Planet of the apes 2001 mark wahlberg and tim roth. Ask anything you want to know, or answer other peoples questions. The standout part of 2001 topps planet of the apes are the autographs. Is planet of the apes2001 version and rise of the planet. The twist ending of planet of the apes 2001 explained. Oct 04, 2018 if you are referring to the lincoln memorial, it is not semos. What is the meaning of planet of the apes2001 movie ending. The sixth film produced in the planet of the apes franchise, it was loosely adapted from pierre boulle s 1963 novel of the same name and the 1968. Expand your home video library from a huge online selection of movies at. A somewhat stoic mark wahlberg stands in for charlton heston, who played the original part of the hero with the subtlety of a montana madman pointing a doublebarrel shotgun at an audiences.
War looms between ape and human as leo and his band head for a sacred site deep in an offlimits desert, where secrets about the planets ape and human ancestry wait to be revealed. Im confused by the final scene in the planet of the apes film 2001, not the recent rise film. Tim burtons 2001 planet of the apes remake returns to a reworking of pierre boulles 1963 novel, much like the original 1968 film. Planet of the apes 2001 letterboxd social film discovery. James cameron, whose name was briefly associated with the project, might have gone in for computergenerated primates like the recent disney mighty joe young.
Feb 08, 2018 shockwaves from beneaths explosive climax catapult three apes through a time warp and back to earth where they arrive before the events of the original film. None of the ideas or premises of that film existed yet. One, war for the planet of the apes is an entirely excellent bit of popcorn drama, the first summer movie of 2017 an important, subtly different thing than any old movie released in the summer that i think has a fighting chance of still being passionately remembered 20 years hence, but having seen it, i am in no ways surprised by its quick fade at the box office. War for the planet of the apes 2017 alternate ending. Each film has brought the human and apefilled world closer to 1968s planet of the apes, a future set in the year 3978 where apes rule over mute human slaves. For those of you who have erased the ending to 2001 s planet of the apes from their minds, you can remind yourself of its absurdity by watching the clip below. This is my second part of planet of the apes 2001 movie explained projects. Planet of the apes, a remake, doesnt deter that much from its source, but it does go a few steps up by taking away the loin cloths and the camp. What really happened at the end of planet of the apes. Through the same storm and dials back to his time and crashes on earth. Jul 27, 2001 tim burtons planet of the apes wants to be all things to all men, and all apes. Shockwaves from beneaths explosive climax catapult three apes through a time warp and back to earth where they arrive before the events of the original film. Sees the lincoln memorial, its thade, earth is populated apes and the movie.
Planet of the apes 2001 film dvds for sale in stock ebay. With mark wahlberg, helena bonham carter, tim roth, michael clarke duncan. Planet of the apes burton version this is a reboot of the first film in the original series. Despite its otherworldly pretensions, planet of the apes captured a sense of a nation in crisis. And since its now been 50 years since the april 1968 wide release of the original planet of the apes, its a spoiler that can be discussed openly. Planet of the apes is perhaps one of the brainiest and most visually stunning film ive ever seen. Astronaut leo crash lands on a planet other than earth in which apes dominate human kind due to the crashlanding of his spacestation and its crew of humans and primates.
Its an action picture and a satire of an action picture. Planet of the apes is directed by tim burton and features the original film s star, charlton heston, in a cameo role as the dying father of thade. While lead star mark wahlberg didnt sign for the set, its still very strong. Tim burtons 2001 remake of the planet of the apes franchise an astronaut, leo mark wahlberg, works in a space station where genetically enhanced apes have been trained to pilot space pods, to search and study a strange electromagnetic storm phenomenon. It was 1969, the years after planet of the apes and 2001. Leo lands on earth in his own time to find it run by the apes. Planet of the apes is a 2001 american science fiction film directed by tim burton and starring mark wahlberg, tim roth, helena bonham carter, michael clarke duncan, paul giamatti, and estella warren. A space odyssey both came out on the same day 50 years ago today and they remain remarkable companion pieces. Dawn of the planet of the apes may thrill audiences this weekend, but it likely wont spark the longrunning debate that has surrounded 2001s tim burtondirected remake of. Leo, the freshest banana in the bunch, meets fellow white human slaves karubi and daena played by kris kristofferson and estella warren, respectively and makes an attempt to escape. The film is the thirdhighest grossing science fiction. Exceptional planet of the apes is perhaps one of the brainiest and most visually stunning film ive ever seen. Planet of the apes is directed by tim burton and features the original films star, charlton heston, in a cameo role as the dying father of thade. The complete planet of the apes timeline is actually made up of four separate continuities established over the course of the entire franchise.
