First ever movie i watched with somebody on discord and its a good movie to start with
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
One last chance for peace.
Rating
4.5 (2)
Release Date
7/8/2014Runtime
130 minsOverview
A group of scientists in San Francisco struggle to stay alive in the aftermath of a plague that is wiping out humanity, while Caesar tries to maintain dominance over his community of intelligent apes.
How It Feels
Read from this film's synopsis, keywords and credits, and used to work out what it sits beside.
A grimly scaled conflict between two species vying for survival in a collapsing world, where the line between victims and aggressors blurs under the weight of desperation and historical grievance. The film treats its apocalyptic scenario with weighty seriousness, building toward inevitable tragedy rather than triumph.
Mood
TenseDread-soakedBleakMelancholic
Themes
WarSurvivalPowerBetrayalComing apart
Look
High-contrastPractical effects
Heads up
Graphic violenceAnimal harm
Reviews
He didn't find koba a-pealling anymore at the end
A movie with apes riding horses and shooting guns has no business being good, but somehow this is great. It's even better than the first.
Dawn skips ahead ten years, building on what Rise established. Caesar is leading the rest of the apes from Rise, and all the ones whose names we knew are his lieutenants and family.
I like that it's not as simple as humans vs apes. There are good humans (Keri Russell!) and bad humans. There are good apes (Marcus!) and bad apes and Koba the worst ape ever (but I do appreciate his sympathetic backstory).
Also I spent a lot of Rise being sad about the animal abuse and experiments, so I did feel less sad this time.
Planet of the Apes (Reboot) Collection
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