Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes: A New Dawn for the Franchise, movie review

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes: A New Chapter in a Timeless Saga

Summary;

‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’ is the tenth part of the science fiction series that has enchanted millions of viewers. Taking place centuries after *War for the Planet of the Apes*, the film brings into focus the apes that have become intelligent beings with their own societies, and the now struggling and rather primitive human race.

The plot narrates the odyssey of Noa a young chimp in a dangerous quest with a human named Mae. While crossing the game world split in the middle by a river, they meet different ape clans that have their own views and conflicts. Some of the major topics that are under study within the movie include leadership, especially among apes, moral values and relationship between the apes and man.

A World Transformed

The film offers an impressive and rather philosophical vision of how the majority of the territory of the Earth is rendered a natural landscape. Even the ape societies exists and grows to the extent where they have their own language, culture and technology. However, this new acquired civilization is not free of troubles in one way or the other. The story has the main antagonist being a tyrannical ape leader named Proximus who aims to conquer other ape factions and the use human technology.

Unlike the committed apes, humans have lowered themselves to barbaric groups of savages struggling to live in the deserts. It depicts the activities of these two species and leads to questioning the intelligence and the capability of being empathetic of other species.

Themes and Impact

Although *Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes* is still another movie in the man versus ape concept it has a new concept to offer to the genre. But it is not present power and prejudice’s sharp image of cut-and-dry relationships, and people’s self-identity. The focus on the ape’s societies and their struggles that audience sees makes them think of the cooperation and war within any society, regarding themselves as those apes.

On aspect that has been well done is cinematography; it offers the auditor a believable and realistic setting for a science fiction movie. The cast that acted in the movie did a very good job esp. the anthropoid who performed the ape – the activeness of the characters is well portrayed even their feelings.

In sum, it is worth noting that *Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes* is an authoritative and poignant movie that develops the prospectus of the movie series of this franchise. Every fan of the series will definitely watch it and anybody who is interested by the study of people, and the idea of intershiping with other intelligentsia.

Key Characters

Noa (Owen Teague): A young chimpanzee who expected to be a leader being the heir to the current king, he undergoes a journey in which he discovers that he has to fight.

Mae (Freya Allan): A human who is the only survivor of the storm who also has a quasi-religious figure in the Christian tradition and forms a friendship and love interest with Noa.

Proximus (Kevin Durand): A male bonobo who desires to be the ape kind boss and dominate other kinds of apes as well as boast of controlling advanced human technology.

Raka (Peter Macon): Nice orangutan who takes Noa under its care and then makes a friend of him.

Soona (Lydia Peckham): A well and strong chimpanzee character; he is the boyfriend of Noa.

The Potential Impact of Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes on the Franchise.

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes has the potential to significantly shape the future of the franchise in several ways:In several of manners, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes is prepared for bringing a drastic turn in the direction of the tale the franchise is telling.

1. Redefining the Man-Ape Dynamic:

That has now transformed and what we have in the movie is a blend of the warfare between man and ape but rather the problems of cohabitant of man and apes and the challenges of transformation. Such an approach could bring even more complex kazui and stories to the sequels of the game if needed.

2. Expanding the Ape World:

I learned in the given film so many societies of apes with cultured and separated and ranking that has really left me more interested for the further study. I lacked the documentaries/series in detail of the certain ape groups, its historical past, things that it possesses and things that it is enduring.

3. New Characters and Story Arcs:

The presence of crisp new characters such as introduction of new personage Noa, Mae, Proximus has been damp amazing. Their plots could be continued or create the basis for new characters and new episodes of the show. The complicated relations between people and apes, and the case of Noa and Mae in particular, may be expanded.

4. Thematic Exploration:

The film is said to have dealt with themes that were so weighty as leadership, morality and the issue of identity. The future parts of the work might expand on these topics and develop more metaphysical ideas.

5. Visual and Technological Advancements:

It outdid itself in terms of visual spectacle, and the use of motion-capture work raised the bar for the franchise. Future movies should be even able to provide viewers with more machinima experiences and thereby depict fantasy settings in ever more realistic ways.

In total, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes has put the franchise in good standing for it to expand and take new qualitative leaps. Having extended the universe, the steady building of the principal characters, and the ability to force the viewers to think, the series might remain popular for years.