just goes to show how shit humans reallly are. Even with the Matrix, when you learn the whole how and why, you sympathize with the machines more than with the humans
The 2011 Planet of the Apes is one of the last good memories i have with my stepdad. Don't worry, he's not dead. Our relationship just turned sour a few years afterwards.
I know how you feel. I was ten when the first movie came out, me and my dad watched it together and we couldn't stop talking about it. A couple years later, everything really went downhill between us. *offers a hug*
This movie was so, so good. I believe many were expecting a ham-fisted, schlocky b-movie and instead we got a very smart, subtle, and brilliantly told origin story. I hope you cover the sequels!
What I really like about this movie is that it managed to make a modern interpretation of the original with each entry closing in on the original plot.
This is probably my favourite film in the apes verse. So well written, so well acted....and with a message we can all understand.. sometimes messing with nature ends badly for us.....we need to know our limits and make sure we don't kill ourselves. I resonated with koba, that absolute aversion to authority through power. They go even further in the second one with that nature in koba causing a rift within the apes. He hates authority. He hates misuse of power sometimes to the detriment to his own species. Those scars on his face are merely a footnote for his internal scars he suffered under men with power. It's so damn good and such a telescope on ourselves and the hubris of the human condition.
Man this was excellent. I can't even begin. Your work is generally great and a blessing but what you've done here, sir.. I can only say I appreciate you, your soul, and clear passion.
YES!! I've been waiting for a long time for a Video on the PLANET OF THE APES SAGA! I remember watching the original 1968 version on TV with my parents on the WB Network back in 1998, and it had one of the most shocking twist endings in film history.
I just always find it hard to believe that the 113 exposure event in that Koba scene would happen the way it did. No way that dude would have been cleared to go home with no monitoring, given that it was a viral vector.
thats true i never thought abt that. but i think they let him leave cause he was kinda characterized as a fat funny oaf. people tend to take those character types less seriously.
I remember first being introduced to the old series in an anthropology class and being taken aback by how insight it was in regards to animals having a culture society traditions religion. Then I remember when the new series came out I was so excited and def not disappointed, def delved more deep into Cesar’s inner psyche and the turmoil he faced with in my opinion greater understanding why he was more empathetic towards humans than his fellow apes (ie the way he grew up, was raised)
You absolutely nail this video l. Such an amazing film and how they have kept the class by not overselling/going major commercial. They've let the films speak for itself
An absolutely phenomenal video, sir. I do like how this is in someways a cash grab on an existing franchise, but it is executed so well. It does what they should be doing when remaking, expand while improving.
Yep. And I honestly think it's time we switched the script and remade Tarzan. Caesar was given the opportunity, but not the choice, to grow as human as possible. I think there is a lot to explore in the story of a human given the opportunity to grow as apelike as possible. Maybe 'Planet of the Apes' is the perfect universe in which to explore that.
Wish I had a vocabulary like yours. Great vid as always! I rewatched this movie a couple nights ago so seeing this on my feed today was perfect. Thank you!
Nobody talking about how Ceaser looks completely terrified of his aggression and primal instincts, as well as the horror of seeing other humans looking at him like a monster
An amazingly written video yet again and a long one at that! I have been a subscriber and viewer for years now well done yet again FCE keep up the amazing work
This movie holds up 13 years later. CGI was great and they made it absolutely feel as if the apes could come through the screen. A reboot/continuation done with perfect care and thoughtfullness.
24:21 I love your videos, this one included. And i dont wanna be that "aCtuAllY" guy xd. Just that's M249 machinegun. No way a gatling gun. Gatling gun's got multiple barrels.
25:59 I absolutely love the juxtaposition of baby Caesar asking for permission to becoming the one granting permission. Caesar is everything you would want in a revolutionary leader, he’s kind, fair, firm, wise, and powerful. All the apes looked up to him but Caesar knew he was nothing without his people. If the population is dumb, educate the population. Caesar could have easily been selfish and escape the facility and abandon all the other apes, but he knew it would be the wrong thing to do. Every decision he made was for the betterment of the collective instead of the individual. He knew Apes strong together
I loved this trilogy! Best reboot ever! I really have to commend John Lithgow for this performance. My father died a few years before this and he had Parkinson’s disease. This caused my father’s mental faculties to decline. I almost wanted to cry when he asked Will where his keys were. My father would often ask for money and my mom would give it to him to make him happy. Just like Charles couldn’t use his keys because he couldn’t drive my dad didn’t need money because he couldn’t go anywhere to spend it. I really love this film but I really wanted to talk about John Lithgow who I feel doesn’t get enough credit for this role.
