Wesley McCullough (Woody Harrelson), who is obsessed with killing the intelligent leader and making humans the dominant species once again. Over the course of the movie, Caesar and his camp go to war with Alpha-Omega and its leader Colonel J. The conclusion of the reboot trilogy, War for the Planet of the Apes was released in 2017 and follows Caesar as he and his tribe enter conflict with a rogue military outfit named Alpha-Omega. It's a mixed metaphor, but I'm going to stick by it! Besides, it's too late to re-title the entire trilogy as Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, High Noon of the Planet of the Apes, and Dusk of the Planet of the Apes. (Wait, this would have been a perfect match for the Western allegories that run throughout in War - 20th Century Fox, hire me.) Although it's not too late for Matt Reeves to consider the last title for his next film.(Image credit: 20th Century Fox) War For The Planet Of The Apes (2017) Meanwhile, War, while it has one or two immaculately staged action scenes, is more of a sweeping epic than a gritty war film.Īnd the first film, well it just makes sense that the dawn of a new planet would take place before anything rises.
RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES ORDER MOVIE
Why should it be this way? For starters, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes feels much more like a war movie than War for the Planet of the Apes does - there's dissent amongst the ranks, Caesar's existential grappling with morality, and many, many more battle scenes. Would fit more thematically if they were named: DAWN –> WAR –> RISE. I and 20-plus of my Internet friends agree.Īll of the movies are misnamed. To use the worst writing cliche, Merriam-Webster defines "rise" as "an act of going up an ascent." One of the definitions of "dawn" is "a beginning." You see where I'm going with this.įor the record, the correct order of the film titles should be: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, War for the Planet of the Apes, and finally Rise of the Planet of the Apes. Because no one in their right mind would think that "rise" goes before the "dawn." It's as if someone arbitrarily chose nouns to place in front of the franchise title without any consideration for how they would look next to each other. Just as a reminder, the Planet of the Apes prequel titles go in this order: Rise of the Planet of the Apes, followed by Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, and finally War for the Planet of the Apes. As for the Planet of the Apes films, as accomplished and incredible as they are, I cannot for the life of me remember what order they are supposed to be in. But when the titles don't match with the content of the movie, people aren't going to remember what the hell it was about. But one thing they just can't get right are the dang titles.Ī title serves as people's first impression of a movie and presents the general themes of what that film will be about. The Planet of the Apes reboot franchise is many things - stunning technological achievements, emotionally resonant storytelling, and testaments to genre filmmaking. In this edition: the titles of the Planet of the Apes movies are in the wrong order and it's. (Welcome to The Soapbox, the space where we get loud, feisty, and opinionated about something that makes us very happy.or fills us with indescribable rage.