One thing I loved about this movie was the theme of the erasure of history, exemplified here by the text summarizing the previous movies fading while Caesar’s name is the last thing seen before the funeral, signifying his acts and teachings have been lost while his name all that remains of his legacy.
Yeah and as we saw throughout the film, only a small handful of Apes knew who he was and what he did for them since it was only in that part of this world where Caesar and his troop reside while apes across the planet were also getting smarter by the sick humans they must’ve encountered like Bad Ape without the acknowledgment of his existence. In other words, no one never knew anything about him until ages later.
Plus the track that plays during this scene is obviously “Paradise Found” from War, but Caesar’s leitmotif is completely absent. He’s already being forgotten, right then and there
@@SorenAlba54 Yeah, they don't even know Caeser was raised by humans. Will Rodman has been erased, so they don't know why Caeser found humans important.
@@girl1213 How could they know? I didn’t think that Caesar himself would say anything about him since he kind of blamed him for how he came to be and the conditions he was living in after he was separated. Furthermore, unlike us, they don’t keep written accounts about all the events that has occurred since then.
I think its more appropriate that it was an hour or an hour and a half at longest right after the end of War for the planet of the apes. Theres no way they managed to put this funeral together in just 30 minutes
@@JewishKeto in dawn of the planet of the apes, koba tried to assassinate caesar and take his place. Trying to frame the humans as being responsible. Although he did shoot caesar and everyone thought he was dead. He infact lived... And already during that time, the apes already kinda knew what to do after his death. They still stayed together and stayed strong. After that, i think they knew what to do when this time came.
0:53 notice Rocket placing his hand on Caesar's chest, as if to say his own goodbye to his lifelong friend. So glad they gave us this scene, showing us Caesar and the OG apes one last time. Maurice and Rocket have been there from the beginning, right up until the end. 😢
Yes, to think that Rocket was once an alpha male who then turned into his right-hand man while Maurice became a teacher. Knowing that Raka was the only one of the Order who passed on his teachings, it’s a good bet that all of those members must’ve been orangutans, as well.
@@SorenAlba54 I think it was mixed species, we saw Raka burning the body of another member of the order of whom was either a Chimp or Bonobo, though it may be possible that the majority were Orangutans with some other species involved.
@@Kingsaxxy3872 Fair point since Caesar also had gorillas like Luca and Winter at one point. I said that because since each kind of ape played a specific role in their society, I like to think that the Orangutans were the philosophers and advisers to fit that bill entirely so… can’t complain. 👍
The perfect way to transition from the Original trilogy to the new one. Literally closes the door on the original trilogy for real, and opens it for the new one
Caesars time was the first three movie trilogy that is based on how Humanity falls then Noa will be the new main ape for the second three movie half of the trilogy which will be trilogy two and after Noa's time who would be the next main ape after another time skip three movie part of the third part of the trilogy.
I just realized something: the apes leaving the little flowers on Caesar's body is a callback to War, specifically the scene where Nova also put a little flower (it looks like the same kind as the ones on Caesar) on Luca's head as he died. The fact that they remembered that little detail and decided to bring it back here is just nothing short of amazing. Even if we sadly don't see Nova herself in this scene, her kindness to the apes was still remembered. :')
@@carlosmuller382 Koba was abused by the humans he wanted revenge he wasn’t in the right mindset there’s a book talking about Koba’s childhood and if you add that to dawn it makes sense why he betrayed Caesar
What i love about this opening is that, while you should definitely watch the first three parts of this saga as its a fantastic trilogy of movies, the film brilliantly and beautifully makes it so that the newcomers of the series dont have to watch the other films to understand whats going on, as the opening text and the scene of the funeral itself really hit home that Caeser was someone of importance, that he meant the world to these Apes that he sacrificed his life to save, and he effectively became a Messiah to all Ape kind. Regardless of if his teachings got lost in time or not.
