Aug 31, 2009 the whole movie is just him trying to get out of ape city and go back home earth he believes he landed on another planet ruled by apes but in fact he is still on earth but traveled forward in time thousands of years to when humans are not the dominant species and apes have taken there place. Instead of requiring a hypothetical ape to develop space flight and travel through the storm, the entire planet of the apes just sort of sits around and eventually turns into our own. It was adapted into the 1968 film planet of the apes, launching the planet of the apes media franchise the novel tells the tale of three human explorers from earth who visit a planet orbiting the star betelgeuse, in which great. Schaffner, 1968rod serling, creator of the twilight zone, wrote the original script for the film, based on boulles novel.
In the novel planet of the apes, the three frenchmen making the first interstellar journey discover a remarkably earthlike world orbiting betelgeuseearthlike, with one crucial difference. Captured during a terrifying manhunt, locked in a cage, and ignorant of the simian language. A good story, but it should have been told with less thirdperson narration and more character dialogue to give it more life. So it makes sense that the original planet of the apes actually completely changed the ending to. Planet of the apes is a science fiction novel by pierre boulle, originally published in 1963. Planet of the apes novel planet of the apes wiki fandom. Explaining the multiverse of the planet of the apes ign. Tim burtons attempt to reboot the planet of the apes franchise is regarded as a catastrophic failure. Anyways at the end of the 2001 remake we see general thade trapped in the ship, the same ship that carried the ancestral primates such as semos that would soon.
Fox is retconning the beginning of the series with an upcoming prequel, which were pretty sure is called of the rise of the planet of the apes of the. While the planet of the apes 2001 movie requires a certain science fiction like leap of faith throughout to swallow, the ending presents an even more peculiar situation to explain. The trilogy of films comprising the prequel act to the planet of the apes story has come to an end, with most. The complete planet of the apes timeline is actually made up of four separate continuities established over the course of the entire franchise. The escapist director rupert wyatt takes the helm for this planet of the apes prequel centering on genetically engineered chimp caesar andy serkis, who was created in a san francisco lab by an ambitious scientist james franco, and who uses his powerful intellect to lead an ape uprising against all of humankind. It is two different planets as it was in the original novel monkey planet and mark walhberg does end up back on earth not a duplicate earth in the current time. Unlike arguably all of its sequels, the first apes movie is special, and you. The novel has given rise to numerous sequels, reboots, and spinoffs in film and literature. Planet of the apes recounts the tale of ulysse who takes on an intergalactic expedition to an earthlike planet near the star sun of betelgeuse. Planet of the apes is among my favourite scifi films of all time, and that position and claim were cemented when i recently viewed it again. But the evolution of the other creatures first becoming a social sensation and ending up as pariahs resembles what happened to taylor in the book.
Its bold, even for today, experimental, wildly original and succeeds in creating a completely different world not so much by the end, everything that you need to vouch for the fi fiction. It is the third of five films in the original planet of the apes series produced by arthur p. Planet of the apes, the original 1968 scifi classic, boasts one of the most famous and iconic twist endings in movie history. That was the first western comics publication in the planet of the apes franchise. The story is resolved, but the ending sets up the concluding war for the planet of the apes. In a larger sense, the ending evokes the ending of the planet of the apes novel, where the hero has an adventure on a planet ruled by apes, and then inexplicably finds earth ruled by apes upon his return. A good story, but it should have been told with less thirdperson narration and more character dialogue to. While stationed in indochina in 1943, he was captured by vichy france loyalists on the mekong river and was subjected to severe hardship and forced labour. The novel was adapted for the screen by american screenwriter rod serling, then rewritten by. Planet of the apes recounts the tale of ulysse who takes on an intergalactic expedition to. War for the planet of the apes ending, explained thrillist. To date, the planet of the apes movie franchise spans nearly 50 years and includes the original pentalogy, a 2001 remake directed by tim burton, and a reboot trilogy starring andy serkis. War for the planet of the apes serves as a bridge to the events of 1968s planet of the apes. The statue of liberty is a colossal metal sculpture located on liberty island in the middle of the harbour of new york city.
Referencing cold war fears of total nuclear annihilation and the end of civilization, the film also explored a striking dystopian future for the audience to consider. What is the meaning of planet of the apes2001 movie ending. The original film is such a part of our popculture concsiousness that its almost impossible to separate it from what we have here. So it makes sense that the original planet of the apes actually completely changed the ending to the novel upon which it was based. The war for the planet of the apes is over, and spoiler alert humanity lost.
Dawn of the planet of the apes 2014it is the middle instalment of the recent trilogy of reboots that shows the series at its most thrilling, ambitious and disturbing. Visionaries adapts the original film scripts by twilight zone creator rod serling, presenting a very different, yet familiar, take on the classic film. Typically in films based on speculative fiction or postapocalyptic worlds, audiences are encouraged to not ask too many question. Apparently the time vortex works in reverse so that the first one in is the last one out. Sees the lincoln memorial, its thade, earth is populated apes and the movie. And the whole damn film is a tremendous accomplishment. The war for the planet of the apes may bring an end to the modern apes prequel trilogy, but its ending sets up much more than fans may realize upon their first, or even second viewing.
