Its a frightening thought yet a humbling one. And that's what if Humans were not the dominant species. And most importantly it explores as scenario that none of us have known and very few of us have ever imagined before these films. It explores the concept of a dominant species. It explores the idea what it means to be human, what it means to be sentient. And I'm curious why it interests so many people beyond it just being a cool sci-fi movie.Īnd for myself, I think its so fascinating because of its psychological implications. I loved the original and I really like the reboot series. I got to say, Planet of the Apes as a concept has long interested me. Posts containing spoilers without using the above method ( except in clearly labelled threads) should be reported. Which in turn will show up in your post like this: Spoilers can be posted using the following formatting: In 2001, Planet of the Apes was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being 'culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant'.
Schaffner, based on the 1963 novel La planète des singes by Pierre Boulle. Planet of the Apes is a 1968 American science fiction film directed by Franklin J.