Those of you regular LVA visitors will recognize my rhetorical style, extended somewhat further here because Planet of the Apes is one of my favorite franchises. I did a lot of research for this writeup including watching a number of other films and revisiting some other writers who offer critical analyses of race, pop-culture, politics and of course cinema.
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I too enjoyed the movie, but found it SO EASY to just turn off the brain and go into popcorn mode.
Fantastic review, you've mamaged to inject more depth than I think Wyatt and co. even knew was there.
Thanks Kev D. Often times, and I suspect this is the case with RoPotA, writers end up unconsciously reproducing stereotypes, and as passive observers, we end up simply accepting them.
On another note, I thought Rupert Wyatt did a good job. His only other film The Escapist, which he directed and wrote, was more creative.
A reader at the Paracinema Facebook page noted that I spelled Sikh wrong (Seik) which makes me look like an ass, particularly in this context. I have no excuse, I assumed I knew how to spell it.
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