{"id":860,"date":"2017-12-04T15:00:13","date_gmt":"2017-12-04T22:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/?p=860"},"modified":"2017-12-02T13:08:58","modified_gmt":"2017-12-02T20:08:58","slug":"movie-war-for-the-planet-of-the-apes-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/index.php\/2017\/12\/04\/movie-war-for-the-planet-of-the-apes-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"MOVIE: War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"WarWar for the Planet of the Apes
\n<\/u><\/strong>Year: 2017
\nRating: PG-13
\nLength: 140 minutes \/ 2.33 hours<\/p>\n

There\u2019s something special about the final film in a \u201cprequel trilogy\u201d that almost defies explanation. It acts as a springboard to the original content while also tying up all the loose ends that presented themselves in the previous installments of the trilogy. Since the source material is well-known, a viewer can deduce how it will end, but not necessarily how it will get there. In this sense, movies like\u00a0Star Wars: Episode III \u2013 Revenge of the Sith<\/em>\u00a0(2005) and\u00a0War for the Planet of the Apes<\/em>\u00a0(2017) share a common theme as links between the new and the old.<\/p>\n

Similar in tone to\u00a0Dawn of the Planet of the Apes<\/em>\u00a0(2014),\u00a0War<\/em>\u00a0continues the escalating conflict between the titular apes and the now-endangered humans. Unfortunately, because it places Caesar (Andy Serkis) as the primary protagonist of the whole trilogy, the \u201csavior\u201d parallels are a little too heavy-handed here. Heck, they should have titled it\u00a0Passion of the Planet of the Apes<\/em>. Still, holding true to the original\u00a0Planet of the Apes<\/em>\u00a0(1968),\u00a0War<\/em>\u00a0almost felt like an homage to another 1960\u2019s classic as well:\u00a0The Great Escape<\/em>\u00a0(1963).<\/p>\n

Of course, while I enjoyed this prequel trilogy and reveled in its impressive computer-generated imagery, it does produce a particular divergence from the original franchise. I haven\u2019t seen them in a while, but I\u2019m not sure these rebooted films hold up to the plot continuity of the original \u201cprequel trilogy\u201d that was\u00a0Escape<\/em>\u00a0(1972),\u00a0Conquest<\/em>\u00a0(1972), and\u00a0Battle<\/em>\u00a0(1973). Either way,\u00a0War<\/em>\u00a0stands as an excellent end to a reboot series, replete with immediate and long-term foreshadowing that leads people to go back and watch the original\u00a0Planet of the Apes<\/em>.<\/p>\n

A fitting end to a pretty good prequel trilogy, I give\u00a0War for the Planet of the Apes<\/em>\u00a04.0 stars out of 5.<\/p>\n

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