Yea I Believe Its Inspired By The Prophet Muhammad And The Distortion And Abuse Of His Teachings.. Then The Real Spiritual Orangutang Says No This Is The REAL Teachings Of Caesar
Hard to believe his journey has come to an end. We watched Caesar grow up from a young, curious ape in Rise to a strong leader in Dawn to War where he is a never ending legend for apekind! I'll miss you, Caesar #ApesTogetherStrong ✊🏽🐵✊🏽
An unexpected opening scene, but a welcomed one at that. This is the last time we are ever going to see these characters. It's a fitting farewell to the old characters, as it passes the torch to the new characters introduced 300 years later. It's like they always say. Gone, but never forgotten.
Me too. I love how even though Michael Giacchino is no longer composing the franchise, the current composer used this theme for the very last time since it is the one we grew up with during the previous films. ✊
Ceaser was no hero. Since heros tend to be forgotten. Ceaser was a legend! And he will always be remembered as so. An ape who believed in equality among species and fought to the literal death to save his people. And I for one am happy he died knowing is people were final saved. Farewell Ceaser. Apes together strong 👊👊
Honestly the recap of the previous movies along with the funeral scene that played right after was the most amount of sadness I felt watching the first 2 minutes of a planet of the apes movie
The only real problems I have with these scene Is that I wish it were longer and that we got to see Nova and Bad Ape Other then that it’s an amazing scene
Nova wasn’t there because they worried people could confuse her with Mae and bad ape wasn’t there because they could afford to animate him on their less expensive budget
@ I know that now And Bad Ape’s reason is understandable. But I find Nova’s reasoning to be completely stupid. Not only are Nova and Mae 2 different characters who are 300 years apart, Nova is blond with green eyes while Mae has brown hair and blue eyes. Also in the final film, they have a time card that states “many generations later” meaning a long time has passed, plus Mae never states living with apes.
Rest in peace Caesar you are missed forever and everyone loves you you’ve been a hero you’ve saved people took down whoever was evil and will miss you you won’t be forgotten!
1:05 that's Stone holding the fire stick. he was one of Koba's followers but became loyal to Caesar after Koba's death and traveled to the oasis at the end of war for the planet of the apes.
1:08 - 1:35 This one scene clip part throughout the opening scene of *Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes* was an homage to the Darth Vader funeral cremation on Endor scene in *Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi* and also the Qui-Gon Jinn funeral cremation scene at the end of *Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace*
Caesar is hands down one of the best characters in film history. He displayed so much character, progression and depth. Andy Serkis brought so much to this role.
What a fantastic way to open a sequel trilogy. I really hope Rocket and Maurice are remembered as Caesar's closest allies that were there for his *rise* and fall from *war.* But whatever happened to Nova?!
@@roshanemir8625 they are present but just off screen. Nova’s actress is currently 19 years old so it would be kinda odd for her to go from 12 years old to 19 years old in only a couple of hours. Still, they could have done some makeup to make her look younger or just show her from behind. As for Bad Ape, I really don’t know, perhaps they couldn’t get his actor or they thought he was to silly. Still, they were there just off screen.
@@jcoop4 Bad Ape is sorta understandable and you can make the argument he’s standing behind a bigger ape. Nova however is really stupid, especially because Nova and Mae are separated by 300 years.
While I wasn't a big fan of this movie, this opening was fantastic. The emotion on Rocket and Maurice's faces, the music, the flowers on Caesar all make this the best scene in the movie. I really love this scene. 2024 has kinda been the year for unnecessary sequels and ones that ruin previous films, but this respected what came for it, and that is one of, if not the best trilogy of all time
Well, Cornelius was clearly visible at the 1:32 mark. The actress who played Nova in War has grown up in the seven years between films. So, having her make an appearance wasn’t really an option. As for Bad Ape, I really don’t know.
@@aaronmiller6200 Wes Bell said on reddit that Bad Ape was cut for budget reasons and they shot a scene with a lookalike for Nova, since the original actress aged. She was gonna put the first flower on Cesar. But they cut it.
One thing I loved about this movie was the theme of the erasure of history, exemplified here by the text summarizing the previous movies fading while Caesar’s name is the last thing seen before the funeral, signifying his acts and teachings have been lost while his name all that remains of his legacy.
Same
Yeah and as we saw throughout the film, only a small handful of Apes knew who he was and what he did for them since it was only in that part of this world where Caesar and his troop reside while apes across the planet were also getting smarter by the sick humans they must’ve encountered like Bad Ape without the acknowledgment of his existence. In other words, no one never knew anything about him until ages later.
