This movie is not really evolved and the ape make-up is way too primitive. The costume and mask work on the chimps, orangutans and gorillas aren't convincing at all. You can clearly see the gorillas and orangutans and chimps all have bodies much too similar to that of humans because it's just men and women wearing ape masks and orange jump suits.
The story was pretty boring too, it was just "Good" ape vs. "Bad" Humans. There wasn't much dynamic character development or irony, the apes immediately follow and obey Caesar without question even though that just makes it more confusing - the apes are ashamed and angry taking orders from humans but they're proud to take orders from Caesar just cause he's an ape like them?
The only good thing (and it was off-screen) that came from this movie was that it inspired 20th Century Fox to make a much better "ape rebellion" movie in 2011 which was Rise of the Planet of the Apes. It was MUCH better and I even think it's one of the best American blockbusters ever made.
Film Outdated and primitive film, though it did evolve into a much more sophisticated movie in 2011
This movie is not really evolved and the ape make-up is way too primitive. The costume and mask work on the chimps, orangutans and gorillas aren't convincing at all. You can clearly see the gorillas and orangutans and chimps all have bodies much too similar to that of humans because it's just men and women wearing ape masks and orange jump suits.
The story was pretty boring too, it was just "Good" ape vs. "Bad" Humans. There wasn't much dynamic character development or irony, the apes immediately follow and obey Caesar without question even though that just makes it more confusing - the apes are ashamed and angry taking orders from humans but they're proud to take orders from Caesar just cause he's an ape like them?
The only good thing (and it was off-screen) that came from this movie was that it inspired 20th Century Fox to make a much better "ape rebellion" movie in 2011 which was Rise of the Planet of the Apes. It was MUCH better and I even think it's one of the best American blockbusters ever made.