Cast: James Franco, Frieda Pinto
My Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
One of the best movies of last year that i have seen. When i saw the trailer, i was skeptic about how the movie would be, for some of the scenes in the trailer didn't make sense. So, i waited a long time to see this movie only to realise that i made a mistake.
Do not watch this movie with hopes of seeing plenty of action and violence. I have always used to think - Before man there were dinosaurs that ruled the planet but will be there be another species that might take over him? This movie kind of toys with that idea about what happens if an ape that has been genetically modified to have enhanced brain cells that makes it intelligent would do with an army of apes? But wait, this movie is not about a war between humans and apes. The director does end the movie with that possibility though.
The best part about this movie is that you would be left with struggling on whose side to pick.. the apes or us humans. If you have already seen the original "Planet of the apes" movie you would be able to appreciate some of the scenes in the movie. But you need not watch that movie to understand this one though.
So, the story is about a scientist, James Franco who experiments on apes and chimpanzees to look for a cure to Alzheimer's. He administers a drug on a female chimpanzee which mutates and attains higher level of intelligence. It tries to protect its baby from the approaching guards and gets killed. James Franco, not able to kill the baby chimpanzee takes it home.
The baby also inherits its mother's intelligence and is able to think on its own. We get to see the movie from the ape's point of view about how it feels when it can also think like a human being but gets treated in a different way. There is this scene where the chimp, on seeing a dog on a leash, realises that it is also being treated as a pet and gets furious.This movie really is different from the regular run of the mill Hollywood movies and you wouldn't be disappointed once you get to see this.
Not a big fan of apes-or- machines-taking-over genre but good graphics n acting by the lead actors sans ms Pinto. The lady is yet to prove that the slum dog is not just a lucky accident.
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