Plus the track that plays during this scene is obviously “Paradise Found” from War, but Caesar’s leitmotif is completely absent. He’s already being forgotten, right then and there
@@SorenAlba54 Yeah, they don't even know Caeser was raised by humans. Will Rodman has been erased, so they don't know why Caeser found humans important.
@@girl1213 How could they know? I didn’t think that Caesar himself would say anything about him since he kind of blamed him for how he came to be and the conditions he was living in after he was separated. Furthermore, unlike us, they don’t keep written accounts about all the events that has occurred since then.
RIP Caesar. An ape, an animal, an outcast, a rebellious, a great leader, a good father, a good friend, and a symbol of freedom of the ape society.
and a Legend, and an Ape Messiah.
@@ChristianGabino
And an adopted ape son and grandson of Dr. Will Rodman and his father, Charles Rodman.
RIP Caesar.
We’ll miss you.
@@ChristianGabino
And both a son and grandson figure to both Dr. Will and Charles Rodman.
We can’t forget that as well.
Ape together strong
Damn you said it!!!
Judging by the sky, this was half an hour after Caesar died
I think its more appropriate that it was an hour or an hour and a half at longest right after the end of War for the planet of the apes. Theres no way they managed to put this funeral together in just 30 minutes
@@red-man7017or maybe the next day as they took some time to process his death
They just lost their leader… they are still processing what life after him means for them now… it’s probably at least a day or two after his death.
@@JewishKeto in dawn of the planet of the apes, koba tried to assassinate caesar and take his place. Trying to frame the humans as being responsible.
Although he did shoot caesar and everyone thought he was dead. He infact lived...
And already during that time, the apes already kinda knew what to do after his death. They still stayed together and stayed strong.
After that, i think they knew what to do when this time came.
Couldn’t be. Between mourning and building his funeral pyre a good few hours had to have passed.
0:53 notice Rocket placing his hand on Caesar's chest, as if to say his own goodbye to his lifelong friend. So glad they gave us this scene, showing us Caesar and the OG apes one last time. Maurice and Rocket have been there from the beginning, right up until the end. 😢
I agreed
Rocket didn’t like our boy Caesar at first then he became one of the boys!!
Yes, to think that Rocket was once an alpha male who then turned into his right-hand man while Maurice became a teacher. Knowing that Raka was the only one of the Order who passed on his teachings, it’s a good bet that all of those members must’ve been orangutans, as well.
@@SorenAlba54 I think it was mixed species, we saw Raka burning the body of another member of the order of whom was either a Chimp or Bonobo, though it may be possible that the majority were Orangutans with some other species involved.
@@Kingsaxxy3872 Fair point since Caesar also had gorillas like Luca and Winter at one point. I said that because since each kind of ape played a specific role in their society, I like to think that the Orangutans were the philosophers and advisers to fit that bill entirely so… can’t complain. 👍
The perfect way to transition from the Original trilogy to the new one.
Literally closes the door on the original trilogy for real, and opens it for the new one
It’s like a goodbye to that masterpiece of that trilogy and open the doors into a new era.
The Star Wars sequels needed something like that
@@kunstlerprime2081yep. It should’ve started where Return of the Jedi ended, the fire of where Anakin’s resting, and Luke heading back to his friends
Caesars time was the first three movie trilogy that is based on how Humanity falls then Noa will be the new main ape for the second three movie half of the trilogy which will be trilogy two and after Noa's time who would be the next main ape after another time skip three movie part of the third part of the trilogy.
I just realized something: the apes leaving the little flowers on Caesar's body is a callback to War, specifically the scene where Nova also put a little flower (it looks like the same kind as the ones on Caesar) on Luca's head as he died. The fact that they remembered that little detail and decided to bring it back here is just nothing short of amazing. Even if we sadly don't see Nova herself in this scene, her kindness to the apes was still remembered. :')
Goodbye Caesar, you won't be forgotten.
But Koba will be Forgotten forever
@@carlosmuller382 YES
Tho Koba should be remembered because he plays an important role in ape history
But he will be appropriated.
