First of all, I still want to commend Andy Serkis' performance and the special effects of this film. Because we all know that most digitally produced virtual characters rarely take the lead. From "Star Wars" to "The Hobbit", although the weight of digital characters is heavy, they can't escape supporting roles. And this time, as soon as I saw the poster, I knew that Caesar played by Andy Serkis was the real protagonist. Everyone knows that Andy Serkins can be said to be the spokesperson of motion capture technology. At that time, when Peter Jackson found Andy Serkins, who was still a stage actor, he wanted him to voice Gollum, but Andy • Serkins proposed to say, "Why don't you let me play Gollum, what do you think?", so we have the Gollum we see now, so that we all know the motion capture technology. In fact, the early motion capture was not perfect and required a lot of corrections made by the computer. Until "Rise of the Apes", the motion capture and 3D shooting were simultaneously pulled into the outdoor scene, which is of great significance, allowing the actors to face each other. The performance is not limited by technology. So, the lifelike Caesar we see is entirely from the performance of Andy Serkis and the production of Vita artists, but it is a pity that Andy Serkis has not been recognized by the academy or other important awards. Of course, Coba’s performer Tony Kebel performed very well. He suffered from lumbar disc herniation and said, "My butt is very unhappy."
As a lover of the owner of "Planet of the Apes", I can take this opportunity to explore the story line of "Planet of the Apes".
"In 1972, the human astronaut Taylor disappeared into the universe. In order to find Taylor, Brandt also walked into the universe.
In 3978, the spacecraft driven by Taylor landed on a certain planet, but he discovered that the owner of this planet was an ape, while humans lived like beasts. Taylor's appearance challenged the beliefs of the orangutans, and Taylor was massacred. With the help of a kind-hearted couple of orangutan scientists, the Cornish couple, Taylor also began to search for the truth to prove himself. In the end, when Taylor saw the ruined remains of the Statue of Liberty, he discovered that this is the future earth.
After that, Brandt, who was looking for Taylor, also came here, encountered the same situation as Taylor, and discovered some mutants with special abilities due to nuclear radiation. These mutants kept a super nuclear bomb and served it. For God. In the end, the apes and mutants started a war, and the earth was destroyed by the explosion of the super nuclear bomb.
At the same time, the Kaunices traveled back to Earth in 1973 amidst the impact of the Earth’s explosion on a human spacecraft. At this time, human beings learned through the Kaunices that the future earth will be ruled by orangutans and panicked, so they wanted to kill them, but unfortunately, the Kaunices gave birth to a child at this time and stayed safely. The circus, and this little ape is Caesar.
In 1983, a virus from outer space wiped out cats and dogs and other pets on Earth. However, humans and apes were immune to this virus and accelerated the evolution of apes. Since then, humans have begun to enslaved the apes.
In 1991, the 18-year-old Caesar entered the human world with the leader of the circus who raised him. Seeing the persecuted likes, Caesar's anger was aroused, which opened up a war between apes and humans, which led to a nuclear war. Some humans lived in the ruins of nuclear war, but Caesar built a united family, including some humans as advisors. But the good times didn't last long. General Aldo, who was extremely averse to humans among the apes, launched a rebellion, and the humans living in the ruins also began to take revenge. In the end, Caesar won and controlled the overall situation.
In 2040, Caesar died at the age of 67. "
So it can be seen that the old version of "Planet of the Apes" has an independent world view, and there are some differences. I can broadly classify mainstream science fiction movies into one category, one is similar to Star Wars, magnificent science fiction movies with great visual effects, and the other is similar to "2001 A Space Odyssey" or "The Matrix." There is another category of philosophical science fiction movies that sell curiosity and unique science fiction movies, and "Rise of the Apes" is a dystopian, ironic and realistic hard science fiction movie. Therefore, "Rise of the Apes" is not a prequel to "Planet of the Apes" as many people describe. "Rise of the Apes" is an independent restart. But if you watch it carefully enough, you will find that "Rise of the Apes" has many tributes to the old version:
"For example, the name of the role played by James Frank "Will Rodman" is derived from the name of "Planet of the Apes" in 1986. The names of the two screenwriters "Michael Wilson and Rod Serling" are composed of the names of
the experimenter "Robert Franklin" played by Taylor Raby. "Franklin" originated from Franklin Sfanner, the director of "Planet of the Apes". The
sign-talking orangutan "Maurice" is named after the role of Dr. Zance of the orangutan from "Planet of the Apes" The author "Maurice Evans".
