Since we're getting a brand new Planet of the Apes in the reboot series, naturally I would make a Road to series. Let's begin.
Rise of the Planet of the Apes is a sci-fi action film, and a reboot to the film series. Making this the seventh installment. It was produced by Chernin Entertainment and Dune Entertainment and distributed by 20th Century Fox. Rise of the Planet of the Apes was written by Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver and directed by Rupert Wyatt.
The story is, scientist Will Rodman was trying to a cure for his father's Alzheimer, but his work is deemed a failure and later becomes the guardian to an ape named Caesar, an ape which shows an unusual level of intelligence. Will sees this as something amazing, but little does he and Caesar know, this will lead to more a threat than a miracle.
- Negatives
I've got nothing.
- Mix
Nothing here either, just keep scrolling.
- Positives
One positive is the CGI. While I do admit there are some moments where the apes look a bit iffy, nine times out of ten, the CGI looks incredible. It's almost hard to believe that it's been over ten years since this movie was first released. Cause a lot of the effects haven't aged that much.
The other praise goes to Rupert Wyatt's directing. He crafted a great looking movie. That finally shot with the apes looking outward towards the city, is incredible. He's directing give us the best of both worlds with this, and that's a good portion of style and a good portion of substance.
Then we have the performances. Mainly from James Franco and Andy Serkis. We all know James Franco is a very talented actor, so it shouldn't come as a surprise that he's great in this. But if you watch the movie (or in this case rewatched), then I think we can agree that Andy Serkis is the show stealer. Whenever Caesar is showing fear, confusion, happiness, calmness, anger, etc. that's not the CGI, that's Andy Serkis through motion capture. Andy Serkis has been making motion capture an art form since he started doing motion capture since The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers.
The last thing I'll praise is the story of Caesar. We see an entire character arc with him. At first during his baby and toddler years, he has an innocence to him. Then as the years go by he makes mistakes that lead to him being sent to an awful zoo. During that time we see him go from simply being frustrated with captivity, being frustrated with what he believes are false hopes, to rising up to be the leader of a revolution. It's a tremendous character arc and I was hooked throughout.
Guys, Rise of the Planet of the Apes was shockingly huge hit back in 2011, and I'm still surprised how it's still great to this day.
My final rating is, A Must Watch!
That's all for today. Come back on Saturday, Feb 24th, for my review of Ethan Coen's newest film, Drive-Away Dolls. Until then, enjoy the rest of your day.
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