Planet of the apes recounts the tale of ulysse who takes on an intergalactic expedition to. Planet of the apes 1968 movie clip statue of liberty ending. Humanity is an important theme in the novel planet of the apes by pierre boulle. Subscribe to our mailing list and receive a free book pdf. Enotes plot summaries cover all the significant action of. The french spy who wrote the planet of the apes bbc news. Planet of the apes is a science fiction novel by pierre boulle, originally published in 1963. Apparently the time vortex works in reverse so that the first one in is the last one out. Could have been a lot more interesting than the 2001 one. The original film is such a part of our popculture concsiousness that its almost impossible to separate it from what we have here. This article contains spoilers for war for the planet of the apes the war for the planet of the apes may bring an end to the modern apes prequel trilogy, but its ending sets up much more than fans may realize upon their first, or even second viewing. While stationed in indochina in 1943, he was captured by vichy france loyalists on the mekong river and.
If youve seen the film, please rate it at this poll. What the end of dawn of the planet of the apes tells us. The films ending on earth streamlines the storys message into a powerful one about humankinds capacity to selfdestruct, whereas the novel closes with the more. I loved the original movie starring charlton heston and have finally got around to reading the book. Butthanks to the use of time travel and the producers desire aka. But the evolution of the other creatures first becoming a social sensation and ending up as pariahs resembles what happened to taylor in the book. War for the planet of the apes, directed by matt reeves, is the grimmest episode so far, and also the strongest, a superb example rare in this era of sloppily constructed. Its an excellent, well made chapter, but its only a small part of the saga begun in rise of the planet of the apes. In the popular but criticallypanned sequel, beneath the planet of the apes, a rescue party comes to find hestons ship. The novel has given rise to numerous sequels, reboots, and spinoffs in film and literature. Four sequels, two tv series, two film remakes, and. Andy serkis on the ending of war for the planet of the apes. One, war for the planet of the apes is an entirely excellent bit of popcorn drama, the first summer movie of 2017 an important, subtly different thing than any old movie released in the summer that i think has a fighting chance of still being passionately remembered 20 years hence, but having seen it, i am in no ways surprised by its quick fade at the box office. Making the planet ruled by apes our own planet not only simplified the story but gave the ending a much bigger bang.
In the book, the protagonist returns to earth from the planet of the apes only to find that earth itself is populated by apes, and that after his hundreds of years relative of space travel apes are the dominant species in the galaxy. Below are a few big references to the classic planet of the apes film and even the original novel all explained by bomback. If you havent seen the film but would like to see the result of the poll click here. The 1968 film, planet of the apes, written by michael wilson and rod serling based on the novel monkey planet by pierre boulle and directed by franklin j. And the whole damn film is a tremendous accomplishment. Here is the sentence which makes everything in the entire movie make perfect sense. If youve seen the progressively cheesier planet of the apes movies of 19681973, you may be shocked to learn the first movie was adapted from an intelligent, ironic, and literate novel. Without any knowledge of what was to come, my mind had me believing that feliz was gonna be nova. Beneath the planet of the apes is a tough one to deal with. In the nottoodistant future, three astronauts land on what appears to be a planet just like earth, with lush forests, a temperate climate, and breathable air. Pierre boulles planet of the apes first published as monkey planet is the basis of two films and several sequels and a tv series, and the book is completely overshadowed by these.
War for the planet of the apes writer explains every. When a film becomes so immensely popular they achieve pop culture status. I have read this book from cover to cover and i have to say it is the finest book written about the planet of the apes. War for the planet of the apes ending explained collider. Why is the ending of planet of the apes 1968 no surprise. Whats the difference between planet of the apes the book and planet of the apes the movie.
It was adapted into the 1968 film planet of the apes, launching the planet of the apes media franchise the novel tells the tale of three human explorers from earth who visit a planet orbiting the star betelgeuse, in which great. Rated 5 stars pota revisited is an awesome book by user. Schaffner, is a significant work of science fiction in that, not only does it offer fantastic story but it plays with the idea of time warps as a chance for allegory. The movie picks up two years after the ending of dawn of the planet of the apes as the war rages on and both humans and apes are on the brink of destruction.
The apes standing on the trees looking at san fran was just them watching and waiting the virus strain out to rule the earth. It was screenwriter rod serling who came up with the stunning ending to the original planet of the apes movie, which opened in 1968. War for the planet of the apes ending, explained thrillist. Planet of the apes is an american science fiction media franchise consisting of films, books, television series, comics, and other media about a world in which humans and intelligent apes clash for control. Planet of the apes is one of those books thats hard to approach without bringing along the baggage of the original 60s film adaptation or the lessthansuccessful remake a few years ago. Feliz is a human girl that helps the apes in revelations and is with them at the end of the book. Twentieth century fox took a different approach with the planet of the apes story when they rebooted the franchise in 2011, with rupert wyatts rise of the planet of the apes. War for the planet of the apes spoilers discussion. War for the planet of the apes isnt nihilistic, but through the repetition of caesars mantra, ape not kill ape, director matt reeves assures us the making numbered on screen is the mankind we. The book that inspired the film planet of the apes.
Planet of the apes ending is the antidote to aggressively hopeful blockbusters. The twist ending of planet of the apes 2001 explained. The series continued with matt reeves sequel in 2014, dawn of the planet of the apes, and advances this year. The remakes ending is actually closer to that of the book on which the original films were based.
