In this restless world, good movies can comfort our flustered hearts. There are no shortage of good works in those films that focus on human emotions, but in works that explore the relationship between man and nature, really good films are rare. "Kekexili" presents the cruelty of human beings in a documentary way, but the overly real exposure makes people feel more painful than touching. Japanese movies like to tell the story of kittens and dogs, and their warm and pure style has won the love of small literature and art. But I have never raised a cat or dog, so I can't understand the mood of a cat or dog owner. Americans like dogs, no matter what movies there will be scenes of people playing with dogs. But in Hollywood blockbusters, all kinds of animals seem to be exhausted: "Emperor Penguin Diary", "Migrating Bird", "Bear's Diary", "Dream Benz"...
The scientific name of the orangutan is called ape, which is the closest to human beings. Wisdom primates, movies about apes have existed since the 1970s, and the "Planet of the Apes" series based on the French writer's novel of the same name has been remakes and screened countless times. But because of technical conditions and choreography issues, none of them have achieved shocking results. This time, "Rise of the Apes" is another movie after "Avatar" that stunned Chinese people. It is true that the visual impact of the special effects of the former may not be as magnificent and fierce as the latter, after all, it tells the story that happened on earth. However, the delicate expression of the deep and contradictory relationship between humans and orangutans has given us an incomparably deep shock to our emotions.
When I was in middle school, I was deeply obsessed with Mr. Shen Shixi's animal novels. Animals are performing more sentimental and righteous stories in their own world than human beings. In their beautiful utopia, there is no imprisonment of human beings, no poison of science and technology. On the other hand, in today's human world, technological progress has alienated human nature, harmed animals, and destroyed the ecological environment more and more! The irony is that the attention to such subjects in the movie world is far more true than our own behavior in the real world.
A young scientist has developed a drug that may cure human Alzheimer's disease, and he has been proven the efficacy of the drug in an orangutan. He secretly used this drug on his old father who was tortured by Alzheimer's disease. His condition got better, and he thought a miracle had happened. But the death of his father proved that the effect of this drug is different for humans and orangutans. Orangutans became extremely smart after taking the drug, and their EQ and IQ were almost close to that of humans, not to mention the surge in their already strong physique and flexibility. Humans taking the drug will vomit blood and die because of antibodies to the immune system. Caesar, a little orangutan who lost his mother since childhood, was rescued by the scientist hero from the laboratory and gradually grew into a genius orangutan. When the film tells his growth story, he has given him many qualities of a human protagonist: smart, kind, brave, patience, and awe-inspiring righteousness. There is also a more handsome appearance and leadership temperament than other orangutans.
The first love Caesar received came from human beings. After he was a child, he lived in the actor's house, lying in a cute baby, and later made a mistake and was taken away by the animal shelter. He said goodbye to the actor and actress in front of the window, tears streaming down his eyes. The cruel parting gave him a chance, allowing him to slowly realize where he really belongs. In the black jail of the asylum, he was bullied by other foolish orangutans and suffered loneliness alone. When his companion was caught in the laboratory of the research institute, he remembered what the protagonist said to him that his mother was tortured to death by the people in the research institute. The details in the film are vividly shown, and he is fully equipped with critical thinking ability: the actor is my father, but why should I be trapped with a collar, just like the neighbor’s big wolf dog? Am I a pet? Why do humans experiment with us? And these experiments are life-threatening?
So he launched a large-scale orangutan revolution through his wisdom and leadership. The orangutans in the research institute, zoo, or shelter were all rescued collectively. The audience thought they would retaliate against human beings when they were angry, but Caesar led only a free revolution. They passed through all the way, the human guns, bullets, airplanes and cannons are like children's games to them, no weapon can stop them from returning to their hometown --- Sequoia Forest.
The highlight of the film is that Caesar speaks, one is no, the other is Caesar is home. I feel shudder all over. As human beings, what we are looking forward to is the victory of orangutans, because all they want is freedom. This is even more exciting than the Spartacus slave revolution.
Of course, we don’t want orangutans to become smarter than humans one day. We do not allow any animal to surpass humans, because we humans have dominated the world. But proud human beings, shouldn't they be alert at all times? If this world cannot live in harmony with nature, we will eventually have to perish ourselves. Few human young men possess the excellent qualities displayed by the orangutan Caesar. Will our world only make people become more and more cruel, ruthless, selfish, and cowardly? I hope not.
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