[Digital Drift 2014]
Ten years after the Burton version surfaced, spluttered and sank this one came out of absolutely nowhere, surprising everyone. Set up as an alternate prequel to the premise of the original 1968 Planet of the Apes, this movie answered the question of “How could this actually happen?”. In marketing terms it serves as a reboot, beginning its own new series which has now branched off from the original five movies into its own circular arc.
One thing I found while editing this show together was that I didn’t have many clips I could use. This is, as I came to realise, because this movie is a masterpiece of visual storytelling. Everything you need to know is conveyed far better in terms of what you’re looking at, both in terms of its ape and human stars.
Director Rupert Wyatt is at the top of his game here, James Franco and John Lithgow pull off rarely valued, powerful performances and of course Andy Serkis takes center stage embodying one of the finest collaborations between performer and digital artists the world has ever seen. Caesar, the chimpanzee, capable of a subtlety and gravity of presence that most actors never achieve.
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
Man of Steel
Watchmen
Hancock
Superman Returns
Superman 1-4
Star Trek
The Muppets
The Return of the King
The Two Towers
The Fellowship of the Ring
Serenity
Monster House
The Last Airbender
The Dark Knight Rises
The Dark Knight
Batman Begins
Batman: Year One + Under the Red Hood + Return of the Joker
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
Batman Forever + Batman & Robin
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