@@carlosmuller382
Koba was abused by the humans he wanted revenge he wasn’t in the right mindset there’s a book talking about Koba’s childhood and if you add that to dawn it makes sense why he betrayed Caesar
What i love about this opening is that, while you should definitely watch the first three parts of this saga as its a fantastic trilogy of movies, the film brilliantly and beautifully makes it so that the newcomers of the series dont have to watch the other films to understand whats going on, as the opening text and the scene of the funeral itself really hit home that Caeser was someone of importance, that he meant the world to these Apes that he sacrificed his life to save, and he effectively became a Messiah to all Ape kind. Regardless of if his teachings got lost in time or not.
Same
Anyone who watches this without the other movies is a fucking fool
Yea I Believe Its Inspired By The Prophet Muhammad And The Distortion And Abuse Of His Teachings.. Then The Real Spiritual Orangutang Says No This Is The REAL Teachings Of Caesar
Goodbye, Caesar. You’re with all of your family up in heaven right now.
Fare thee well, old friend. 😢
APES TOGETHER STRONG!!!🤜🤛
Yes you in heaven with your son blue eyes and cornelia 😢😢😢😢 rip caesar you will never be forgottten
@@marjorieliauwanjie8974 And Will and his father Charles Rodman, plus Will's girlfriend Caroline Aranha.
@@qwentingreer6793and ash, buck and luca
and kob-nvm
Losing my grandmother right after this movie came out makes this scene hit even harder
I feel Maurice and Rockets pain here
She was an Ape?
His passing was one of the ways I was able to cope with my grandmothers passing as well
@tierabivins4680
Your Grandmother was an a p e ?
Andy Serkis’ last time playing the legendary Ape King
I don’t think Andy was in this movie, but rather just like a CGI stand-in, yet still looking like Caesar
They probably used a dummy and rendered Caesar’s design onto the dummy
I like how Rocket put his hand on Caesar’s chest one last time as if he was trying to say “rest easy my friend…”
Hard to believe his journey has come to an end. We watched Caesar grow up from a young, curious ape in Rise to a strong leader in Dawn to War where he is a never ending legend for apekind! I'll miss you, Caesar #ApesTogetherStrong ✊🏽🐵✊🏽
But he will have a future descendant an ape
An unexpected opening scene, but a welcomed one at that.
This is the last time we are ever going to see these characters. It's a fitting farewell to the old characters, as it passes the torch to the new characters introduced 300 years later. It's like they always say. Gone, but never forgotten.
01:02 i just love this theme
Same
Me too. I love how even though Michael Giacchino is no longer composing the franchise, the current composer used this theme for the very last time since it is the one we grew up with during the previous films. ✊
@@SorenAlba54They reused Giacchino's theme, it's not the theme of the new composer of this film.
@@mateusdecarvalhobueno7757 I know. That’s what I’m saying.
Same here!
I seen this movie yesterday. The opening of the movie was a good send off to Caesar. rest in peace Caesar. you won’t be forgotten😢
Definitely one of my top favorite scenes in kingdom
We get to see the OG’s again before we have that time jump
And Cornelius is sorta in this film
Mine too
Wonder where Nova was. She would have most certainly been at Caesar's funeral.
@@liamphibia probably was but the actress is too old now
Farewell to a true leader, king, a father and a true ape.
He wasn't just an ape. He was THE first ape to be human for the first time in 10k years...
@Leatherhead1225 What I mean by Ape, like Ape strong together.
Ceaser was no hero. Since heros tend to be forgotten. Ceaser was a legend! And he will always be remembered as so. An ape who believed in equality among species and fought to the literal death to save his people. And I for one am happy he died knowing is people were final saved. Farewell Ceaser. Apes together strong
👊👊
"Heroes get remembered, Legends never die." - Babe Ruth, The Sandlot
@@thecrossoverperson7455 ape's together strong
Honestly the recap of the previous movies along with the funeral scene that played right after was the most amount of sadness I felt watching the first 2 minutes of a planet of the apes movie
The only real problems I have with these scene
Is that I wish it were longer and that we got to see Nova and Bad Ape
Other then that it’s an amazing scene
Nova wasn’t there because they worried people could confuse her with Mae and bad ape wasn’t there because they could afford to animate him on their less expensive budget
@ I know that now
And Bad Ape’s reason is understandable. But I find Nova’s reasoning to be completely stupid. Not only are Nova and Mae 2 different characters who are 300 years apart, Nova is blond with green eyes while Mae has brown hair and blue eyes. Also in the final film, they have a time card that states “many generations later” meaning a long time has passed, plus Mae never states living with apes.
