The timeline of the Planet of the Apes film series is considered a bit complicated. The recent film Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes) and Tim Burton’s film made in the year 2001 have added to this confusion. On one side are the old films of Charlton Heston, and on the other side are the new prequel trilogy of Andy Serkis’s era. The stories of both the times are very deep and thought-provoking.
This film series is one of the most famous series in the world of science fiction. Its first film Planet of the Apes was released in 1968, based on the novel “La Planète des singes” (La Planète des singes) by French writer Pierre Boulle.
Despite several reboots and sequels, the Planet of the Apes films have maintained a connected story of their own, even if the films do not always tell the story in order of release.
So far, the Planet of the Apes timeline includes a total of ten films. Early films show a future Earth where humans have almost reached wild conditions and apes have created a sentient and organized society. But to show how apes got to this point, the 2011 film Rise of the Planet of the Apes (Rise of the Planet of the Apes) takes the story back.
From today’s fast-paced survival action films to the 1970s and ’80s thinking science fiction, the Planet of the Apes films, if seen in the right order of story, make the journey even more fun.
Sure, below are easy Hindi snippets of Beneath the Planet of the Apes and Conquest of the Planet of the Apes:
Beneath the Planet of the Apes
Although the world of Planet of the Apes seems full of devastation in itself, there was a time when these films were very forward-thinking. Beneath the Planet of the Apes is the sequel to the first film. In it, a new astronaut comes to find people who had previously gone missing on this planet. But fate does not do much good to him either, and he too faces a painful end on this strange planet. The film shows living conditions with primitive humans, intelligent apes, and a nearly defunct human civilization.
The pace of the film may seem a little slow, but the story continues to progress. Even while returning to old areas, new turns come. When the new astronaut Brent meets Charlton Heston’s character Taylor, the two team up to try to stop the terrible war between humans and apes. The threat of complete destruction of the planet, apes gradually adopting a violent nature and destroying themselves due to ignorance — all these together make the story a strong next stop, the end of which is so shocking that the audience is shaken. And it is realized that perhaps democracy is also in danger.
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
The film in question here is Conquest of the Planet of the Apes. The effect of this film is clearly visible in the later prequel films as well. The story follows the sane apes who were left behind by their future parents and who suffered much oppression at the hands of humans. While the previous films depicted monkeys as pets, in this film Caesar prepares to stand against humans after the death of his parents and openly talks about rebellion.
This film, which laid the foundation of the future world, also shows that humans themselves had once suffered slavery. For this reason, this film is considered to be the most powerful link in the entire trilogy.
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
The last film in the Planet of the Apes series is Battle for the Planet of the Apes. In this, Caesar and his army finally gain freedom. At the end of the film, Caesar abandons the path of revenge and violence and forgives humans. After this, humans and monkeys decide to live together. The film proved to be the lowest grosser in the entire series. Famous film critic Roger Ebert called it “the last breath of the dying series.” The franchise was shut down for several years due to poor response, until an attempt was made to revive it in 2001.
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
At a point where the story begins to seem truly strange, it is revealed that two ape scientists had fled Earth before the ape planet was destroyed. As strange as it sounds, so strange is their return to the Earth of 1973, where they arrive as astronauts.
Humans initially welcome these apes, but soon begin to doubt them. Despite this, monkeys maintain trust in humans. Such tricks and fears were very common during the Cold War era. The result is that humans themselves move towards their own destruction, while apes hide their young in the zoo before dying. The story is a bit complicated, but its ideas are considered to be the strongest in this entire franchise.
The Planet of the Apes
The film, by director Tim Burton, is a remake of a 1968 classic, but it’s hard to say it turned out well. The story is the same old — an astronaut, this time played by Mark Wahlberg, falls into the future Earth where apes rule and humans submit to them.
Yes, the special effects of the 2001 film are better than the old-fashioned film, but the film does not make much of an impact due to its rubber-like costumes and weak story. Its end is also so tangled that the ‘twist’ is not even understood. The film feels like a different and more-than-needed link throughout the timeline.
War for the Planet of the Apes
In the third and final film of the prequel trilogy, we see the war that brought the apes to power completely. The film combines events before the 1968 story and sits in the perfect place for the story. This not only marks a good end to a trilogy, but also makes a strong addition to the entire series.
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Planet of the Apes movies always come up with one thing — apes can be as good or bad as humans. This idea is featured in every film, but it seems most effective in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes because it is a film based entirely on war.
The film shows both humans and apes in their good and bad forms. Their confrontation is not just exciting, but also heartbreaking — and most sadly, it could have been prevented.
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Rise of the Planet of the Apes, which came out in 2011, opens this entire story and shows events leading up to the 1968 film. Therefore, here the films are not kept in the order of release, but in the order of story. The film follows the story of Caesar, a chimpanzee whose intelligence is enhanced by scientific experiments. But because of these experiments, he and other monkeys have to face the cruelty of humans, and this is where the rebellion begins.
The greatest strength of this trilogy is Andy Serkis’s acting as Caesar. With the help of motion-capture technology, he made Caesar so alive that he makes everything feel even without speaking much.
Andy Serkis, through his character of Caesar, showed how the decline of humanity begins.
The film is set in the current era and also stars James Franco, John Lithgow, Brian Cox, and Freida Pinto, who lay the foundation for the big struggle that lies ahead.
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Since the first film, a lot of stories have appeared in the world of Planet of the Apes — including eight films, books, graphic novels, and video games. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, the new episode of the film series, carries on the story of the recent trilogy, first created by 20th Century Fox and now 20th Century Studios.
The film is the fourth episode of the reboot that began in 2011. The first parts starred Andy Serkis as Caesar. Later films featured the style of Matt Reeves, which also openly shows deep and emotional themes. New films seem more modern when compared to older films from the ’60s and ’70s, but still have the simplicity and soul of the old series.
In the story following War for the Planet of the Apes, Kingdom shows the journey of Noah (Noah), a young chimpanzee. He sees new ape tribes emerging in the world and humans having reached a wild state again. Proximus Caesar (Proximus Caesar), a leader of the apes, misuses Caesar’s teachings to take over other tribes to acquire old human technology. Noah, along with a girl named May (May), tries to end this oppression and gain freedom to save Caesar’s true thinking.
