Movies that stand the test of times are a rarity, it’s even truer with science‐fiction movie, but the Charlton Heston timeless masterpiece is a different breed of a movie; despite spawning a slur of sequels, and spin off tv shows; the original Planet of the Apes, got stuck in popular culture thanks to a brilliant final plot twist photographed with brilliance, with imagery that is printed in the collective consciousness.
Under the simple premise of an astronaut crash landing on a planet where man is the animal and the ape is the dominant specie, lays a philosophical fable about human society, from the futility of war to racism, with a hint about the debate over evolution. The movie is filled with themes and ideas, that forty years later still resonate, and are still as valid now as they were then.
Planet of the Apes
Published: October 16, 2009Posted in: Classic, Editor's Choice, Hollywood, Movie snatchers, Original, leFrenchie
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Le Frenchie is a Cinephage who has seen probably over 100,000 movies in his lifetime, from masterpieces like Citizen Kane, to shitpieces like Glitter. He enjoys Cinema with a big C, to him it doesn't matter if it's a big Hollywood movie or a small indie no budget flick as long as it is enjoyable... 
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