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War for the Planet of the Apes 2017
Never got round to this one before now, but boy howdy was it worth the wait. Serkis' work in this film may be the best of his career, seeing the evolution of Caesar's arc across these films is among the greatest modern cinematic joys, even though 'joy' is a word that can rarely be used when describing this bleak film. One of the most intense things I've seen in a while, the back half of this had me going "oh…
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Dawn of the Planet of the Apes 2014
The spectacle of this is just astounding, a technical and visual marvel. I'd forgotten how sombre these movies are, there's a real air of sadness around this; how the world has changed so dramatically, how the real conflict is less between apes and humans, but between apes and humans who want resolution through conflict, and apes and humans who want resolution through peace. Very "rage against the dying of the light"-type hope fuelling this from our leads, where you can't help but bite your fingers as it all begins to escalate. Great stuff all around, very watchable
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