"Dawn of the Planet of the Apes" in Digital 3-D Doesn't Disappoint.
Returning screen play writers from 2011's "Rise of the Planet of the Apes," Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver added a third writer, Mark Bomback for this years "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes". These three screen writers did a splendid job adapting Pierre Boulle's novel "La Planète dews Singes" into an action adventure movie master piece.
"Dawn on the Planet of the Apes" doesn't require being seen in digital 3-D, but it was still an eye pleaser, especially on the big screen. A sturdy story-line carried the special effects and this movie is OK for most children I believe. (PG-13) The violence is very mild for today's standards and there is no profanity.
"Dawn of the Planet of the Apes" takes place 10 years after its predecessor, "Rise of the Planet of the Apes." The human race has been devastated by a virus it caused, and the few remaining humans on Earth have been living without electricity during this time. The only way to get electricity back is to reach a damn near San Francisco's golden gate bridge, an area now vastly populated by Caesar and the rest of his ape clan. Caesar, also the main monkey in "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" prefers that the humans stay away and he and the rest of the apes will live separate from the humans.
Actor Jason Clarke, a human in the movie named Malcolm wants what Caesar wants, yet he also desires to penetrate ape territory in order to regain electricity.
(The following paragraph contains the word; 'san' which means without. A word I acquired from William Shakespeare.)
Caesar is willing to allow humans into ape territory as long as they san guns and leave as soon as the power of the damn reignites the electrical age. Caesar's counter part, the ape Koba will not be satisfied until all humans are dead or in cages. Dreyfus, the human counter part to Malcolm portrayed by Gary Oldman feels the same way about the apes, thus the conflict of impending war between intelligent apes and people begins.
If your in for non stop over the top special effects with extreme violence and a minimal plot, don't bother with this movie. If you desire a well constructed saga complete with interesting characters, both human and ape weaved into the throngs of peace and war, this movie is well worth seeing on the big screen whether it's in digital 3-D or not. Three and a half stars for this flick.
