War for the Planet of the Apes


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Released: 11th July 2017
BBFC rating: 12A
Directed by :Matt Reeves
Cast: Andy Serkis, Woody Harrelson, Steve Zahn, Karin Konoval, Amiah Miller
The final chapter in the Planet of the Apes reboot sees the final confrontation between the Apes lead by Caesar (Serkis) against a rogue battalion of humans lead by The Colonel (Harrelson). The film does well to keep well towards the themes of the previous two, while being a completely new film in the franchise, being a more gritty entry to the series. It does well to build on previous characters seen in the franchise, as well as tying into the films that produced the ideas for this reboot. It draws a lot of inspiration from classic war films such as the Great escape and Apocalypse now, and Serkis's performance was brilliant, and definitely  deserves the best visual effect Oscar this year. Harrelson shines as the main antagonist to the film, providing the cold hearted villain that the series deserved, really putting emotional depth to the ape characters. Amiah Miller also does a fantastic job as the only emotional human in the film, which is spectacular considering the environment that she is in, and the character of Bad Ape (Zahn) brings a lovely touch of comedy to an otherwise dark and serious. One thing taken away from this film though was that it was extremely different to the other two, which is brilliant, however it would have been nice to have had a reference to either of the other two, and whether that it an issue that the series holds it self or just the film, it would be nice to have that bridge between either dawn or rise, and this instalment. As well as this the film could have a touch more 'War' to it, but this doesn't take away from the enjoyment factor or the narrative. Either way this is a brilliant end to the saga with one of the most beautiful endings to s film in the past year, and very nearly made me cry. If you haven't seen the other two before this then recommendations are given to go and see them first, however on its own it is a brilliant story which keeps giving the viewers something to focus on every moment.
Final Verdict: A brilliant action spectacle with real heart and brilliant visuals that is sure to be one of the best action films this year
Contains moderate bad language and violence
My rating 8/10 ( Brilliant )

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