thanks to towen for such an amazing gift, i was able to watch it last night.
the amazing thing about movies is how somewhat its a great reflection of what we dream of, and what we fear the most in our lives.
this is a perfect example.it always has been since its inception in the 70's, and how well, it shows our imagination working on the concept of evolution, and a great twist into the darkest part of it.
what would happen if we find ourselves not on top of the mountain, but second place? and to whom? our predecessor, the ape.
there have been some great eye candy movies recently this year, including xmen, thor, green lantern etc... but rare can you find some movies with excellent stories to back them up. give me some beef, some umph to accompany it. if the movie doesnt have it, i might as well watch the chipmunks or smurfs for chrissakes.
i have to admit, im biased, but i also had to reflect on this. the first movie that struck a high note on my list was captain america, and its great storyline. is it amazing? is it new? nope. but the formula has always worked. there were problems here and there, but hey, its a movie. i CAN tho say that it was in general a great story, an entertaining movie, and fascinating to see a comic book hero whom i read thru the years of growing up, towards today.
rise of the planet of the apes brought something NEW to the storyline. i appreciated the fact that i ended up thinking, i was emotionally immersed with the characters, knowing, feeling, familiar with what was happening to them as a family, but as a protagonist.
its not their faults, it was actually their driving force that we wanted to make things work. we wanted something GOOD. pure faith that this was going to work.
amazingly solid storyline.
eye candy? easy.
strike a chord in your humanity? now THATS hard.
highly recommended. not only because towen gave this to me, but because you deserve to see this movie.
