Direction : Rupert Wyatt
Cast : James Franco, Freida Pinto, John Lithgow, Brain Cox, Andy Serkis
Music : Patrick Doyle
Cinematography : Andrew Lesnie
Released Date : 05 August 2011
Country : United States
Language : English
Story Line:
Will Rodman (James Franco) is a Scientist who has been trying to develop a cure for a disease by testing a genetically engineered retrovirus on chimpanzees. The virus mutates the chimpanzees, giving them a human level of intelligence and the apes begin their march on man.
Review :
Rise of the Planet of the Apes stars James Franco(Oscar nominee for 127 Hours) as a San Francisco scientist who has crafted a wonder drug with the potential to wipe Alzheimer Diease. When his first presentation to the board of the biotech company he works for doesn’t go as planned, he takes home the young chimp(caesar) with the sole purpose of saving it from being put down -- at least for a few days. Days quickly become years and the development of Caesar is extraordinary.
Franco gives a sample of his cure to his father(John Lithgow), who is suffering from Alzheimer's disease. At first, his father improves but later his body's immune system fights off the virus and he dies. On one Situation, Caesar is forced to leave Fransco's house and is held in a San Bruno primate facility run by John Landon (Brian Cox). The apes are treated cruelly by Landon's son Dodge (Tom Felton) who works as a guard there. Caesar is initially treated poorly by both the staff and the other apes. When Dodge brings his friends into the facility, one of them gets too close to Caesar's cage and is grabbed by Caesar, who steals his pocket knife, later using it to escape his cell. Caesar then frees a gorilla and, with his help, gains dominance over the other apes.
Franco gives a subtle performance that efficiently moves from someone who is careen-driven to daddy-driven. His character is caring for his Alzheimer's-stricken father and then becomes a dad of sorts to a young ape named Caesar. Franco’s supporting actors are solidly cast. Freida Pinto(Slumdog Millionaire Actress) is a colleague who turns into a love interest.
Franco gives a subtle performance that efficiently moves from someone who is careen-driven to daddy-driven. His character is caring for his Alzheimer's-stricken father and then becomes a dad of sorts to a young ape named Caesar. Franco’s supporting actors are solidly cast. Freida Pinto(Slumdog Millionaire Actress) is a colleague who turns into a love interest.
Rise of the Planet of the Apes also employs some classic cinematic techniques such as making the big company of the bad guy. When the apes begin their march on man, the audience completely pulls for the primates. They are a fully developed "people" who have been mistreated, misunderstood and turned into miscreants at the hands of a driven scientist and a corporate mentality that is only seeing profits.
However, the actor who steals the entire movie is Andy Serkis as Chimpanzee Caesar. His facial expressions alone are worthy of an Oscar nod.
The score for the film was composed by Patrick Doyle and performed by the Hollywood Studio Symphony takes the movie to next level. Technically, the new Apes is a marvel. The Actors in ape suits have been replaced by performers caught by performance capture technology that are morphed into living, breathing and full of feeling creatures. Rise of the Planet of the Apes is a feast for the eyes on so many levels.
Rise of the Planet of the Apes doesn’t ignore the premise of the 1968 film; it enhances it.
My Mark:
80/100
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