The Planet of the Apes story that started with Caesar continues with the newly released Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes.
I don't feel comfortable calling the new movie a sequel because I don't think it's right to call a sequel a sequel when there is no continuity in the story. The intervening years have changed the story to such an extent that it is not even connected to Caesar's struggle.
The story of the movie, which takes place long after Caesar, tells the story of a young ape's journey and struggle to save his people. At the very beginning of the movie, we see that apes have become humanized not only in terms of appearance, speech, etc., but also in terms of thinking and division.
Just as a human being kills another human being because of their thoughts, skin color, beliefs, etc., the apes have entered into similar divisions. At a time when civilization has reversed for humans and primitivism has emerged instead of sophistication, ape races want to continue where humans left off, and for this they can kill everyone, including other apes.
What caught my attention the most in the movie was the young ape's rediscovery of the past of his race. The ape, who knew everything very differently because of the changed history, returns to his own self as he learns the truth. In a way, Caesar's name is mentioned during the reckoning with the past and the difference between what he adopts and what he wants to do is compared with the reality that exists.
Of course, good will be pitted against evil and the struggle of good against evil will be made more interesting. The fact that the name of the gorilla put in front of the young ape was Caesar was something I couldn't make sense of while watching the movie. The fact that Caesar, who liberated the apes, was presented as a creator in the movie and compared to today's Caesar was, in my opinion, the biggest gap in the story.
I cannot say that I liked Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes. The movie was far below my expectations. Especially in terms of the story, they made nonsense. The apes in the movie have too many wannabe humans. It goes well in a few scenes, but when you start seeing the same thing over and over again, it gets boring because if you're going to teach the apes to become human in every aspect, why don't you make the movie with a predominantly human character?
The previous movies had a purpose for the apes. The last movie was left so purposeless in terms of apes that it turned into a showdown between apes and gorillas from beginning to end. Moreover, presenting this transformation as the purpose of having the technology that humans have is quite pointless.
Owen Teague, who plays the character of the young ape Noa, seemed to be the most successful name in the movie with the answers he found to the questions in his mind during his confrontations with the past and his journey. I liked his acting, but I can say that his performance was a pity because of the story and the story progression.
The movie was like an adventure tour of the characters on an expedition for a while. Maybe it would have been more successful if it had stayed like that. The movie should be watched for the sake of past movies and to give an idea, but don't expect too much because the movie was disappointing for me.
Thank you very much for being here and reading. I hope you like the movie. Until we meet again, take care and goodbye!