I’m not a big fan of primates. I don’t see why people like them, really. They screech, the eat lice off of each other, they have weird feet…
So I wasn’t looking forward to Rise of the Planet of the Apes as much as some people, I’m sure. I did watch the two Planet of the Apes, though, to see how they compared to this one movie. I’m not sure what I was expecting, but I ended up feeling quite ambivalent when I left the theater.
Rise did a good job of explaining how apes could have become smart enough to take over, and what happened to the humans for them to allow that to happen. So the story was adequate, but I couldn’t make myself care. It wasn’t just that I didn’t connect with the ape characters, I didn’t connect with the humans either. It was a strange feeling.
However, anyone interested in how the apes became smart enough to rule should watch the movie, because that will be fully explained.
5 comments
Comment by seaofstories on August 18, 2011 at 8:48 am
Ummmm.
You’re a primate too. All humans are primates.
Comment by Laurel on August 18, 2011 at 11:16 am
I used the term “primate” as a short-hand instead of saying “apes, monkeys, chimpanzees, orangutans, etc.” I classify humans as homo sapiens first, then primates, if you want to go that route.
Comment by seaofstories on August 18, 2011 at 2:25 pm
Gotcha. non-human primates.
Lemurs? They’re kind of cute.
Comment by Laurel on August 18, 2011 at 4:54 pm
Ring-tailed lemurs are okay, I guess. They look a bit like a cross between a racoon and a little monkey, which at least makes them interesting!