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‘Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes’ Review: 56-Year-Old Franchise Reborn With New Angle That Energizes Classic Primate Tale
A review of 'Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes', set hundreds of years in a future when apes are completely dominant but still searching for new ways
It is a thrilling sequence and sets the stage for his coming of age adventure in this planet where he knows virtually nothing of its human history, but others do including a wise old orangutan named Raka (Peter Macon) who sites the impact and spiritual reputation of the legendary Caesar as he tries to pass on those lessons learned. Caesar (played in the last trilogy by Andy Serkis who serves as a consultant to the actors in this one) may be long gone physically, but remains a god-like creature to many as his ephereal presence lives on all these centuries later. He also quite fancies recreating the kind of technology that humans had aced in their time, and is in fact obessed with entering the nearby vault at the center of his universe ina quest for knowledge and power.
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