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Planet of the Apes is an American science fiction media franchise consisting of films, books, television series, comic books, toys, and other media about a world in which humans and intelligent apes clash for control. The franchise is based on French author Pierre Boulle's 1963 novel La Planète des singes, translated into English as Planet of the Apes or Monkey Planet. Its 1968 film adaptation, Planet of the Apes, was a critical and commercial hit, initiating a series of sequels, tie-ins, and derivative works.

Four sequels followed the original film from 1970 to 1973: Beneath the Planet of the Apes, Escape from the Planet of the Apes, Conquest of the Planet of the Apes and Battle for the Planet of the Apes. They did not approach the critical acclaim of the original but were commercially successful, spawning two television series in 1974 and 1975. Plans for a film remake stalled in "development hell" for over ten years before Tim Burton's Planet of the Apes was released in 2001. A reboot film series commenced in 2011 with Rise of the Planet of the Apes, which was followed by Dawn of the Planet of the Apes in 2014 and War for the Planet of the Apes in 2017.

The current film Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes of the series released in May 2024.

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Okay y'all. What did you think about the Kingdom movie? (midwest.social)

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Nobody has posted here in a while, so I thought I'd start the topic. How did you like the Kingdom and what would you rate it 1-10?

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

Honestly, me too. However,

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I thought we saw too little of Proximus Caesar. I know you can't make a movie like 3-4 hours and expect it to be a huge success, but I feel like we didn't really get to see why he did the things he did (besides being the obviously bad guy). I wish we were given the opportunity to sympathise for his cause, which would create interesting contrasts in relation to the movie's actual heroes. Also, like the previous trilogy, there is an apparent enough lack of female apes to make it feel weird. Like, they're 50% of the population and we almost always see them in the role of mothers. I get this franchise is more directed at males, but like, gals like me exist. And I love this film series. Lol.

Overall a solid movie because I've always admired the use of CGI in these modern movies, the environment was stunning and immersive, and like you say, the fact they have an actual culture (that isn't just "being apes") makes it feel more authentic and multidimensional.