Even in death, he commands respect
Rest in peace Caesar you are missed forever and everyone loves you you’ve been a hero you’ve saved people took down whoever was evil and will miss you you won’t be forgotten!
When I saw this in theaters I placed my hand over my heart and saluted to Caesar in respect
Hail, Ceaser the Ape King. Your legacy will live on
0:39 Rest In Peace Caesar,Your Sacrifice Will Not Be Forgotten And Your Legacy Will Be Preserved.
I miss Cesar so much and Maurice and Rocket
Me too
@@cesarmorales9138 same 😞😞
Don’t forget the gorilla Luca who also sacrifice 3 of them
@@VaporPC88 gorilla are the ape family
@@VaporPC88yes, don't forget Bad Ape and Nova
1:05 that's Stone holding the fire stick. he was one of Koba's followers but became loyal to Caesar after Koba's death and traveled to the oasis at the end of war for the planet of the apes.
You end an era to begin an era
Caesars teaching lives on in the memory of all apes
It was good seeing ceasar one last time
I wish Caesar never died so we can keep going on his Journeys and Adventure
"Random:" I 😢really wish "blue eyes" would have lived thru "WarOf"
I never got over that.
Neither did I
1:08 - 1:35 This one scene clip part throughout the opening scene of *Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes* was an homage to the Darth Vader funeral cremation on Endor scene in *Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi*
and also the Qui-Gon Jinn funeral cremation scene at the end of *Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace*
Oh yeah, their funeral pyre was shot exactly like that. Good catch.
I don't know why but seeing that scene made me cry 0:25
Caesar joined his adoptive family and friends in Paradise.
Caesar is hands down one of the best characters in film history. He displayed so much character, progression and depth. Andy Serkis brought so much to this role.
This was my favorite scene in the movie. First time I ever cried in the first couple minutes
It was nice to see Maurice one last time.
probably one of the best scenes in the film
It's nice to have closure of the original trilogy before starting the next one
I went in to the cinema with no spoilers and took me away I did not expect for the film to open with Caesars funeral. My jaw dropped.
@@TheDragonthing591 Same with me, I was so shocked 😂
God the music at 1:35 Is.....Simply beautiful
"Paradise Found" - Michael Giacchino
I like Caesar He's where my favorite characters Lucky finished it in the war of the apes sequel to the kingdom of the planet of the apes this scene
Goodbye Caesar your legacy won’t be forgotten or your beliefs
Caesar may be gone, but his legacy will forever live on.
Rest in peace
For Caesar!
Stone, the very same one who followed Koba, lit Caesar's funeral pyre as a way of paying his final respects to him despite what happened in the past.
This scene hits way harder with the slower version of the song “EVERYTHING WORKS OUT IN THE END.”
We will miss you Caesar , you were truly the GOAT
Memory of Caesar: rest in peace
@Caes008
Your character has inspired us all, Caesar.
We’ll miss your character after the end of War For The Planet Of The Apes.
When the opening logo said “His name was Caesar”, I started to cry rapidly! I miss him and I love Andy Serkis too 😭😭
We will never forget wat ceaser did to protect his trup.Apes together strong ❤❤❤❤❤
Rip Caesar his legacy will carry on and won’t die❤️
Caesar was a great leader in the Franchise of the Planet of the Apes now R I P
Maurice:😢
Caesar: mr maurice
I completely forgot about the opening scene. It was a nice farewell to what the first three movies built before time skip.
This quick reminder got me so emotional. T_T We still miss you, Ceasar.
Apes are strong with or without me.
Caesar is given a funeral pyre just like the man he was named after, Julius Caesar.
That mighta been the idea
@@joewhitehead3 True, but they pulled off this scene perfectly.