@@filmcomicsexplained please do the trilogy 🙏 this is one of my favorite movie trilogies, so that you could explain the virus more on how it effects humans and apes
Well I think while films like this revolutionised CGI motion capture, modern moves often use it as a crutch, tending to just say "we'll fix it in post production" instead of integrating it organically during pre-production and the shoot
I don't really have an answer but I often wonder about movies and how they could've been done differently. As an example what if Hunger Games was done darker and more like 1984 instead of all bright and flashy? I agree though these are good while maintaining the original ideas still.
Funny thing for me is that when I went to see this in the theaters, two females got into a fight and I yelled at the “stop imitating what you’re seeing on the screen”.
@@filmcomicsexplained just want to say ty for taking the time to answer fans im having a tough time at the hospital right now but your videos help me kill time im rewatching all you alien series at the moment ... good stuff ty again small things means a lot to some people !
This is of course the best of all the Apes movies, even better than the OG. I'll never forget seeing this trailer in a packed theatre and that moment everyone went "OHHHHHHH...THATs what this movie is???"
.... just a question about your podcast... is it by chance available on Spotify (I know it's a bit cheeky to ask about another platform, on another platform).... And - excellent break down of this film!!! Super appreciate your attention to detail!!
Hey annegirard! Not yet, we’re still manoeuvring the copyright aspect with the clips that we use as we discuss the films from beginning to end, but we’re gonna be adding a new format to the discussions soon that should be able to work on audio only platforms. Will keep ya’ll updated for sure. Thanks for asking 😀
The movie up to the escape scenes was fairly well done. If they had made a break for it at night, it would have at least been plausible. Granted, it wouldn't have been very dramatic having them sneak away in the night. But at least it wouldn't have been laughable in its implausibility.
In a perfect world if this actually happened. Apes and humans made peace, came too and understanding, became friends and worked together as partners too build a utopia on earth and possibly and interstellar civilisation.
You should cover the rest of the trilogy, brother. And I'm curious to know your thoughts on Disney's cash-grabby announcement of a sequel to this trilogy
A few thoughts on the franchise and its underlying mocap technology: First, I feel there’s a plot hole of how Caesar uplifted the zoo apes. A short scene or montage showing Caesar infecting the zoo apes before his conflict with Dodge would have done much to resolve the discrepancy. Also, additional scenes where people would start showing symptoms where Caesar released the virus would subtle appear in blink and you would miss it moments, like Landon wiping away a bloody nose as he drives away from the sanctuary after the police view the footage of Dodge’s death or the zoo guide sniffling before Buck crashes the enclosure fence to release the apes. Second, in Dawn, when Caesar recuperates in Will’s overgrown house, I feel there was a missed opportunity for Will to record a farewell to Caesar on the camera before he succumbed to the flu. Further punctuating this scene could be a visibly sickened Will recording the video in his bedroom, where a body lies on the bed, covered with a sheet. This would presumably be Caroline and in the present Caesar would go to the bedroom to see two figures under the sheet, and then close the bedroom door. Finally, the mocap technology used gives me hope that future creature centric projects, such as the announced Gargoyles live-action series, have a chance of being fully realized.
Using humans was the best idea! I love apes, but only humans can convey the personality and emotions that are necessary. Also-it’s a nod to the original films-the apes were played by humans then so have humans play the apes now!
This rebooted trilogy was incredible. Caesar will go down as one of most memorable characters in media.
And this is how CGI are done, not like today's which are just plain laziness that the directors think over profits than quality itself.
@@rogueascendant6611 I see your point but there are some exceptions like Avatar and Alita Battle Angel.
You mean the greatest ape in cinema history
The absolute genius behind movies like this, District 9, and Ex Machina is that we always sympathize with the non human side.
Absolutely Iceheart! It helps when you have Andy Serkis nailing his creature portrayals as usual
I side with Magneto but I don't care about cat food eating Prawns
just goes to show how shit humans reallly are. Even with the Matrix, when you learn the whole how and why, you sympathize with the machines more than with the humans
@@filmcomicsexplainedhe is definitely an amazing actor!
@@iceheart1289 He should have got an oscar for playing Caesar
The 2011 Planet of the Apes is one of the last good memories i have with my stepdad. Don't worry, he's not dead. Our relationship just turned sour a few years afterwards.
Sorry to hear that :( I can definitely sympathise with that buddy. But glad that you have a positive memory of him that you can remember
I know how you feel. I was ten when the first movie came out, me and my dad watched it together and we couldn't stop talking about it. A couple years later, everything really went downhill between us. *offers a hug*
This movie was so, so good. I believe many were expecting a ham-fisted, schlocky b-movie and instead we got a very smart, subtle, and brilliantly told origin story.
