Thursday, January 26, 2012

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)

I know this isn't A. Awn material but here's why I was interested; Apes Taking Over The World. Sounds like a movie I would love to see. Animals revolting against oppression. Gorillas throwing humans around like dolls. Buildings tumbling down. Nature taking back the cities.

Well it didn't quite play out like that. Not enough people being killed by gorillas for me to really enjoy this movie.

2 comments:

  1. "Not enough people being killed by gorillas for me to really enjoy this movie." – I feel the same way. Time after time I watch movies and I always come back to the same conclusion, just not enough people being killed by gorillas for me to really enjoy it.

    Seriously though, after watching the trailer I don't like the way they anthropomorphize the gorillas. It's taken too far. I think it hurts it rather than makes it creepy or whatever. It's anthropocentric to imply that increased brain power means they act more humanistic. Why can't they have increased brain power but still act in a simian manner?

    Looks like a crappy blockbuster I wouldn't like.

    If you want to see nature taking over the earth an all humans extinct then read one of my favorite books: The World Without Us.

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  2. Yeah man, I wanted to see a violent animal revolution. I love when animals attack.


    I'll trade you Iron Man for The World Without Us.

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