Run time: 140 Minutes
Starring-Woody Harrelson, Judy Greer and Andy Serkis
Plot-"A nation of genetically evolved apes led by Caesar become embroiled in a battle with an army of humans".
My Thoughts
I want to start by saying I was a big fan of Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes and Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes. I was eagerly anticipating the third installment in the series, I can say now that it met my expectations. What always got to me about these films is the plight that the Apes go through, they just want to be left alone, but unfortunately that can never be the case as certain factions of humans (in this film the humans are led by Woody Harrelson) keep hunting them down to exterminate them from the world. Let me start with the acting, once again Andy Serkis does another fabulous job as Caesar the leader of the apes, in this film Caesar looks much moor weary then in past films and age has crept into his face as this conflict with the humans takes it toll on him, Andy Serkis was the perfect choice for Caesar and he has blown me away in every film in the series and continues to do so, all of the actors who played the Apes did a great job, I want to give a special mention to Steve Zahn for his portrayal of Bad Ape a new character in the series, he did an awesome job and i even chuckled a few times which was a nice change of pace in a film that has a very serious tone. I want to give a shout out to WETA Digital for their incredible motion capture work, the emotion that is captured on the faces of all the Apes in this film (and the past two films) is extraordinary, even without most of the apes being able to speak the emotion still comes through perfectly and I applaud WETA for their work. On the human side of things Woody Harrelson was the perfect adversary for Caesar, I genuinely disliked his character in this film which for me means that a great acting job was done by Woody, and he did a fantastic job in this film playing the villain (depending on what side you sympathize with). Woody is an underrated actor in my opinion and doesn't get the credit he deserves, all of the roles I have seen him in he does a great job in he brought it again in this fiolm. One other standout for me on the human side was Amiah Miller as Nova her character joined the apes side but does not speak the entire film, for such a young Actress she did a really good job conveying emotions with just her eyes and body language it was very impressive to see. The Special effects in this film were as expected top notch some of the best I have seen in recent memory and didn't take away from the film at all. The plot of this film for me wasn't the best of the three films, I did like that it continued to focus heavily on the ape side of things and I almost got emotional more than once in this film, there are some very sad moments in this film on both sides that almost got me. The audience does get certain spots to see the human side of things (specifically with Woody Harrelson's character) which I did enjoy very much, Overall the film flowed well and the 140 minute run time for me felt a little short, I would have been perfectly happy with a 3 hour plus film considering how big this film is for the entire planet of the apes story line and not just the past two films, the ending for me was weak and my only real grip with this film, I expected more and with a title such as "War for the planet of the apes" I expected a big battle between the apes and humans, that was not the case and i was a little surprised that did not happen but I am okay with it, just felt the ending of the film could have been better, it does set up a potential fourth film but honestly a fourth film is not needed, but with Hollywood who knows. Overall this was a great film and i thoroughly enjoyed it from start to finish and to anyone who wants to see a great film with a strong emotional connection i say see this. Rotten Tomatoes gave this film a 95% saying "War for the Planet of the Apes combines breathtaking special effects and a powerful, poignant narrative to conclude this rebooted trilogy on a powerful -- and truly blockbuster --note". I agree this was one of the best films I have seen in recent memory and it met my expectations and if this is the last film in the series what a way to end it.
Rating
One of the best films I have seen in recent memory, highly recommend it 8.8/10!!!
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