15 Best Movie Deaths Of 2017
12. War For The Planet Of The Apes – Caesar
In the latest and greatest instalment in 20th
Century Fox’s Planet of the Apes trilogy Caesar and his tribe of apes have finally
but reluctantly triumphed in the war against mankind, but this comes with a
rather hefty price – the death of Caesar.
Over the course of the trilogy, we’ve seen Caesar grow from a tiny baby chimp to a rebel to war-hardened leader and more often than not he’s demonstrated far more humanity than the majority of his homo sapien counterparts in the franchise.
Poignantly, his death comes after he and his tribe have arrived in a lush and safe new homeland and while it’s bittersweet that Caesar won’t get to live out his days in this simian sanctuary, he dies with a contented smile on his face talking in the sunset with his faithful orangutan mate Maurice by his side safe in the knowledge his clan are no longer in danger.
Lone live the apes! Well, except for you Caesar. RIP.