But now there is news that a prequel has been scheduled, the title will be changed to "Rise of the Apes" (Rise of the Apes), directed by "Prison Break" director Rupert Wyatt, James Franco as the director Male No. 1, joined by black actor Don Cheadle and Indian actress Freida Pinto. It tells the story of a war between apes and humans with greatly developed intelligence. Franco's young genius scientist will play a key role in the war. The old version in 1968 had 5 sequels one after another, but I don't know what this prequel has to do with them. But the gathering of James Franco, Don Cheadle and Freida Pinto is somewhat expected.
But going back to the story of Tim Burton, as a big production of that year, its achievements are far less than that of "Edward Scissorhands", "Sleepy Hollow" and other films. And poor Tim Ross, who turned down Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in order to be part of the film. Although he is the anti-No. 1 in this film and has a lot of scenes, he is covered under the thick ape clothes. If there is no prompt, almost no one will know that it is Ross. Of course, in terms of director and investment, this film seemed to be better than "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" back then. But the actual result is just the opposite, and Aaron Rickman, as Professor Snape's actor, has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. What if Professor Snape is Ross? Poor Ross, who didn't shine in "lie to me" until 2009, wasted years.
It is said that the name Leo is very similar to Neo, the savior of "The Matrix", but Loe is not a savior here, but just a witness. Perhaps the shocking meaning brought by the old version is deeper, regardless of the pros and cons of the old and new, just talk about the concept of consistency in it. Darwin's grandfather told us that the creatures on the earth are constantly evolving, and now the appearance of various creatures on the earth has also been slowly evolved over a long period of time. Humans are humans and apes are apes. Although they have a common ancestor, evolution has made humans the masters of the earth, while apes can only continue to live in the jungle, or be locked up in zoos to be watched by people. Among human beings, the concept of equality is already very deep, of course, China is an exception. But this kind of equality often refers to between people, and so on, the equality between people and all things is not so mentioned.
If, if the theory of evolution is reversed, human beings are a weak race on earth, while apes are the masters of all things, what will happen? This question is also raised in a flash of inspiration when visiting a zoo. Animals don't exist to be visited. Why do humans have the right to treat those animals like this?
In fact, Planet of the Apes tells such a story. When the earth was destroyed and the astronauts in outer space returned to the earth, they found that the evolution of the earth had changed, that human beings had become inferior creatures, and the human relatives, apes, were controlling the earth. And the existence of these apes, because they want to form a society, power and hierarchy are born accordingly, so the filth that happened among humans is once again deduced among the apes, so in front of the new tragedy, all existence has become A huge irony.
The 1968 version was more ironic, while the 2001 version was more commercial and more gimmicky. But in this new version, Tim Burton's usual colors are much lighter, the strange and magnificent colors and the exaggerated and grotesque atmosphere are much less, or he applies these elements more to the story itself and the characters. Yes, but Mark Wahlberg's slightly jerky performance doesn't add much to the character. Only the make-up looks a little weird today. But with the development of CG technology, such complicated makeup is not used anymore, which is really a joke.
However, the film still has a very special meaning for Tim Burton, and that is Helena Bonham Carter, his later wife. The couple's bond is based on this "Planet of the Apes", which can be regarded as a crooked fight. While disappointing others, their own happiness is in the dark.
Although the director and the actors have changed, as the prequel "Rise of the Apes", let's pay attention.
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