What is Man's insanity ? It is the desire for greed and destruction. Now, these are the best reasons to watch "Planet of the apes" :
1.the character of George Taylor aka Bright eye : a cynical and bitter utopian. (this is the same psychological profile as the main character of Herbert-George Wells' "The time machine")
2.the plotline : the upside-down society concept (the same as The twilight zone's "The eye of the beholder")
3.the theme of the reversed-evolution : regression
4.the Jerry Goldsmith's music : an experimental score (the unusual use of the instruments combined with Echoplex) inspired by Bela Bartok and Igor Stravinsky
5.the Leon Shamroy's cinematography : as the plotline, it is twisted (upside-down camera shots, hand-held camera shots, helicopter dolly shots, zoom shots as dramatic effects)
6.the eerie barren landscape : the forbidden zone
7.the Antonio Gaudi-like set-up : the village of the apes
8.the John Chamber's outstanding apes make-ups
9. the Truth about man's final destiny : the Adam bomb
10.the hierarchy among apes
11.the tone : pessimistic and realistic
12.the Rod Serling's dialogues : a."I leave the twentieth century with no regrets... Everything seems different, time bends, space is boundless, it squashes a man's ego. I feel lonely..." b."You're no seeker, you're a negative..." c."There has to be something better than man..." d."I'm prepared to die..." e."The sooner he is exterminated the better. It's a question of simian survival." f."It's a mad-house ! A mad-house !" g."Beware the beast man..." h."Don't look for it, Taylor. You may not like what you find !" i."You maniacs, you blew it up. Ahh, damn you. God, damn you all the hell !"
13.the best scenes : - the Charlton Heston's space soliloquy opening - the discovery of the dead female astronaut aka Lieutenant Stewart - the zoom shot of the American flag and the Taylor's big laugh - the journey through the forbidden zone - the stealing of the clothes - the manhunt and the manslaughter - the cage and the fight - the zoo and the Dodge's taxidermy - the trial and the Landon's lobotomy - the statue of Liberty
1.the character of George Taylor aka Bright eye : a cynical and bitter utopian. (this is the same psychological profile as the main character of Herbert-George Wells' "The time machine")
2.the plotline : the upside-down society concept (the same as The twilight zone's "The eye of the beholder")
3.the theme of the reversed-evolution : regression
4.the Jerry Goldsmith's music : an experimental score (the unusual use of the instruments combined with Echoplex) inspired by Bela Bartok and Igor Stravinsky
5.the Leon Shamroy's cinematography : as the plotline, it is twisted (upside-down camera shots, hand-held camera shots, helicopter dolly shots, zoom shots as dramatic effects)
6.the eerie barren landscape : the forbidden zone
7.the Antonio Gaudi-like set-up : the village of the apes
8.the John Chamber's outstanding apes make-ups
9. the Truth about man's final destiny : the Adam bomb
10.the hierarchy among apes
11.the tone : pessimistic and realistic
12.the Rod Serling's dialogues : a."I leave the twentieth century with no regrets... Everything seems different, time bends, space is boundless, it squashes a man's ego. I feel lonely..." b."You're no seeker, you're a negative..." c."There has to be something better than man..." d."I'm prepared to die..." e."The sooner he is exterminated the better. It's a question of simian survival." f."It's a mad-house ! A mad-house !" g."Beware the beast man..." h."Don't look for it, Taylor. You may not like what you find !" i."You maniacs, you blew it up. Ahh, damn you. God, damn you all the hell !"
13.the best scenes : - the Charlton Heston's space soliloquy opening - the discovery of the dead female astronaut aka Lieutenant Stewart - the zoom shot of the American flag and the Taylor's big laugh - the journey through the forbidden zone - the stealing of the clothes - the manhunt and the manslaughter - the cage and the fight - the zoo and the Dodge's taxidermy - the trial and the Landon's lobotomy - the statue of Liberty