Many years of ape research later, finding orangutans are solitary while chimps are humanlike. The second in the reboot series, dawn of the planet of the apes is much grander in. Planet of the apes 2001 planet of the apes wiki fandom. You might be mistaken, there was only ever one ending shot for this film. Aug 19, 2001 these were the fears and hopes that underlie 2001 and planet of the apes, both admonitory pictures about the shape of things to come, and both followed by inferior sequels with which the original. A space odyssey were released, that apollo 11 landed on the moon if you believe they put a man on the moon and kubrick. I know that its supposed to be a big reveal that the planet of the apes was earth all along, and in the original it was done beautifully with the discovery of the remains of the statue of liberty. Can someone please explain the ending of the 2001 remake of. Ranking the planet of the apes series cinenation medium. The best and worst of the planet of the apes movies. This time alternate dimensions are explained more indepth.
First of all, you have to discount the events of rise of the planet of the apes, a film that wasnt even released until 10 years after this one. Aug 21, 2019 the complete planet of the apes timeline is actually made up of four separate continuities established over the course of the entire franchise. While the planet of the apes 2001 movie requires a certain science fiction like leap of faith throughout to swallow, the ending presents an even more peculiar situation to explain. It even has a weird intraspecies romantic triangle in it. Im confused by the final scene in the planet of the apes film 2001, not the recent rise film leo lands on earth in his own time to find it run by the apes. Starring oscar winner charlton heston, the film became a bona fide classic and introduced several genre tropes, becoming so culturally significant that, in 2001, it was actually preserved by the library of congress. Researched a lot on alternate universe theories before. Heston also starred in the original planet of the apes. Remake of the original planet of the apes film directed by tim burton and starring mark wahlberg and helena bonham carter.
The gorilla swat team in the final scene wear the helmets used in starship troopers science marches on. Ends up on a planet full of apes a yrs in the future from earths time. Tim burtons 2001 planet of the apes reboot a spacestation orbiting saturn goes through a warp which lands them on an inhabitable planet and massively increases the apes intelligence. Saying that, we all watched it to the end and found it quite entertaining in a fun family film kind of way. Dawn of the planet of the apes 20 visually, the film echoes the 2011 film. Schaffners movie thus cast huge doubt over the future of america precisely at a time of great uncertainty. The film is the thirdhighest grossing science fiction remake, behind war of the worlds and i am legend. In this summer of state of the art digital ogres, pterodons, and outerspace phantoms, planet of the apes arrives to show us what they can do these days with makeup and wires. The novels are about how an intelligent ape named jonathan rose to power and fathered a new race of apes. I think you should watch those movies as they are great. In a larger sense, the ending evokes the ending of the planet of the apes novel, where the hero has an adventure on a planet ruled by apes, and then inexplicably finds earth ruled by apes upon his return. Planet of the apes 2001 c sdg in this summer of stateoftheart digital ogres, pterodons, and outerspace phantoms, planet of the apes arrives to show us what they can do these days with makeup and wires.
Is planet of the apes2001 version and rise of the planet of. In tim burtons version of planet of the apes, heston replacement mark. May 23, 2009 all these so called explanations but im still just as confused about the ending as i was 12 years ago leaving the cinema,the film just shows him flying back to his own time along his own timeline,so the apes driving cars ending doesnt work,i think tim burton put it into wind up the audience. Despite its otherworldly pretensions, planet of the apes captured a sense of a nation in. Planet of the apes 2001 film was directed by tim burton and was an attempted remake of the original 1968 film. To date, the planet of the apes movie franchise spans nearly 50 years and includes the original pentalogy, a 2001 remake directed by tim burton, and a reboot trilogy starring andy serkis. An alternate sequel to the first film, set decades later, where the apes have a romanesque civilization and use humans as slave labor. So lets think of the 2001 film as a standalone story, since thats obviously what its film makers had to work with.
