For a moment it seemed as though I truly believed that the orangutan was a superior species to humans

Since the birth of the universe, life has embarked on a process of evolution. From elements-cells-microbes-animals and plants to human beings, all things continue to grow, evolve, degenerate, be born, and die. This is a cyclical process that starts over and over again. Humans have only existed for millions of years. Before humans, the earth also had masters, but they no longer existed. So what is the trajectory of our human development? Maybe it can't get out of this annular circle. From the structure of the entire series, Planet of the Apes is precisely a closed loop formed by the end-to-end combination, and the story will never end.

Since human beings are not the only masters on the earth, their demise is also an inevitable outcome. Naturally, there is a law of the survival of the fittest in the selection of species, so the rise of other species is also unstoppable. As close relatives of humans, apes are closely related to humans, and it is important that they have brain systems and intelligence similar to humans. So their rise is not surprising, the question is are they really better than humans? This is indeed the case in the first half of the movie. Everyone lives together in a community that is isolated from the world and full of warmth. The division of labor is clear. When hunting, they all attack together to promote team spirit, eager for knowledge and progress. The corresponding human world is riddled with holes, arrogant, greedy, and extremely distrustful. Even Koba, who has a deep hatred for human beings, brings more sympathy and resentment to human beings. Until the last moment when Koba raised his gun at Caesar, I always thought that the director wanted to reflect on human beings, but this was not the case. Unexpectedly, the differentiation of the orangutan group made people feel that human beings are not so hateful. Here is another rule of natural evolution: balance. Where there is yin, there is yang, there is good and there is evil, and civilization is always accompanied by pain. Whether human or other species, all things are of the same sex. As Caesar said, I thought we gorillas were better and more united than humans, but I was wrong. Caesar's society is a mirror of human society, and the greatness and hate we see in them also exist in ourselves. Orangutan, or it can be said that all things are like the shadow of human beings, synchronizing side by side with us in the sun, and in the dark we should light a torch to get through together.

A few other character details could be more in-depth and perhaps more convincing, and more emotional episodes like Morris reading with Malcolm's son. Compared to this, the first orangutan-human interaction is richer and more contagious.

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