Rise of the Planet of the Apes | Movie Review

Rise of the Planet of the Apes is a reboot/prequel to the original Planet of the Apes movies. This film stars James Franco, John Lithgow and Freida Pinto who all get out shined by Andy Serkis as Caesar, the greatest ape alive. In this film, James Franco takes home Caesar who has had a substance that is supposed to cure brain disease such as Alzheimer's passed down by genetics. As Caesar gets older, Problems arise.

This film has combines CGI with Motion Capture almost flawlessly. Caesar looks incredible, the emotion that he shows on his eyes blows my mind. There are a couple of scenes that make me tear up. And according to the director, it is because of the emotion shown in Caesar's eyes which I can completely agree with. James Franco works as a great supporting character. The film starts off as his story and then blends perfectly into Caesar as the main focus point of the film. John Lithgow's performance is heartbreaking but amazing.



The character development of Caesar is slow but powerful. Another ape that has quite a bit of development is Maurice. Maurice is definetely set up to be Caesar's best friend and this absolutely is shown in this film. The action takes place mainly in the final 20 minutes. It is incredible. Caesar leading the apes on the bridge as they try to stealth attack the police, James Franco looking for Caesar. Seriously it is so incredible.

I'm going to give Rise of the Planet of the Apes

A+

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