Planet of the Apes was directed by Franklin Schaffner and slipped into the world's consciousness during the spring of 1968. Mr. Schaffner loosely based his movie on Pierre Boulle's novel, La Planete des Singes. Planet of the Apes stars Charlton Heston and he gives us a performance of biblical proportions as astronaut George Taylor. Roddy McDowall is so convincing as Chimpanzie Dr.Cornelius, that I forget that he is wearing a monkey suit. No, I do not mean, a suit and tie.
For me, Planet of the Apes, encapsulates the imminent domain thinking of Homo sapiens.
Especially, my fellow fair skinned race, although people from all creeds and colors can get that look in their eye. If they cannot speak like us, then obviously their craniums are undeveloped. If they cannot worship like us then they are savages. If we can raise a flag on it, it belongs to us. It most certainly gives us the right to take theirs. God gives us his blessing.
Nah, just kidding, Planet of the Apes is about a group of human astronauts led by George Taylor that crash lands on a planet run by various species of apes. Orangutans seem to occupy societies highest rung while the average Joes are the Chimpanzees. It is the Gorillas that really run things around there. Gorillas control the military. A pair of non average Chimps, Dr. Cornelius and his lovely partner Zira, break a few taboos and risk all too save our human hero. This human is different; he speaks! This movie ends with one of the most iconic finishes. Honestly, I loved this movie as a kid, loved it even more as grew into a know it-all-teen and still love it with all my jaded adult heart.
Wait... I am wrong, that was a NRA rally!
Wow and they use this to sell popcorn. And guns!
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