When Tim Burton
gush reboot movie Planet of the Apes in 2001 and people thought that this
franchise is up. It is true that the film was a success at the box office but
critics responses were lukewarm and fans who do not like to make 20th Century
Fox decided not to continue this franchise. Exactly 10 years later reboot once
again made by 20th Century Fox at the time had a much more advanced
technology. Attend Rise of the Planet of the Apes by Rupert Wyatt's new
director received and well liked by critics and by the audience. 20th Century
Fox also realized that this film has the potential to be a franchise and a
sequel was committed by them.
The journey is
not easy to work on the sequel. First of all director Rupert Wyatt's film is no
longer gush replaced by Matt Reeves. The second actor James Franco and Freida
Pinto was no longer belong to this project was replaced by a trio of Jason
Clarke, Gary Oldman, and Keri Russell. Three years after the first film, Dawn
of the Planet of the Apes was released with the praises from critics who claim
that this is a sequel that is not less slick (some claim it even better) than
prekuelnya. So as if the quality of the Dawn of the Planet of the Apes?
The film opens with a
continuation of the ending of the first film in which the simian virus Flu
(ALZ-113) endemic throughout the world, killing the majority of people were
there. Ten years passed from the first film and almost no human presence in the
world. Instead Caesar along with the monkeys that he release of the first film
is now live and evolve on the outskirts of San Francisco's urban forest. They
form a separate community and live peacefully passed their days. In this place
as a leader in power Caesar and he must divide his time leading the ape and
educate the teenagers: Blue Eyes.
However, the peaceful days of the
apes coming to an end when a group of people to come through their territory.
It turns out that although the majority of people are already clear eradicated
by Simian virus flu, there are some groups of people who survive due to be
immune to them. This group of people living in the remains of the city of San
Francisco and debris through the territory of the apes with one goal: turn on
the generator to provide enough energy man on with their lives. Human desire is
met with two reactions there. On the one hand, Caesar wants to let them do
their activity, then let man and ape resume each other's lives. On the other
hand Koba is first treated by a vile man still hold grudges and do not want
humans through there. This conflict makes the apes split ...
The first thing
I noticed in this film is how good the motion capture technology of WETA. Many
years this technology has been used in many films and he is in the spotlight
once again in this film. In the first 10 minutes of this movie does not even
have a human actor in it, as if to show how brilliant the technology of WETA
now. Of course I must not forget to mention how good the performance of Andy
Serkis and Toby Kebbell in this movie. Both performed miserably in their role
as Caesar and Koba and this ties into the lives of monkeys for Dawn of the
Planet of the Apes. Given these two monkeys do not rely on how much talking and
a brief grunt and body language, gestures from Serkis and Kebbell very
realistic style monkey made me very impressed. It is sad that the jury had
not yet realized the Academy Awards that Serkis's performance is very decent
rewarded with an Oscar nomination.
Often times in
the film that is dominant with other species where human characters became
penganggu. Remember the Godzilla character Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Ken
Watanabe just so penganggu alone? Dawn of the Planet of the Apes managed to
avoid a similar fate, though not very successful. Among the three main actors
in this movie: Jason Clarke, Gary Oldman, and Keri Russell, only Clarke who has
more time to perform so successfully built relationships with Caesar; be a
substitute for the character of James Franco in the first film. Keri Russell
unfortunately here as Freida Pinto be the only sweetener and just a love
interest for the main protagonist. Sadder still is the Gary Oldman character
here as marginalized with very little time to appear. It is unfortunate because
Oldman actually had the capacity and charisma to become the face for the men in
this film: the equivalent of Caesar. This is what makes me feel that the film
is sometimes too hasty in storytelling and in resolution despite a duration of
more than 2 hours.
However, apart
from a few minor flaws that I do not have any other complaints against this
movie. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (and prekuelnya) is proof that summer
movies do not have to just be a spectacle with utter mere brains. In the summer
it feels new movie Edge of Tomorrow and the Dawn of the Planet of the Apes are
challenging the audience to think while watching it also invites the audience
to think about the social implications brood raised by the film. The dispute
between humans and apes, for example is an analogy of a dispute the two nations
that are difficult to accept each other and real examples in the real world is
too much for me to mention. Could it be because the music is composed by
Michael Giacchino (Lost, Up, Star Trek) also reflect that in each of the music
track?
So my verdict is
... Dawn of the Planet of the Apes continued foundation built by prekuelnya,
bring it to a different place (but not loss of identity), then back to give
tease a potential audience will be the third film. If the third film has a
quality as good as first two films then I will not hesitate to declare it as a
trilogy reboot one of the best trilogy of all time. Hopefully!
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