I hope you cover the sequels!
What I really like about this movie is that it managed to make a modern interpretation of the original with each entry closing in on the original plot.
This is probably my favourite film in the apes verse. So well written, so well acted....and with a message we can all understand.. sometimes messing with nature ends badly for us.....we need to know our limits and make sure we don't kill ourselves.
I resonated with koba, that absolute aversion to authority through power. They go even further in the second one with that nature in koba causing a rift within the apes. He hates authority. He hates misuse of power sometimes to the detriment to his own species. Those scars on his face are merely a footnote for his internal scars he suffered under men with power.
It's so damn good and such a telescope on ourselves and the hubris of the human condition.
Well said dubfist! I can’t wait to explore the rest of the series
Bruh can you imagine how scary this shit would be if this really happened
Koba was an incredible antagonist
Man this was excellent.
I can't even begin.
Your work is generally great and a blessing but what you've done here, sir.. I can only say I appreciate you, your soul, and clear passion.
Wow, thank youShabutie420! Glad you enjoyed it mate :)
YES!!
I've been waiting for a long time for a Video on the PLANET OF THE APES SAGA!
I remember watching the original 1968 version on TV with my parents on the WB Network back in 1998, and it had one of the most shocking twist endings in film history.
I just always find it hard to believe that the 113 exposure event in that Koba scene would happen the way it did. No way that dude would have been cleared to go home with no monitoring, given that it was a viral vector.
thats true i never thought abt that. but i think they let him leave cause he was kinda characterized as a fat funny oaf. people tend to take those character types less seriously.
I watched this movie over and over again I used to watch the old ones all the time. I love how you just now started doing it.
Planet of the Apes makes me think about the roman empire additionally every day
Not a day goes by where I dont think about Ancient Rome lol
@@filmcomicsexplained
Can you do a video on Godzilla Minus One
If you don’t mind me asking , are they similar in a way? I know Caesar is ofc named after Julius Caesar but that’s about it
@@John-so2pd It's just based off a meme that men generally often think about the Roman empire
I remember first being introduced to the old series in an anthropology class and being taken aback by how insight it was in regards to animals having a culture society traditions religion. Then I remember when the new series came out I was so excited and def not disappointed, def delved more deep into Cesar’s inner psyche and the turmoil he faced with in my opinion greater understanding why he was more empathetic towards humans than his fellow apes (ie the way he grew up, was raised)
You absolutely nail this video l. Such an amazing film and how they have kept the class by not overselling/going major commercial. They've let the films speak for itself
What’s scared the heck outta me is the fact that a well meaning scientist just wanted to help people ended up destroying the world
This is why we can't always have control
i think it really spoke on doing things with self concerned motivation rather than because its the right thing to do.
This was Harambe's revenge.
He died right before War
You did it man. More puns within 3 minutes than I even wanted to know was possible
😂
An absolutely phenomenal video, sir. I do like how this is in someways a cash grab on an existing franchise, but it is executed so well. It does what they should be doing when remaking, expand while improving.
Yep. And I honestly think it's time we switched the script and remade Tarzan. Caesar was given the opportunity, but not the choice, to grow as human as possible. I think there is a lot to explore in the story of a human given the opportunity to grow as apelike as possible. Maybe 'Planet of the Apes' is the perfect universe in which to explore that.
FINALLY, u know how long ive been waiting for u to release this video? years, actual years.
And now I'm going to watch them all again. Great video
Awesome! Thank you tweek. Enjoy the series:)
We love you FilmsComicsExplained. Always amazing content . Great narrative and research man❤
Wish I had a vocabulary like yours. Great vid as always! I rewatched this movie a couple nights ago so seeing this on my feed today was perfect. Thank you!
Wow, thank you! Glad the timing with you watching the movie and seeing the video on your feed aligned perfectly :)
@@filmcomicsexplained you don't have any vocabulary at all, this is just chat gpt slop and you should stop using it
Love the original film, rise was good as well!
Love Maurice’s loyalty
Genuinely one of the greatest trilogies of all time
Nobody talking about how Ceaser looks completely terrified of his aggression and primal instincts, as well as the horror of seeing other humans looking at him like a monster
Your work is awesome as usual!
Can’t wait for the newest movie
An amazingly written video yet again and a long one at that! I have been a subscriber and viewer for years now well done yet again FCE keep up the amazing work
This movie holds up 13 years later. CGI was great and they made it absolutely feel as if the apes could come through the screen. A reboot/continuation done with perfect care and thoughtfullness.
