A person fighting for their freedom and survival. It is something we are all familiar with. That quality alone of this movie separates this between the ordinary sci-fi movies. Other than the costumes of the apes, even though they were pretty impressive for that time, everything looked very realistic allowing you to really get into the movie. Somehow though it works.Ĭombined with Schaffner's directing abilities Heston and him were able to really take this movie to another level. Heston actually is able to portray a man put into slavery by apes. That is why when he just looks into the camera you get a powerful sense of what is happening on the screen. He has that action hero look yet he is by all accounts a great actor. He has that look into the camera that can just describe so many things about his character and portrayal. Yet Charlton Heston some how makes this into one of best sci-fi films ever.Ĭharlton Heston provided something that most actors don't have. If you really look at this movie from a certain perspective this really is not that good. If you're a Sci-Fi, this movie is highly recommended because it deals with philosophical and sociological questions and its a must have. The movie is easily one of the top ten best Sci-Fi films ever created, it stands high up with Star Wars, 2001 A Space Odyssey and The Day the Earth Stood Still. It raises a lot of questions about our modern day society without letting social commentaries get in the way of the drama and action. But that's not the main reason I loved the film so much. The visuals were great and the movie was extremely entertaining. After the film finished, I was completely flabbergasted and amazed to have seen this work of art. So I had extremely low expectations, but I told, whatever, I'll give it a try. When all of a sudden the movie started, my friends told me the movie was very cheesy and lame. I was sitting down on the couch with my nerdy glasses, watching T.V. I was a major Sci-Fi geek who loved Star Wars and Blade Runner. I remember the first time, I watched Planet of the Apes. Planet of the Apes is still way better than all of the sequels and remakes that has even been made. In the year 1968, two movies came out that changed modern day science-fiction films forever, 2001 A Space Odyssey was the most famous out of the two, but Planet of the Apes stands on its own ground and became a classic that it is universally acclaimed to be.
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