]]

** Proximus Caesar is a power-hungry tyrant who desires to solidify complete control over the world and unite all Apekind under one kingdom by any means necessary. However, Creator/KevinDurand's performance, along with his motivations, make him a charismatic and extremely compelling villain to watch, with many considering him a worthy follow-up villain to Koba and the [[Film/WarforthePlanetoftheApes Colonel.]]

* FanficFuel: What is it like [[spoiler:living in the hidden enclaves of remaining intelligent humans? How has society developed over the past three centuries while keeping the threat of Simian Flu at bay, while likely being aware of the feral humans outside these remnants of civilization?]]

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: As good as the twist and world building about [[spoiler:Mae being an intelligent human from a HiddenElfVillage]] is, it can feel disappointing that the film doesn't live up to the trailer's promise to actually give the feral humans their day in the limelight (even Nova -- [[Film/PlanetOfTheApes1968 Taylor's companion,]] [[Film/WarForThePlanetOfTheApes not Maurice's adopted daughter]] -- their most prominent prior representative, is more of a SatelliteLoveInterest) and a chance to form a partnership with the more sympathetic Apes on their own.

** [[spoiler:When Noa gives Mae Raka's pendant at the end, does he intend it to be a reminder for her that apes and humans can live together as Raka thought or is giving up the pendant symbolic of him literally giving up on Raka's dream of raising humanity back up as Noa no longer trusts humanity.]]

* SpiritualAdaptation: A story that sets in a distant post-apocalyptic future featuring a young protagonist from a small tribe looking to prove himself, whose tribe came under attack by a warlord which drives them to go on an adventure, discovering secrets of the old world that challenge their old beliefs, and teaming up with a mysterious individual [[spoiler:who has ulterior motives and is ultimately manipulating the protagonist for their own benefits but is willing to work together for as long as their interests are aligned]]. If Noa had been a female human, this would probably be the closest we get to a ''VideoGame/HorizonZeroDawn'' adaptation at the moment. [[spoiler: The film even ends with a SequelHook that hints that there may be some outside threat from space, similar to how ''Zero Dawn'' teases [[AbusivePrecurrsors Far Zeniths]] as a future threat, which is ultimately proven true when they indeed return to become antagonists in [[VideoGame/HorizonForbiddenWest the next game]]]].

** [[spoiler:Mae]] herself counts, especially by the end of the film. She is a cunning and manipulative [[spoiler:human]] who takes advantage of Noa's kindness throughout the movie and shows minimal hesitation to [[spoiler:flood and kill multiple Apes to destroy the remaining weapons and keep Proximus from getting to it]], all while desiring to [[spoiler:bring humanity back as the dominant species even if it means condemning the Apes back to the cages.]] However, she have been widely acclaimed by the fans for these very reasons, along with [[spoiler:Creator/FreyaAllan's]] complex and nuanced performance. Many hope to see her return as the main BigBad in future installments to see how her conflict with Noa evolves.

* SpiritualAdaptation: A story that sets in a distant post-apocalyptic future featuring a young protagonist from a small tribe looking to prove himself, whose tribe came under attack by a warlord which drives them to go on an adventure, discovering secrets of the old world that challenge their old beliefs, and teaming up with a mysterious individual [[spoiler:who has ulterior motives and is ultimately manipulating the protagonist for their own benefits but is willing to work together for as long as their interests are aligned]]. If Noa had been a female human, this would probably be the closest we get to a ''VideoGame/HorizonZeroDawn'' adaptation at the moment. [[spoiler: The film even ends with a SequelHook that hints that there may be some outside threat from space, similar to how ''Zero Dawn'' teases [[AbusivePrecurrsors Far Zeniths]] as a future threat, which is ultimately proven true when they indeed return to become antagonists in [[VideoGame/HorizonForbiddenWest the next game.]]]]

* EvilIsCool: [[spoiler:Mae]], despite having understandable motivations, counts as this due to their characterization as a morally grey, UnscrupulousHero who successfully manipulates Noa throughout the film to achieve their goals, portraying themself as a cunning and intelligent AntiHero.

* SpiritualAdaptation: A story that sets in a distant post-apocalyptic future featuring a young protagonist from a small tribe looking to prove himself, whose tribe came under attack by a warlord which drives them to go on an adventure, discovering secrets of the old world that challenge their old beliefs, and teaming up with a mysterious individual [[spoiler:who has ulterior motives and is ultimately manipulating the protagonist for their own benefits but is willing to work together for as long as their interests are aligned]]. If Noa had been a human, this would probably be the closest we get to a ''VideoGame/HorizonZeroDawn'' adaptation at the moment. [[spoiler: The film even ends with a SequelHook that hints that there may be some outside threat from space.]]

* SpiritualAdaptation: A story that sets in a distant post-apocalyptic future featuring a young protagonist from a small tribe looking to prove himself, whose tribe came under attack by a warlord which drives them to go on an adventure, discovering secrets of the old world that challenge their old beliefs, and teaming up with a mysterious individual [[spoiler:who has ulterior motives and is ultimately manipulating them for their own benefits but is willing to work together for as long as their interests are aligned]]. If Noa had been a human, this would probably be the closest we get to a ''VideoGame/HorizonZeroDawn'' adaptation at the moment. [[spoiler: The film even ends with a SequelHook that hints that there may be some outside threat from space.]]

** [[spoiler:Mae]] herself counts, especially by the end of the film. She is a cunning and manipulative [[spoiler:human]] who takes advantage of Noa's kindness throughout the movie and shows no hesitation to [[spoiler:flood and kill multiple Apes to destroy the remaining weapons and keep Proximus from getting to it]], all while desiring to [[spoiler:bring humanity back as the dominant species even if it means condemning the Apes back to the cages.]] However, she have been widely acclaimed by the fans for these very reasons, along with [[spoiler:Creator/FreyaAllan's]] complex and nuanced performance. Many hope to see her return as the main BigBad in future installments to see how her conflict with Noa evolves.

* CreatorWorship: Similar to his [[Creator/MattReeves predecessor]] for his work on ''Film/TheBatman2022'', Wes Ball has received high praise and adoration from the critics and the fanbase for his direction on the film and creating a solid first instalment to a new trilogy with a fresh story while still being grounded in the roots of the previous movies, with many eagerly anticipating to see where he takes the story. Even those who were skeptical of him being chosen to helm ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' film adaptation have universally agreed that he has what it takes after seeing the fantasy-like worldbuilding portrayed in ''Kingdom''.

* HesJustHiding: Many fans believe Raka to still be alive despite [[spoiler:seemingly drowning after being swept away by the current]] and that he will return in the future.

** Proximus Caesar is a power-hungry tyrant who desires to solidify complete control over the world and unite all Apekind under one kingdom by any means necessary. However, Creator/KevinDurand's performance, along with his motivations, make him a charismatic and interesting villain to watch. While not to the same levels as Koba, he is seen as an effective StarterVillain to the series, especially for helping set up the future conflict between Noa and Mae.
** [[spoiler:Mae]] themself counts, especially by the end of the film. They are a cunning and manipulative [[spoiler:human]] who takes advantage of Noa's kindness throughout the movie and shows no hesitation to [[spoiler:flood and kill multiple Apes to destroy the remaining weapons and keep Proximus from getting to it]], all while desiring to [[spoiler:bring humanity back as the dominant species even if it means condemning the Apes back to the cages.]] However, they have been widely acclaimed by the fans for these very reasons, along with [[spoiler:Creator/FreyaAllan's]] complex and nuanced performance. Many hope to see them return as the main BigBad in future installments to see their conflict with Noa grow.