24:21 I love your videos, this one included. And i dont wanna be that "aCtuAllY" guy xd. Just that's M249 machinegun. No way a gatling gun. Gatling gun's got multiple barrels.
just watched this movie for the first time congrats on 1M subs btw
Such a great movie, kinda crazy it came out so long ago
25:59 I absolutely love the juxtaposition of baby Caesar asking for permission to becoming the one granting permission.
Caesar is everything you would want in a revolutionary leader, he’s kind, fair, firm, wise, and powerful.
All the apes looked up to him but Caesar knew he was nothing without his people. If the population is dumb, educate the population. Caesar could have easily been selfish and escape the facility and abandon all the other apes, but he knew it would be the wrong thing to do. Every decision he made was for the betterment of the collective instead of the individual. He knew Apes strong together
Fantastic episode 😃. Keep it up
Thanks Jamesnoe! :)
FilmComicsExplained comin strong out of the gate with the monkey puns
Been waiting on this
An underrated trilogy
I loved this trilogy! Best reboot ever! I really have to commend John Lithgow for this performance. My father died a few years before this and he had Parkinson’s disease. This caused my father’s mental faculties to decline. I almost wanted to cry when he asked Will where his keys were. My father would often ask for money and my mom would give it to him to make him happy. Just like Charles couldn’t use his keys because he couldn’t drive my dad didn’t need money because he couldn’t go anywhere to spend it. I really love this film but I really wanted to talk about John Lithgow who I feel doesn’t get enough credit for this role.
While I don’t know a lot about the franchise, I admit I have a major soft spot for this trilogy.
I was surprised of how I enjoyed the first film
Another banger ❤
Please do the rest. I think they have another one coming out next year?🎉
Yep that’s the plan Samuelrumsey! :)
@@filmcomicsexplained please do the trilogy 🙏 this is one of my favorite movie trilogies, so that you could explain the virus more on how it effects humans and apes
Yep.
The next one is Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes :)
Looking forward for the other movies to be covered 😀
How come so many remakes today are terrible but these were all good-great
Well I think while films like this revolutionised CGI motion capture, modern moves often use it as a crutch, tending to just say "we'll fix it in post production" instead of integrating it organically during pre-production and the shoot
I don't really have an answer but I often wonder about movies and how they could've been done differently. As an example what if Hunger Games was done darker and more like 1984 instead of all bright and flashy? I agree though these are good while maintaining the original ideas still.
loveee your vids man great job
27:08 to me this let the audience know that these are the prequal to the classic. Remember the sound out the was on earth the entire time
Used to watch this film on repeat back in the day
I hate the whole ceaser was a bad guy he started the apocalypse…nah my boy finished it
Thanks for exposing Niyat.
i cant wait to see the new movie high hopes for it being good
FIngers crossed for sure
@@filmcomicsexplainedfor sure
Do the other two! This was amazing
Beautiful words to describe a beautiful film
The original book from 1963 written by Pierre Boulle is spectacular and chilling.
I love this movie. Great video 👍
Rise of the planet of the apes is probably one of my top 5 favourite films of all time
First
And this is a great topic to come back to. Enjoying the content.
Thanks CompositesNG! :)
Loser
You’ve made a beautiful review
you should be very proud. Thank you 🏴
Thank you kindly williepirie!
Thank you for your work
Made my day again bro 😎
Glad to hear it, thearmchairjournalist!
The original were a fav series when I was a kid the burton one was ok minus ending lol. These are so damn amazing I loved each one more than the last
Funny thing for me is that when I went to see this in the theaters, two females got into a fight and I yelled at the “stop imitating what you’re seeing on the screen”.
Let me guess you said that cause they were non white right ?
@@Therambler972 Actually, it was two white women.
An intense shift in species dominance
If you did one of these movies you need to do the rest of these my friend. 😊
I met Tyler Labine outside a restaurant in Calgary in 2009, he's as nice as any fan would hope he is.
Glad to hear that! :)
The ape named himself. I member that bit from the theatrecal cut.
I don't know why, but I'm that guy who enjoys movies most people hate. I enjoyed the Marky Mark Planet of the Apes.
Likewise
Agreed.
Are you gonna cover Godzilla minus one ? I loved that movie soooo much 😅
Yes, covering that next week after we do Shin Godzilla!
@@filmcomicsexplained OMG TY SIR !!!!
My pleasure Bigjoe!
