It has been ten years since their escape; a massive group of super-intelligent apes, led by Caesar(Andy Serkis), live deep in the woods and thrive in a hunting/gathering culture. A group of civilians not killed by the Simian Flu pandemic are gathered in San Francisco and have been degraded by civil unrest, economic collapse and a shortage of power. A small group of humans led by Malcolm(Jason Clarke)have found an abandon hydroelectric dam in the woods and being able to repair it and get it running again could provide much needed power to summon other survivors for help. But something has gone very wrong; an ape has discovered the group. An iffy peace agreement is reached between the humans and apes, but goes awry when a human gun is found that breaks the treaty. An all-out war is unable to avoid, with the conflict determining which species will dominate the planet.
This installment of the franchise seems to be written better and there is noticeable character development with the humans as well as the apes. Filmed in and around San Francisco, New Orleans and Canada...cinematography is outstanding. The CGI is awesome. There are intense sequences and images of violence which is understandable during brutal battle to the death.
The cast also includes: Gary Oldman, Terry Kebbell, Keri Russell, Nick Thurston, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Karin Konoval, Larramie Doc Shaw, Judy Greer and Kirk Acevedo.
This installment of the franchise seems to be written better and there is noticeable character development with the humans as well as the apes. Filmed in and around San Francisco, New Orleans and Canada...cinematography is outstanding. The CGI is awesome. There are intense sequences and images of violence which is understandable during brutal battle to the death.
The cast also includes: Gary Oldman, Terry Kebbell, Keri Russell, Nick Thurston, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Karin Konoval, Larramie Doc Shaw, Judy Greer and Kirk Acevedo.