Review of Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) by Thequietgamer — 30 Mar 2015
A tale where apes are the main characters that feels surprisingly human. Humanities cruelty and fear of that which we don't understand are the core themes here. The movie takes a look of how they, along with our arrogance can lead to our downfall.
Andy Serkis once again shows that he is the master of motion capture, but this time he is backed up by other talented individuals. Every facial expression is excellently captured and display emotion in believable ways. They allow the ape characters to have real personalities, yet still feel and look like animals in the process.
It's a good thing the ape characters are so well done, because the humans aren't. Most of them are just stereotypical villains. Our lead human character played by James Franco suffers do to a lackluster performance. Franco doesn't show any of emotion when it's needed. This can lead to scenes with him losing power.
Overall though this is an amazing origin story. It made me establish an interest in a franchise I previously didn't care about. It's touching, powerful, and an all around excellent film. One I highly recommend seeing.
This review of Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) was written by Thequietgamer on 30 Mar 2015.
Rise of the Planet of the Apes has generally received positive reviews.
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