@@filmcomicsexplained just want to say ty for taking the time to answer fans im having a tough time at the hospital right now but your videos help me kill time im rewatching all you alien series at the moment ... good stuff ty again small things means a lot to some people !
Wishing you a speedy recovery my friend!
When do you plan to put out an explained video of the 3rd movie .
Great video now please do the 2nd and 3rd movie 👍🏾👍🏾
This is of course the best of all the Apes movies, even better than the OG. I'll never forget seeing this trailer in a packed theatre and that moment everyone went "OHHHHHHH...THATs what this movie is???"
Not big on iced out peaces but this looks good 👏🏼👍🏼.
My wife and I saw this in the movie theater when it came out and neither one of us can remember who and why we wanted to watch this. Hahahah
Going to do all of them?
Neat!
cant wait for the next movie in the series
.... just a question about your podcast... is it by chance available on Spotify (I know it's a bit cheeky to ask about another platform, on another platform).... And - excellent break down of this film!!! Super appreciate your attention to detail!!
Hey annegirard! Not yet, we’re still manoeuvring the copyright aspect with the clips that we use as we discuss the films from beginning to end, but we’re gonna be adding a new format to the discussions soon that should be able to work on audio only platforms. Will keep ya’ll updated for sure. Thanks for asking 😀
@filmcomicsexplained oh that's awesome!!! Hopefully it'll work out well for you!! Much appreciated!!
It's my personal head cannon that this trilogy is showing us how the original came around
Thats not headcanon,that's actually a fact,its quite obvious the new,films are prequels
This film series was really good, I want to see Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes in 2024.
It's been years since I last saw this movie
It's been a while since I saw this film but I completely forgot that Brian Cox is in it
Origins of Sharkboy (Sharkboy and Lavagirl) film explained
Yeah
The helicopter gunner was using a Heckler & Koch G36K
Why is Caesar doing the Black Power Raised Fist in the thumbnail?
Excellent video
Andy Serkis is a genius and should win awards every time he shows up for work.
The awards are lucky to be graced by his presence
🥲 i didnt like his version/take on jungle book
@@theeLonelyRedPanda Fair enough, I haven’t seen it because of an aversion to live action remakes. I wouldn’t watch one even for Andy. 🙂
How long does it take to write the script
Just to add, Andy Serkis is a freaking genius
You should do a video on the Gremlins for the holidays.
Would you cover the sequel movies?
The movie up to the escape scenes was fairly well done.
If they had made a break for it at night, it would have at least been plausible.
Granted, it wouldn't have been very dramatic having them sneak away in the night.
But at least it wouldn't have been laughable in its implausibility.
In a perfect world if this actually happened. Apes and humans made peace, came too and understanding, became friends and worked together as partners too build a utopia on earth and possibly and interstellar civilisation.
I watched the new one and it was sooo good
Please explore the Seven Endless from the Sandman comics/netflix series.
You should cover the rest of the trilogy, brother. And I'm curious to know your thoughts on Disney's cash-grabby announcement of a sequel to this trilogy
A few thoughts on the franchise and its underlying mocap technology:
First, I feel there’s a plot hole of how Caesar uplifted the zoo apes. A short scene or montage showing Caesar infecting the zoo apes before his conflict with Dodge would have done much to resolve the discrepancy. Also, additional scenes where people would start showing symptoms where Caesar released the virus would subtle appear in blink and you would miss it moments, like Landon wiping away a bloody nose as he drives away from the sanctuary after the police view the footage of Dodge’s death or the zoo guide sniffling before Buck crashes the enclosure fence to release the apes.
Second, in Dawn, when Caesar recuperates in Will’s overgrown house, I feel there was a missed opportunity for Will to record a farewell to Caesar on the camera before he succumbed to the flu. Further punctuating this scene could be a visibly sickened Will recording the video in his bedroom, where a body lies on the bed, covered with a sheet. This would presumably be Caroline and in the present Caesar would go to the bedroom to see two figures under the sheet, and then close the bedroom door.
Finally, the mocap technology used gives me hope that future creature centric projects, such as the announced Gargoyles live-action series, have a chance of being fully realized.
please do the other ones 😁
Using humans was the best idea! I love apes, but only humans can convey the personality and emotions that are necessary. Also-it’s a nod to the original films-the apes were played by humans then so have humans play the apes now!
Can you u do dawn of the planet of the apes breakdown
Apes get smarter. Humans get dumber. It's like poetry.
😂
Sweet poetry.
Reject Andy, embrace monke.
Please do the rest of the series of the planet of the apes
27:30 babe the pig begs to differ!