What a fantastic way to open a sequel trilogy. I really hope Rocket and Maurice are remembered as Caesar's closest allies that were there for his *rise* and fall from *war.* But whatever happened to Nova?!
The actress for her had grownup at this point, so they didn’t include her
A great and emotional opening that leads to a new chapter.
This is the saddest part in the movie
Me encantó el soundtrack del intro.
😢Gone but never forgotten we will say his words and they will carry on his legacy thank you CAESAR 💪🏾
Caesars memory and lessons have faded to time but his will loves on in Noah
Caesar was a like not only one of the greatest ape but a true leader I really miss the OG apes
I love you Caesar
But where is Bad Ape and Nova in Caesar's funeral?
@@roshanemir8625 they are present but just off screen. Nova’s actress is currently 19 years old so it would be kinda odd for her to go from 12 years old to 19 years old in only a couple of hours. Still, they could have done some makeup to make her look younger or just show her from behind. As for Bad Ape, I really don’t know, perhaps they couldn’t get his actor or they thought he was to silly.
Still, they were there just off screen.
@@jcoop4 Bad Ape is sorta understandable and you can make the argument he’s standing behind a bigger ape. Nova however is really stupid, especially because Nova and Mae are separated by 300 years.
@@PSDavison727But in this initial scene, the original actors didn't return to reprise their roles or did they? None have speech.
@@jcoop4Wouldn't it have been easier to have called another actor???
@@mateusdecarvalhobueno7757 I think it was less about the actor returning and more about recreating his model
Long live... the King...
While I wasn't a big fan of this movie, this opening was fantastic. The emotion on Rocket and Maurice's faces, the music, the flowers on Caesar all make this the best scene in the movie. I really love this scene. 2024 has kinda been the year for unnecessary sequels and ones that ruin previous films, but this respected what came for it, and that is one of, if not the best trilogy of all time
Goodbye Caesar, 🥹, APES....TOGHETER....STRONG!!! 😭😭😭😭
Well Caesar did put an end of The Human-Apes War at the cost of his own life at the end of War For The Planet Of The Apes
Don’t worry he is with will in heaven. we will miss you❤️❤️❤️
01:03 that's bgm ❤
Goodbye great Caesar 😢
Goodbye Caesar 😭 I’ll be okay alone and apes together strong forever
Rip Caesar 😢
Im glad they used the war theme
Long live Caesar 💪🏾 👑 🙏🏾
Ya me imagino un funeral de Godzilla 💙 del monstervers.
I remember not expecting a funeral scene at the beginning of the movie, then I got hit with a gut punch.. 😂
It was sad in the movie that there was only one orangutan left of Caesar's tribe and that is called a warrior's death and I want to go out like that
Wonderful scene, but poor Cornelius. His mother, brother, and now father are gone
Where is lake?
1:32 I think that was her next to Cornelius
@@noahbueno2168Lake and Cornelius take generation by Caesar?
No gonna cry, not gonna cry…
🤜🤛 Together strongs
It feels great to see Maurice and Rocket again
Farewell Caesar.
Where were Cornelius, Bad ape and Nova?
Well, Cornelius was clearly visible at the 1:32 mark. The actress who played Nova in War has grown up in the seven years between films. So, having her make an appearance wasn’t really an option. As for Bad Ape, I really don’t know.
@@aaronmiller6200 Wes Bell said on reddit that Bad Ape was cut for budget reasons and they shot a scene with a lookalike for Nova, since the original actress aged. She was gonna put the first flower on Cesar. But they cut it.
@@aaronmiller6200they could afford to animate him bc they had a much smaller budget this time
The 🐐
Following Caesar death 😢
Rip Caesar…
Jesus ❤ us
😢
Rest in peace Ceasar
❤
R.I.P. to are friend Caesar the Ape it sad he passes away 🕊️🕊️🥺😢
Whatever became of that little girl, Nova? Did Maurice raise her?
I think Caesar is my favorite protagonist of all time
Caesar No!!! Why!!! 😭😭😭
All fault by the soldier Preacher😡
Mr Caesar
Ape together Strong ape shall not kill ape that what caesar would have wanted for all the other ape that fallow him in his honor 1:21
Caesar is home