[Westy]

Saw the original Planet Of The Apes over the weekend for the first time, at least the last half of the flick. Other than some overacting by Heston I was surprised that it was actually a pretty damned good movie.

It was obviously a politically charged movie, at the time I think it was mainly addressing racial issues but there were several underlying themes that are very relevant today. Mainly looking at faith vs. science.

Has anyone else seen this recently?

On a side note if I was locked in a cage with a really hot mute chick I don't think I would be so angry.

 

[LordOpie]

I haven't seen it in a while. My fuzzy memory recalls the racial issue of: blacks are monkeys, whites are civilized.

I sure hope I'm wrong about that.

 

[Westy]

I haven't seen it in a while. My fuzzy memory recalls the racial issue of: blacks are monkeys, whites are civilized.

I sure hope I'm wrong about that.

It was a role reversal, the Apes were the MAN while humans were the oppressed (jews secretly ran the whole thing though). Looking back at a 40 year old movie with modern sensitivity it probably could be considered offensive.

 

[narlus]

but the lighter-skinned apes (orangutans, chimps) were more intelligent than the darker-skinned gorillas (mainly used as police). so i'd say there was a fair bit of that slant intended.

 

[Westy]

but the lighter-skinned apes (orangutans, chimps) were more intelligent than the darker-skinned gorillas (mainly used as police). so i'd say there was a fair bit of that slant intended.

I didn't pick up on that, I thought it was a more of a gray hair=elder thing.

 

[LordOpie]

but the lighter-skinned apes (orangutans, chimps) were more intelligent than the darker-skinned gorillas (mainly used as police). so i'd say there was a fair bit of that slant intended.

My vague memory says that's right... the darker the creature, the dumber and more evil they were.

The hero was a white human and light skinned apes, yeah?

If I'm wrong, let me know and I'll see it again.

 

[rockwool]

(jews secretly ran the whole thing though). QUOTE]

Zionist apes? We're doomed.

 

[rockwool]

Saw the original Planet Of The Apes over the weekend for the first time, at least the last half of the flick. Other than some overacting by Heston I was surprised that it was actually a pretty damned good movie.

It was obviously a politically charged movie, at the time I think it was mainly addressing racial issues but there were several underlying themes that are very relevant today. Mainly looking at faith vs. science.

Has anyone else seen this recently?

I saw it like two winters ago, first I saw the remake from ~2002 and I loved it so I dl'ed the 5 original films (pentalogy?). The first one with Heston was good but the others more budget and so were the actors.

Forgot about the faith vs. science message, but in the remake, which I remember most clearly, I found the issue if we humans have a right to exploit animals very clear. It's an issue that vegetarians and especially vegans are pointing out; that our abilities, being the strongest spiecies on the planet, don't give us the right to use kill/use another spieces to feed our egos. They aren't questionig meat as a nessesity for survival though (eskimos are of the hook).

 

[rockwool]

I didn't pick up on that, I thought it was a more of a gray hair=elder thing.

The gorillas were defenetly dumber and more on the war path.

What do you mean with the elder thing, were their respect for the elders any different from ours?

 

[kidwoo]

I didn't pick up on that, I thought it was a more of a gray hair=elder thing.

Not even........they were BLONDE and BEAUTIFUL........and rightly given the role of the important monkies.

 

[stinkyboy]

 

[rapp]

Something tells me he's not allowed in zoos anymore.