10 Terrifying Movie Apocalypses We Should All Embrace
2. An Ape Revolution - Planet Of The Apes Series
This is where were headed. All roads lead to an ape revolution: humans will soon be imprisoned by highly intelligent, talking simians and regularly told that, as human beings, were a pathetic sub-species. If it seems a bit harrowing, thats because it is. But its going to happen. How else could this franchise have endured for so long? The evolution of cute-and-cuddly-apes-who-grow-up-to-be-a-bit-violent to uber-savvy-apes-who-can-talk-and-will-ultimately-enslave-mankind is not something that will have a happy ending for either species. The Planet of the Apes films clearly prove this. The 1968 film with Roddy McDowall is the hell-on-earth type scenario; a lot of embittered and full-of-themselves chimps hang out wearing preposterous clothes, shouting about how wonderful they are and forcing poor Charlton Heston to run around with no clobber on until he damns us all to hell. Mind, the recent reboot showing the rise of Andy Serkis Caesar doesnt seem so bad really. You get the impression Caesar would be a just and compassionate leader to both the apes and the humans. Thered be no favouritism here; just a lot of broody meditations on home-family-future, a lot of staring into the middle distance and wondering, and the occasional violent outburst by an aggrieved monkey foot soldier. Whats not to like? And you do get the sense that intellectual chimp life would do a far greater job at running the world than the sub-species thats currently doing its level best to balls it up. Hail Caesar!
Chris James Peet says hello. His interests include hoping for the best and sitting in chairs. He much prefers moaning to counting his blessings and suffers fools gladly. He also likes to look out of the window and check what's in the fridge but he hates standing up, dripping taps and reality.
