I liked this film... it was not a great film, but it was a good film. I felt that it entertained me for the 2 hours or so that it was on and I did
not feel screwed out of 6 bucks... however, this film did not MOVE
me the way the original film did... it danced with certain issues
without ever really delving into them... it used the image of slaver
without addressing the substance (and so had to rely on deus ex
machina resolution rather than the more cerebral ending of the
original...)
Overall, I think that the ending of this film would have been better at
the end of the original movie, reminding us that WE were the apes
and bringing home the point of the film a clear way. However,
since this film only used racism a slavery as a plot device the
ending simply seemed to say 'boo' rather than to make one think
or reflect.
This is not to say that I disliked Tim Burton's version in any way,
but simply to point out that it does not have the same resonance
as the original... worth seeing, but make sure you give the 1968
one a read as well.
not feel screwed out of 6 bucks... however, this film did not MOVE
me the way the original film did... it danced with certain issues
without ever really delving into them... it used the image of slaver
without addressing the substance (and so had to rely on deus ex
machina resolution rather than the more cerebral ending of the
original...)
Overall, I think that the ending of this film would have been better at
the end of the original movie, reminding us that WE were the apes
and bringing home the point of the film a clear way. However,
since this film only used racism a slavery as a plot device the
ending simply seemed to say 'boo' rather than to make one think
or reflect.
This is not to say that I disliked Tim Burton's version in any way,
but simply to point out that it does not have the same resonance
as the original... worth seeing, but make sure you give the 1968
one a read as well.