Rise of the Planet of the Apes

rise-of-the-planet-of-the-apesWhile this movie had a lot going for it, I just couldn’t get into it for some reason. Perhaps that was because the central conflict in the movie seemed too contrived. There really wasn’t a good reason for the apes and humans to fight – they could have easily worked something out. It would almost have been better without the whole “we need a dam for a power plant” thing, and just have the motivation been pure hatred and racism (which there was plenty of anyway). It didn’t help that I was watching this on my newly broken iPad – so had to watch between the cracks… that kind of takes the joy out of anything.

One thing – I do like these sequel remakes better than the 1970s Planet of the Apes sequels. (Though, the original Planet of the Apes will always remain the best.)