Through the same storm and dials back to his time and crashes on earth. First published more than fifty years ago, pierre boulles chilling novel launched one of the greatest science fiction sagas in motion picture history. But in the case of some scifi films, the books ending was completely thrown. The use of action to lead towards a specific message in. People struggle through time only to learn that the conclusion of. Thats a reference to the first planet of the apes which the spacecraft had a different name. Caesar and his apes are forced into a deadly conflict with an army of humans led by a ruthless colonel. Planet of the apes 3 ends caesars story screen rant. Conquest of the planet of the apes ending duration. Im confused by the final scene in the planet of the apes film 2001, not the recent rise film leo lands on earth in his own time to find it run by the apes. The transformation of planet of the apes, from book to movie legend. It was adapted into the 1968 film planet of the apes, launching the planet of. Caesar, commander in chief of the apes in the new war for the planet of the apes, has been the heart and soul of the franchise since appearing as a baby chimp, raised by humans, in rise.
And while this chapter is closed for now, the ending of dawn poses several. Trending book lists books goodreads users cant live without. Complete summary of pierre boulles planet of the apes. He wasnt a novelist, but the twilight zone show was nothing more than filmed scifi shorts, and the hallmark of every classic short is a twist ending of some kind.
This study guide consists of approximately 41 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of planet of the apes. Time on earth and time on the planet of the apes run in opposite directions. I agree with roger ebert who has said that filmmakers shouldnt remake good movies, they should remake bad ones. War for the planet of the apes 2017 alternate ending. Planet of the apes, a classic postapocalyptic scifi drama, has riveted audiences with its stunning performances, brilliant makeup work, resonant soundtrack and powerful statements on humanity, science and religion, as well as the jawdropping revelation in its legendary final moments. The space ship oberon goes in last but has crashed thousands of years in the past. Science fictiongeekreference bookplanet of the apes. The original apes flick was so good it is hard to imagine a remake improving upon it in any substantial way. After the apes suffer unimaginable losses, caesar wrestles with his darker instincts and begins his own mythic quest to avenge his kind. An enjoyable book even if youve seen the original film.
The ending to dawn of the planet of the apes is the perfect set up to the thrilling events that will follow in a sequel that we now believe will be called war of the planet of the apes. Planet of the apes book and movie, lets talk about bothspoilers. Planet of the apes book and movie, lets talk about both. I ended up being completely wrong in the end, but this raised even more questions. While it was actually a box office success, it was roundly chastised by critics because of. I am a huge fan of the 1968 original film version of planet of the apes, so was somewhat apprehensive about tim burtons remake. Very mild spoilers for war for the planet of the apes ahead. Im thinking about reading the book, but if it ends in the same terrible way, then i dont think it would be worth it however, if it doesnt, then i dont want to look up the ending and have the book ruined anyway. But the 1968 film was just the beginning of the story.
Astronaut leo crash lands on a planet other than earth in which apes dominate human kind due to the crashlanding of his spacestation and its crew of humans and primates. Beneath the planet of the apes 1970 alternate ending. Since the 1970s, the planet of the apes franchise has frequently delved into the world of comic. Ends up on a planet full of apes a yrs in the future from earths time. It is two different planets as it was in the original novel monkey planet and mark walhberg does end up back on earth not a duplicate earth in the current time. Typically in films based on speculative fiction or postapocalyptic worlds, audiences are encouraged to not ask too many question. What is the meaning of planet of the apes2001 movie ending. War for the planet of the apes producer peter chernin explains why the upcoming film concludes caesars story. War for the planet of the apes ending explained screen rant. Would have turned into something a lot more dense scifi with timelines and time travel attempts to fix things, but seeing the human guy trying to escape modernday apes copsmilitary and being treated like a freak, but also seeing how our history got recreated with apes. Pericles the ape leaves the ship oberon first and travels through the storm. French writer pierre boulle 19121994 made use of his experience as a soldier in wwii in depicting the relationship of apes and men in this 1963 book, planet of the apes.
Ive watched the planet of the apes movies before, the 1960s1970s ones. It is revealed spoiler alert that our space adventure was actually on earth the whole time, far into the future. While the planet of the apes 2001 movie requires a certain science fiction like leap of faith throughout to swallow, the ending presents an even more peculiar situation to explain. Planet of the apes 2001 surprise ending, movie explanation. Differences between planet of the apes book vs movie page 1. You know, i kind of wish they made a sequel on that idea. They could then return to earth to see what has happened in a sequel just like the previous movies. Fwiw, the ending you have alluded to in your spoiler text was from the second film in the series. Want to know the difference between the planet of the apes film franchise and the original book. By jon therkildsen one of the most famous endings in cinema history is the end just before the endcredits of planet of the apes 1968. I think pierre boulles novel planet of the apes is a social fantasy, an allegory for.
Sees the lincoln memorial, its thade, earth is populated apes and the movie. Soldier all the way on through to the ending, and your reward is one of the most impressively demented in my opinion and most influential somewhat more objective conceits in all of 1970s movie scifi and with the 70s just five months old, when it opened. The films ending on earth streamlines the storys message into a powerful one about humankinds capacity to selfdestruct, whereas the novel closes with the more subdued folly of the apes ingrained beliefs. It was adapted into the 1968 film planet of the apes, launching the planet of the apes media franchise. The story behind the planet of the apes the reel story youtube. Tim burtons attempt to reboot the planet of the apes franchise is regarded as a catastrophic failure. Ulysse began by explaining that he was a friend of professor antelle, a genius scientist on earth in the. Youll be less surprised when you learn the original novel planet of the apes was written by pierre boulle, author of the bridge over the river kwai in the novel planet of the apes, the three frenchmen. People struggle through time only to learn that the conclusion of past. There are a lot of books about the planet of the apes universe. Can someone please explain the ending of the 2001 remake. What really happened at the end of planet of the apes. Does the planet of the apes book end like the movie series.
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