Will Rodman has spent five years working on a new drug that causes the brain to repair itself, thereby increasing intelligence and curing Alzheimer’s. When the drug proves successful on apes, Will pushes for human trials but, after an incident with a pregnant mother, his whole project is closed and the apes put down. All Will is left with is a super intelligent baby chimp, which he names Caesar and raises in his own home. But, after attacking a neighbour out of defence, Caesar is sent to a rescue shelter where, after being abused and mistreated by his handlers, he leads his fellow primates in a revolution against those who mistreat him and his kind.
After The Green Lantern, I was really eager for a good film and thank the maker I hired Rise of the Planet of the Apes or else I might have been screwed. THIS MOVIE IS AWESOME! IT’S BRILLIANT!
Just to let anyone who will listen know I personally believe that this story is possible. Humans are so effing assured of their own brilliance and everything and it’s because of that, that we are going to be the cause of the end of the earth. Seriously, we’re going to try and do something like defy gravity, or cheat death, or some other selfish and unnatural impossible task and we will completely and one hundred percent fuck it up, bringing about the end of our own kind and every other species on the planet! I think that’s why I have a somewhat sick love for films and stories like this, because I believe that there are other people out there, like me, that can just tell that we are going to ruin everything, and you know what?... it’ll serve us right! We’re warning you people! BE WARNED!
Will Rodman has spent five years developing a drug that causes the brain to repair itself, thereby increasing intelligence and curing such brain diseases as Alzheimer’s. When the drug proves successful on apes, Will pushes for human trials but after an incident with a pregnant mother, his whole project is closed and the apes are put down. All Will is left with is a super intelligent baby chimp, which he names Caesar and raises in his home. But, after attacking a neighbour in defence, Caesar is sent to an animal rescue shelter where, after being abused and mistreated by the handlers, he leads his fellow primates in a rebellion against those who mistreat him and his kind.
Well the story speaks for itself. I’ve already said what makes the story so great, but it’s not the story or the great performances that deserve the applause for this film. It’s the special effects!
Andy Serkis, who provided us not only with the voice, but also the entire physical character of Gollum in The Lord of the Rings, retreads the plains of motion capture to bring us the character of Caesar. From the beginning, you know that Caesar is going to be something amazing because he is such a seminal character and needs to be just as strong if not stronger than any of the human actors. Andy delivers another memorable and mind-blowing performance, bringing both defiance and compassion to this computer-generated character. At times I even had tears in my eyes. I applaud you Master Serkis! My hat goes off to you.
But yes, the special effects were absolutely mind-blowing. There’s not one real ape in this film, it’s all CG and is fucking amazing! It may be inevitable that we blow ourselves up in the end, but seriously, when it comes to technology in the entertainment industry, we can pull off some pretty cool feats.
Starring James Franco, Andy Serkis, John Lithgow, Freida Pinto, Tom Felton, David Oyelowo, Tyler Labine, and Brian Cox, Rise of the Planet of the Apes is a visually stunning film that completely blew me away. Packed with action, rebellion, relationships, great performances, and amazing special effects, it’s brilliant! IT’S BLOODY BRILLIANT!
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