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I'll just question one glaring plot flaw I have not yet read, before I offer a possible ending to the movie.
In discovering the 'mayday' message on the Oberon where Leo finds that he has unwittingly caused all the events etc. We hear the female animal/chimp handler stating that the monkeys have started killing them all. If this were the case, how could humans have eventually out - populated the planet 4 -1? With this and the horses (and certain aspects of the ape civilization) these to me are the major let downs in the story. I quite liked the time paradox angle. And remakes will always be viewed with scepticism by a generation old enough to have enjoyed an original.
I watched it without any plot info on purpose (so it could unravel honestly and maybe I could enjoy it more) Anyway, I mostly did enjoyed it until the end then I got the impression there was enough plot for a sequel jammed into the last 15 mins.
So if I sum up a few of the plot twists: Apes are descendants of our genetically engineered space cadets. They are deeply religious - except for Thades' bloodline (was his great grandaddy the violent one in the cage they were talking about in the beginning?)
Ok we've got that sorted. I think that Leo's character was fairly honestly acted by Wahlberg. He didn't really care about any of the people or apes but just used them to get back to his ship (or what he thought would be his ship). So if for a minute we agree that he is a selfish individual, and that he has no choice but to rally the human troops or be killed by the approaching ape army even quicker (and ignore all that 'we can do it' crap) Heres my version of the ending:
The second pod comes down with his chimp mate onboard (this is ok as we know the cosmic whatever has cause this time displacement)
Leo doesnt just walk over to it and start man-handling the 'deity' as I'm sure the Gorilla Commander would have taken him apart. But the Space cadet bounds out into Leos arms in Friendship at least giving the still pumped up ape army something to think about for a minute.
General Thade who lets face it is not going to calm down for even Simo himself goes all out to kill Leo as he is obviously threatened by the possible shift of power.
The Fighting kicks off again and in the scramble Simo is killed, Thade has to kill his own Commander (who is religious) and Leo makes a run for the pod and escapes.
In his escape into the sky we see the human element being once and for all dealt with by Thade and his now un-opposed command.
Leo enters the cosmic anomally again and is ejected on the other side to what he can visibly see is earth (maybe just thinks he is lucky) he chooses america and flies in etc. Then the end could play out as written.
I know I've rushed that a bit but at least it would have tied in the twist ending more plausibly. It also keeps with his selfish character, the total ape population of the 'final' planet and with the overall dark tone (Thankyou Mr Burton) of the movie. The overall massage of these films is what B******s we as a species are. So why even attempt a happy ending, and then mess it up even more with a meaning less twist at the last minute?
I'll just question one glaring plot flaw I have not yet read, before I offer a possible ending to the movie.
In discovering the 'mayday' message on the Oberon where Leo finds that he has unwittingly caused all the events etc. We hear the female animal/chimp handler stating that the monkeys have started killing them all. If this were the case, how could humans have eventually out - populated the planet 4 -1? With this and the horses (and certain aspects of the ape civilization) these to me are the major let downs in the story. I quite liked the time paradox angle. And remakes will always be viewed with scepticism by a generation old enough to have enjoyed an original.
I watched it without any plot info on purpose (so it could unravel honestly and maybe I could enjoy it more) Anyway, I mostly did enjoyed it until the end then I got the impression there was enough plot for a sequel jammed into the last 15 mins.
So if I sum up a few of the plot twists: Apes are descendants of our genetically engineered space cadets. They are deeply religious - except for Thades' bloodline (was his great grandaddy the violent one in the cage they were talking about in the beginning?)
Ok we've got that sorted. I think that Leo's character was fairly honestly acted by Wahlberg. He didn't really care about any of the people or apes but just used them to get back to his ship (or what he thought would be his ship). So if for a minute we agree that he is a selfish individual, and that he has no choice but to rally the human troops or be killed by the approaching ape army even quicker (and ignore all that 'we can do it' crap) Heres my version of the ending:
The second pod comes down with his chimp mate onboard (this is ok as we know the cosmic whatever has cause this time displacement)
Leo doesnt just walk over to it and start man-handling the 'deity' as I'm sure the Gorilla Commander would have taken him apart. But the Space cadet bounds out into Leos arms in Friendship at least giving the still pumped up ape army something to think about for a minute.
General Thade who lets face it is not going to calm down for even Simo himself goes all out to kill Leo as he is obviously threatened by the possible shift of power.
The Fighting kicks off again and in the scramble Simo is killed, Thade has to kill his own Commander (who is religious) and Leo makes a run for the pod and escapes.
In his escape into the sky we see the human element being once and for all dealt with by Thade and his now un-opposed command.
Leo enters the cosmic anomally again and is ejected on the other side to what he can visibly see is earth (maybe just thinks he is lucky) he chooses america and flies in etc. Then the end could play out as written.
I know I've rushed that a bit but at least it would have tied in the twist ending more plausibly. It also keeps with his selfish character, the total ape population of the 'final' planet and with the overall dark tone (Thankyou Mr Burton) of the movie. The overall massage of these films is what B******s we as a species are. So why even attempt a happy ending, and then mess it up even more with a meaning less twist at the last minute?
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