Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
July 8, 2014 in theaters
A group of scientists in San Francisco struggle to stay alive in the aftermath of a plague that is wiping out humanity, while Caesar tries to maintain dominance over his community of intelligent apes.
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"We are not so different."
DID YOU KNOW?
Director Matt Reeves used the film as a metaphor for post-conflict societies where peace is always fragile.
THE VERDICT
Synthesized from published reviews
The best film in the rebooted trilogy and one of the more serious science-fiction films of the decade. The conflict between Caesar's colony and the surviving humans is handled with genuine moral ambiguity -- neither side is wrong, and neither side is entirely right. The direction is meticulous, and the film's central tragedy unfolds with the logic of inevitability. A sequel that surpasses its predecessor in almost every respect.
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