Review of Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972) by Ken S — 16 Jul 2014
Unlike its immediate predecessor, this film has a consistent tone, and it is dark and serious. It is basically based on the origin story Cornelius tells in "Escape": a plague killed all cats and dogs, thus leaving humanity yearning for new pets.
They end up adopting apes as their pets, as they are immune to the virus. But the apes get bigger, and the humans make them their servants. Humanity has also progressed in a negative way, they've become essentially a totalitarian dictatorship, and the apes are their slaves, tortured and forced into working for the humans.
Caesar, the offspring of Zira and Cornelius born in the last film, eventually lead the apes in revolt of their human masters. In some ways I wish it wasn't that offspring, for he makes it a predestination paradox, but I think it still managed to work as a film.
There are some great scenes and a wonderful plot, And it us more consistent, strong, and has better social commentary than the previous two sequels for sure.
This review of Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972) was written by Ken S on 16 Jul 2014.
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes has generally received mixed reviews.
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