Concepts like parenthood are so hard to quantify, even within traditional human with human interpersonal relationships. Genetic relation and emotional and financial support are part of the equation, but certainly not all of it. While Will acts as the role of caregiver and has taken over paternal responsibility from Caesar's biological parents, he is still not his father. I say this because of motive, to me, parenthood requires a conscious decision to bring a new life into the world while enriching your own with the experience of being a mother or father. Will's love and care for Caesar are unquestioned and he went to great lengths to ensure his health and well being from the minute he saved him from being euthenized. But, and there is always …show more content…
How would it be viewed if one conceived a child in hopes of creating a bone marrow match? or rare blood type? that would be looked at as morally wrong almost universally and as an invalid reason to create life. (*Not a commentary on stem cell research which Is a different ball game from said scenario*) . A human parent/child relationship has no such similar strings attached, the inherent love and need to care for their offspring is a trait that most species have, not because of a payoff or prospective reward but because of a hardwired desire within them to do so. In real life, I think there are some relationships that mimic the relationship between Will and Cesar, and most probably share some similarities. I would imagine that many involve highly trained and specialized researchers like Will, who have given their lives to the study of their animal companions and highly functioning animals like Caesar, with the capacity to communicate with humans in context. Primates certainly are the most famous example of this with African Gray Parrots also documented as using language to communicate directly. I think this is good movie, my favorite part of it is the message that humans are sometimes too smart for their own good and meddle with concepts and creatures that are usually better left in their natural unmolested