The collapse of civilization has resulted in a fragmented, primitive society a band in San Francisco under the leadership of two survivors, Dreyfus (Gary Oldman) and Malcolm (Jason Clarke), struggles to regain some of what was lost. Humankind, ravaged by a virus and the lawlessness that arose in its wake, has lost its position of prominence atop the global food chain.
And, unlike Rise of the Planet of the Apes, which did a poor job developing the human characters, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes fleshes out personalities for both the people and the apes.ĭawn of the Planet of the Apes begins an unspecified period after the conclusion of its predecessor.
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The movie makes its points about the destructiveness of racial hatred in an organic fashion. As is the case with the other Planet of the Apes movies, the story is allegorical, but there's no sense of preaching or heavy-handedness. The narrative is structured like a Shakespearean tragedy it wouldn't be too much of a stretch to say that Julius Caesar is an inspiration (for obvious reasons). It is in every way superior to Rise of the Planet of the Apes. This installment inches events closer to a merge point with 1968's Planet of the Apes while maintaining its own unique identity. By adding to the ongoing storyline and propelling it forward, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes transforms the rushed ending of the 2011 film into a pause rather than an awkward stopping point.
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes is not only a solid dystopian-flavored science fiction film in its own right but it elevates the stock of its immediate predecessor in the Planet of the Apes franchise, Rise of the Planet of the Apes.