The films ending on earth streamlines the storys message into a powerful one about humankinds capacity to selfdestruct, whereas the novel closes with the more subdued folly of the apes ingrained beliefs. Complete summary of pierre boulles planet of the apes. The french spy who wrote the planet of the apes bbc news. It stars roddy mcdowall, kim hunter, bradford dillman and ricardo montalban. Jul 15, 2017 war for the planet of the apes serves as a bridge to the events of 1968s planet of the apes. Planet of the apes 1968 frequently asked questions imdb. War for the planet of the apes ending explained screen rant. Planet of the apes is one of those books thats hard to approach without bringing along the baggage of the original 60s film adaptation or the lessthansuccessful remake a few years ago. The statue was a gift to the united states from the people of france, and represents libertas, the roman goddess of freedom, bearing a torch and a tablet upon which is inscribed the date of the american declaration of independence, 4 july 1776. Jul, 2017 explaining the multiverse of the planet of the apes with war for the planet of the apes arriving, lets examine the convoluted continuity of the saga from heston to heston no, really. A space odyssey movies which coincidentally came out in the same year and both feature actors dressed as monkeys. War for the planet of the apes isnt nihilistic, but through the repetition of caesars mantra, ape not kill ape, director matt reeves assures us the making numbered on screen is the mankind we. Jul 17, 2017 war for the planet of the apes isnt nihilistic, but through the repetition of caesars mantra, ape not kill ape, director matt reeves assures us the making numbered on screen is the mankind we.
The 2001 version of the planet of the apes was based exactly how the novel was written. Aug 21, 2019 the complete planet of the apes timeline is actually made up of four separate continuities established over the course of the entire franchise. Rise of the planet of the apes 2011 plot summary imdb. Planet of the apes symbols, allegory and motifs gradesaver. Jul 14, 2017 the war for the planet of the apes is over, and spoiler alert humanity lost. Escape from the planet of the apes is a 1971 science fiction film directed by don taylor and written by paul dehn.
The planet he left planet of the apes cannot be earth, it has too many moonssatellites. Jul 25, 2011 like a lot of cult genre films, the original planet of the apes doesnt get taken as seriously as maybe it should. Jacobs, the second being beneath the planet of the apes 1970. And since its now been 50 years since the april 1968 wide release of the original planet of the apes, its a spoiler that can be discussed openly. The use of action to lead towards a specific message in. Browse other questions tagged plot explanation ending planet ofthe apes 2001. It was adapted into the 1968 film planet of the apes, launching the planet of the apes media franchise. Like a lot of cult genre films, the original planet of the apes doesnt get taken as seriously as maybe it should. Final scene in planet of the apes 2001 ask question. Dec 29, 2014 tim burtons attempt to reboot the planet of the apes franchise is regarded as a catastrophic failure. While it was actually a box office success, it was roundly chastised by critics because of. Explaining the multiverse of the planet of the apes with war for the planet of the apes arriving, lets examine the convoluted continuity of the saga from heston. The original film is such a part of our popculture concsiousness that its almost.
Planet of the apes 1968 movie plot ending, timeline. What really happened at the end of planet of the apes. Marvel comics released a number of titles, the longestlived being planet of the apes published under the marvel imprint curtis magazines, which appeared in blackandwhite magazine format, and ran for twentynine issues from 1974 to 1977. Ends up on a planet full of apes a yrs in the future from earths time. The man behind two cinema greats was the little known french spy, pierre boulle as well as the planet of the apes, he also wrote the bridge on the river kwai. If the planet of the apes were the distant past, it would make even more sense. Planet of the apes book and movie, lets talk about both. It was translated into english by british writer and translator xan fielding and published as monkey planet 1963. Typically in films based on speculative fiction or postapocalyptic worlds, audiences. Planet of the apes is an american science fiction media franchise consisting of films, books, television series, comics, and other media about a world in which humans and intelligent apes clash for control. Planet of the apes 2001 surprise ending, movie explanation. The original planet of the apes 1968 has about as much of a legacy in the world of science fiction as 2001.
And if the apes did take over the whole planet, id like to see the differences in the different societies. The use of action to lead towards a specific message in a brief period of time gives the film its power. Apr 06, 2020 planet of the apes, the original 1968 scifi classic, boasts one of the most famous and iconic twist endings in movie history. The ending to dawn of the planet of the apes is the perfect set up to the thrilling events that will follow in a sequel that we now believe will be called war of the planet of the apes. With films like this, which youve probably been told were the most revolutionary thing put to celluloid back in its day. Through the same storm and dials back to his time and crashes on earth. Maybe british apes for example are less cruel to humans. Contains major spoilers for war for the planet of the apes fans of the classic planet of the apes from nearly 50 years ago got a surprise when it was announced that the latest. French writer pierre boulle 19121994 made use of his experience as a soldier in wwii in depicting the relationship of apes and men in this 1963 book, planet of the apes. Planet of the apes ending is the antidote to aggressively.
The humans are dumb beasts, and the apes are intelligent. We know caesar and the lawgiver started the main society, but maybe a couple of intelligent apes sailed to china and africa and started up civilization there. Even if you havent seen the film its very likely youve absorbed it. The question and answer section for planet of the apes is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel. The twist ending of planet of the apes 2001 explained.
Why nova in war for the planet of the apes isnt meant to. As screenwriter wilson explained, the movie was always more about the human predicament than it was about apes. Can someone explain the ending in the 1968 planet of the apes. While there isnt exactly a whole lot to explain about the films ending. Astronaut leo crash lands on a planet other than earth in which apes dominate human kind due to the crashlanding of his spacestation and its crew of humans and primates.
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