How many of you have seen or are familiar with the Planet of the Apes movie franchise?
II. Thesis: Today we will review the original five films, and see how each film tackles an issue important to that period in time.
III. Credibility: I have been a fan of these films for some time now, and I have done extensive research on the topic.
IV. Preview: Before the eighth film; Dawn of the Planet of the Apes; there was a successful movie franchise in the early 1970’s. Today we will take the time to briefly review the original five films the 1968 Planet of the Apes, the 1970 Beneath the Planet of the Apes, the 1971 Escape from the Planet of the Apes, the 1972 Conquest of the Planet of the Apes, and lastly the 1973 Battle for the Planet of the Apes.
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I. Main Point 1: In order for me to
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Main Point 2: 1970’s film Beneath the Planet of the Apes tells a story about a new character who is sent on a rescue mission looking for Taylor and his crew.
a. Sub Point: Basically, main character Brent crash lands at the same time and place as the previous film and takes a journey from the Ape Village to the Forbidden Zone where he finds Taylor. He also finds intelligent humans the live beneath (hence the title) that possess telepathic powers in direct result from the nuclear war that is said to have led to the reason of why Apes are now the dominant creature.
b. Sub Point: This movie is all shades of fucked up. Not the best sequel and it ends with Taylor detonating a nuclear bomb that destroys the planet of the Apes. At charle heaston’s or Taylor’s request this was meant to end the planet of the ape’s series and instill for no further sequels and so Charles character would be gone forever. (Transition: After the Planet of the Apes has been destroyed the series ended. Wrong, interestingly enough the movie series continues for three more