Hollywood's classic series "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" is back, this time with a brand new chapter "Rise of the Planet of the Apes: New World" (the fourth part).
This is not only a sequel, but also an in-depth discussion hundreds of years later, showing a world ruled by orangutans, while humans have degenerated into morons, as if it were a cruel joke of natural selection.
First of all, the story and special effects of " Rise of the Planet of the Apes: New World " are eye-catching. The film uses cutting-edge visual technology to create a realistic world ruled by orangutans. From detail to overall, it reflects the careful production of the production team. But this stunning visual experience cannot completely cover up the flaws in the film's content.
From the plot point of view: this time, orangutans are not only the masters of the earth, they are highly intelligent, good at using tools, and can even speak English fluently, while humans have degenerated into a primitive state where they have almost lost the ability to speak.
To a certain extent, this setting is novel and presents philosophical thinking on power, civilization, evolution and degradation.
It's just that this kind of thinking is too protracted. The whole "Rise of the Planet of the Apes: New World" gives the audience the feeling that they want to tell a good story, an imaginative story, but the result is like an old woman's murmur. The language is incomprehensible, but it is so long that it makes people feel painful and want to sleep.
Yes, good special effects, good plot, good imagination, seemingly perfect, it is bound to be a hit.
But unfortunately: despite the grand background and perfect special effects, the plot of the film seems fragmented. With a film length of nearly two and a half hours, the audience may spend most of the time trying to figure out where the plot is going and what it wants to express, rather than being attracted by it. Not to mention, some of the orangutan characters are indistinguishable due to their similar appearance, which definitely adds to the difficulty of watching.
was supposed to be a work with no peeing points throughout, but it directly turned into a "lullaby", not to mention the "obvious loopholes" in this drama.
"Rise of the Planet of the Apes: New World" has a fatal "loophole": after hundreds of years of development, orangutans have ruled the earth, have high intelligence, can use weapons, and established their own "dynasty", but these The orangutan is still naked.
Looking back at the "low intelligence" human beings, the setting in the play is: Human beings were affected by the virus, lost their intelligence, and became primitive humans, which is the original status of "orangutans".
But the people in the play are wearing commoners.
Judging from the heroine's status: Human "textile technology" far surpasses or even crushes orangutans.
This "external" setting directly conflicts with the original setting of this drama.
can only say: The director is very talented, but his arrogance as a human still prevents him from creating a perfect "gorilla calls the shots" masterpiece.
But the arrogant "human director", when setting up human characters in the play, created the heroine in a way that makes it difficult for people to resonate with her. The entire film is selfish and individualistic. This kind of character is really annoying.
Perhaps the director and screenwriter are trying to make the audience (human beings) reflect on themselves, but the existence of such a character is really worse than not existing, just like "Godzilla vs. King Kong": without human existence, it may be more exciting.
The ending of the film leaves a suspense, which obviously indicates that there will be more sequels. This is the consistent style of Hollywood blockbusters: a good IP will never give up until it squeezes out the last drop of commercial value.
But the market has already given the answer: audiences will no longer pay simply because of the five words "Hollywood blockbuster". The box office of "War for the Planet of the Apes: New World" is the best proof.
ranked third at the box office, with a box office of less than 100 million in four days of release. The box office of "War for the Planet of the Apes: A New World" is already the limit if it can exceed 400 million.
Such a box office might be good if it were an ordinary commercial film, but this is a science fiction film with a lot of special effects. With such box office revenue, it may be difficult to recover the cost.
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