Honestly, having Meryl Streep and Daniel Day Lewis in supporting roles gave the film a surprising amount of depth.I haven't seen the movie yet, but that's intriguing. The original movie was a reflection of the Civil Rights movement of the 60s and Caesar in the prequels reminded me of MLK. Setting this movie generations after his death and having his message get a little lost or misused to support one's own message seems like a rather clever way to extend the analogy and give the film some contemporary relevance. I hope that that was the idea because it would help to justify the film if it's not just the turn-off-your-brain popcorn movie that it seemed on the surface.
Kidding. I mean... we're talking about a bunch of intelligent apes conquering humanity. There's no shortage of popcorn. But the franchise is built on a clever sci-fi premise that's become embedded in our culture for almost 60 years. After all that time it's developed a kind of allegorical depth that's almost literary. Which doesn't detract from the film's status as a cool and sensational summer-flic.
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