The planets welcome wagon consists of getting attacked and flogged by aggressive talking apes that use humans as slaves. This is the only set other than cut signatures to have the signature of late hollywood icon charlton heston. Jul 11, 2014 dawn of the planet of the apes may thrill audiences this weekend, but it likely wont spark the longrunning debate that has surrounded 2001 s tim burtondirected remake of planet of the apes. When its found a chimpanzee flies into it and after his signals cut, leo chases it in another pod against orders, to save the chimp. The problem with this movie is that it seems to mix the 1963 book and the 1968 movie ending together oddly. Planet of the apes was the tenthhighest grossing film in north america, and ninthhighest worldwide for 2001 totals. These were the fears and hopes that underlie 2001 and planet of the apes, both admonitory pictures about the shape of things to come, and both followed by. This was the secondhighest opening weekend of 2001, behind harry potter and the philosophers stone. Duke, a son of taylor played by either tom cruise or charlie sheen would lead a human revolt.
I watched this with the kids so i naturally had a lot more distractions than i normally would when watching a movie. Planet of the apes 2001 whether you want to approach tim burtons planet of the apes as a remake of the classic 1968 film or as a second adaptation of pierre boulles 1963 french novel, you cannot escape the fact that burtons film drains the story of speculative interest and social commentary in favour of spectacle. Liberty appears in the film as a totem of civilization lost and buried. Where to watch every planet of the apes movie online. Its a social satire and then backs away from pushing that angle too far. If you are referring to the lincoln memorial, it is not semos. In planet of the apes2001 how come semos is present in. So far, so good, im willing to suspend my disbelief for that. Planet of the apes stars mark whalberg as captain leo davidson a 22 century astronaut who while his genetically altered ape is investigating an electromagnetic storm exceptional planet of the apes is perhaps one of the brainiest and most visually stunning film ive ever seen. Apparently the time vortex works in reverse so that the first one in is the last one out. The second in the reboot series, dawn of the planet of the apes is much grander in scale. War looms between ape and human as leo and his band head for a sacred site deep in an offlimits desert, where secrets about the planet s ape and human ancestry wait to be revealed.
Tim burtons planet of the apes wants to be all things to all men, and all apes. The sixth film produced in the planet of the apes franchise, it was loosely adapted from pierre boulles 1963 novel of the same name and the 1968 film version. There were different planned endings one was a similar ending to the theatrical but set at. It is two different planets as it was in the original novel monkey planet and mark walhberg does end up back on earth not a duplicate earth in the current time. In both the novel and the original movie, the orangutans rule the simian society and the chimpanzees are the liberal intellectuals. Planet of the apes 2001 surprise ending, movie explanation. Planet of the apes ending is the antidote to aggressively. Planet of the apes stars mark whalberg as captain leo davidson a 22 century astronaut who while his genetically altered ape is investigating an electromagnetic storm suddenly disappears into thin air, davidson defies orders and takes a pod out. Planet of the apes 2001 frequently asked questions imdb. Get great deals on planet of the apes 2001 film dvds. The surviving humans and apes had no choice but to settle on ashlar and try to survive. Though it features some fantastic creature makeup and beautiful production design, the 2001 version of planet of the apes is a throughully mediocre movie and has been mostly, rigthfully forgotten. Im assuming that the ape planet theyre on for the majority of the film is not earth, as were certainly not given any reason to believe it is earth that i can tell. And it has a surprise ending that i loved, even though matt drudge spoiled it last.
The story moreorless follows the original, with an astronaut experiencing trouble in space and landing on a strange planet only to find it populated with intelligent apes. The origins of the intelligent apes are described in the novels by william t. Can someone please explain the ending of the 2001 remake. Sees the lincoln memorial, its thade, earth is populated apes and the movie ends. The 1968 scifi classic planet of the apes follows taylor, an astronaut who has crashlanded on a primitive planet populated by humanoid chimpanzees. May 03, 2011 this is my second part of planet of the apes 2001 movie explained projects. The original release date for the film was july 4, 2001. In 2029, an air force astronaut crashlands on a mysterious planet where evolved, talking apes dominate a race of primitive humans. Strictly for archive purposes for crossreference on accreditation.
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