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This hasn’t come up previously, but I have a…strained relationship with the Planet of the Apes. It’s one of those sci-fi properties that I didn’t really care for when I was younger, but that’s more to do with my own ignorance than the actual quality of the film series. Since then I’ve gained a new appreciation for the series throughout its many incarnations while still holding a grudge over certain issues. Predominately, I’ve always had a problem with the franchise’s tendency to favor “because of shut-up” as the grease that keeps the story wheels going.
I’m not saying I can’t roll with talking apes or solar time travel, more that the apes are just able to beat the humans because shut-up they can. That was a big part of my problem with Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, to the point I straight up turned on the monkeys by the end of the film. As such, I’m holding their new entry at a bit of an arm’s length but this opening trailer definitely has me back on board.
