Planet Of The Apes Film Analysis
The style of the film can be debated and compared with the style of the original Planet of the Apes (1968), directed by Franklin J. Schaffner. Matt Reeves decided to focus more on the apes being the central part of the story. “The organic scope of the digitized character creation is breathtaking, using the technology to tell the story from the point of view of the apes, who remain the primary focus of the narrative.”(Kermode, 2014) Mark Kermode even goes on to say, “From its origins… to this state-of-the art 21st-century 3D-CG cinema outing, the darkly satirical Apes saga has proved both resilient and flexible.” (Kermode, 2014) A. O. Scott describes the cinematic quality of the film as having a type of grave, almost brooding beauty about it,
and how it becomes intensified by Michael Giancchino’s “wild and subtle score”. (3) He even describes Michael Seresin’s cinematography as “deep, verdant shadows” (Scott, 2014) This gives the film an undertone of rising tension, the intensifying species division between the two groups, the political games being played by both sides, as well as giving the audience the notion that the emotional response to war and conflict itself is all too real. It even creates complimentary emphasis on the action sequences. “Mr. Reeves has a fine sense of visual detail and also of the eloquence of nonverbal exchanges between characters, digitally enhanced and otherwise.” (Scott, 2014) And yet although the advanced prosthetics in Tim Burton’s film allowed for more movement and expression for the actor’s in simian costume, it lacked scripted substance.
and how it becomes intensified by Michael Giancchino’s “wild and subtle score”. (3) He even describes Michael Seresin’s cinematography as “deep, verdant shadows” (Scott, 2014) This gives the film an undertone of rising tension, the intensifying species division between the two groups, the political games being played by both sides, as well as giving the audience the notion that the emotional response to war and conflict itself is all too real. It even creates complimentary emphasis on the action sequences. “Mr. Reeves has a fine sense of visual detail and also of the eloquence of nonverbal exchanges between characters, digitally enhanced and otherwise.” (Scott, 2014) And yet although the advanced prosthetics in Tim Burton’s film allowed for more movement and expression for the actor’s in simian costume, it lacked scripted substance.