The background news in "Rise of the Apes 1" mentioned the space operation of the "Icarus" on which Taylor was aboard, and revealed the spacecraft in another scene. Missing, it is the plot of
"Planet of the Apes". The drug "ALZ112" developed by Will in "Rise of the Apes 1" symbolizes the 112-minute duration of
"Planet of the Apes . " Caesar said in "Rise of the Apes 1" The first word "NO" in "Ball of the Apes" also symbolizes the enslaving language of humans to the apes in "The Conquest of the Apes" is "NO".
The city hall and MRT station in "Rise of the Apes 2" are Correspondence in "Fall of the Apes".
The line "Apes do not kill apes" in "Rise of the Apes 2" is also an important criterion for the apes society in "Battle of the Apes". "
Through these passages, the influence of the old version of "Planet of the Apes" can be seen. The 1968 "Planet of the Apes" is adapted from the French writer Pierre Boole's 1963 novel of the same name. This book was also published in 1982. After the Chinese version, the translation was called "Apes and Monkeys World." The success of "Planet of the Apes" also surprised Pierre Bull, who was not satisfied with the original, and even wrote a sequel script. Not used, so other readings and TV series derived from "Planet of the Apes" have nothing to do with the original work. It also illustrates the influence of the "Planet of the Apes" series in popular culture, not to mention the surrounding toy models and games. The Japanese fashion brand Bape we know is inspired by "Planet of the Apes". But I think "Planet of the Apes" has an equally profound impact on film production. It can be said that it opened up a new era of special effects makeup. The special effects makeup artist of "Planet of the Apes" It’s John Chambers, who made those realistic facial masks by hand and used an assembly line-like method for makeup, allowing each makeup artist to be responsible for only a part of it, thus doubling the efficiency. What’s interesting is that, There was no makeup award at the Oscars that year (the makeup award was not established until the 54th Oscar in 1982), but in recognition of Chambers’s makeup skills, he was awarded an honorary award. What’s more interesting is that he once participated in the movie argo rescue The hostages trapped in Iran were awarded the Medal of "Intelligence" by the CIA, which is the highest honor that civilians can get. (Friends who have watched "Escape from Tehran" should be familiar with this incident. The role played by Xiaoben at the time was exactly Only after watching "Planet of the Apes" did I find a way to go to Iran to solve the hostages in the film, and the participation of John Chambers was indeed explained in the film.)
Speaking of "Rise of the Apes", I think the biggest difference between it and "Planet of the Apes" is the portrayal and interpretation of the apes or "Caesar". In fact, regardless of the level of special effects, "Rise of the Apes" is also a very good-looking film, because the creators portrayed Caesar as a hero-like image, which made us pay more attention to him, inspired by him and moved by him. In the old version of "Rise of the Apes", the creators did not overly favor humans or apes, and even aroused the audience's self-disgust through irony. It is precisely because of the imagination and irony shown in "The Rise of the Planet" in 1968 that it ranks first in all the "Apes series" movies forever. But I also want to talk about the third part of the "Planet of the Apes" series-"Escape from the Planet of the Apes". This film has a strong role in the entire "Planet of the Apes" series. Its inheritance makes the "Planet of the Apes". The series has become a circular structure, and the film has strengthened the sense of fate of "Planet of the Apes" through the exchange of the identities of the apes and humans. The other parts are almost meaningless, and they cannot be viewed separately from the "Planet of the Apes" series.
I am actually looking forward to "Rise of the Apes". It seems that "Rise of the Planet" has abandoned the old ring structure and the sad fate, but I have been expecting astronauts to pop out suddenly!
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