![]() ![]() It’s only fitting that Caesar should find himself opposed by a man of equally mythic status: The Colonel, a fanatical leader with a vendetta against apes and the virus they have spread. ![]() The sheer strength of the performances alone, though, has stopped that concern from lingering, and War is no exception. The only weakness of the Apes films has been its lack of a consistent human counterpart, with each one being killed off or written out with each new entry. Over the years, Caesar has become a legend, an icon for the animals – and yet that weight is already hanging heavy on him, after he fought Koba to avoid bloodshed, but finds himself plunged into further loss and grief anyway. What began with the story of an ape outgrowing the cruelty of humans, and then of apes choosing their path as a civilisation, has come full circle, as the fully-fledged ape society clashes with the remnants of humanity fighting their rise. If Dawn of the Planet of the Apes felt like a film made by apes, War for the Planet of the Apes feels like ape cinema has matured over several decades to produce its very own Citizen Kane. And that decision to frame the whole story from the apes’ perspective has given this trio of films a heart that’s all its own. Why? Because it stands by Caesar’s philosophy: apes aren’t the savages in these tales, but the heroes. With War, this reboot of the classic series arguably ranks alongside Star Wars as one of the best trilogies in modern sci-fi. ![]() Apes fight only to survive.” That’s Caesar (Serkis) in War for the Planet of the Apes, the epic third entry in what has emerged as a powerful, accomplished and jaw-dropping franchise. Watch War for the Planet of the Apes online in the UK: Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / TalkTalk TV / Rakuten TV / Google Play Cast: Andy Serkis, Woody Harrelson, Steve Zahn ![]()
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