Dawn of the Planet of
the Apes is the sequel to the 2011 film Rise
of the Planet of the Apes. The writing is top notch, showing compelling
protagonists and complex antagonists.
The acting is great too. The story provided significant growth of the
characters that returned from the first film.
It is a smart movie that can really stand-alone on it’s own merits.
Taking place ten years after the events of the first film,
Caesar and the rest of the intelligent Apes have started a community in the woods.
While they are living there they encounter a human group that is attempting to
start up an old electrical dam in order to get electricity to their city. There is distrust on both sides but both
cultures must work together in order to avoid war.
The writing is very solid. The characters we remember
somewhat from the last film have grown considerably. The human survivor characters are also really
well developed. While some are not empathetic to the Apes, the movie does a
really good job showing you that they have realistic motivations for their
actions. How Andy Serkis has not yet gotten an Oscar nod is mind blowing.
Jason Clarke, Keri Russell, and Gary Oldman really make this
a new and fascinating film. Turning a story of apes revolting in the last film into
a very relevant story about understanding one another despite very complicated
circumstances involving resources and possible war. The CGI is well done and the action scenes
are very fun to watch. The apes look awesome
and terrifying and at times it is easy to forget there is an actor doing motion
capture.
Rise of the Planet of
the Apes is the superior film in my opinion, however Dawn of the Planet of the Apes movie can easily stand-alone and can
still be considered a good movie. The characters are likable and the story is
very entertaining. It is very worth
seeing and anyone who enjoyed the first movie will enjoy this movie. You’ll
have more fun than a barrel of monkeys.
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