All the way back in 2011, Rise of the Planet of the Apes seemed like it’d be an unremarkable but potentially solid movie.
Director Matt Reeves was not messing around when he made Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. He wipes out most of the human race before the title card, then unfurls a powerful story of two opposing societies destined for war despite having every possible opportunity at peace. It’s bleak. It’s bold.
