Continuity mistake: In the scene on the Golden Gate Bridge when the apes are pushing the bus, the police shoot the bus numerous times, but when the camera goes off the bus and then shows the bus again (twice) the bullet holes are not there anymore.
Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
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Directed by: Rupert Wyatt
Starring: James Franco, Andy Serkis, Tom Felton, Freida Pinto
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I own this movie on DvD.
A great start to a fantastic trilogy. Rise marks the start of how the world fell to ruin and the rise of the civilization of apes that would eventually supplant the humans on Earth.
This takes it to a much more intimate level of story telling following one ape, Ceaser, in his journey from birth in a lab, to leading the main colony of apes.
Andy Serkis' motion capture performance for Ceaser is amazing, and continues to get better through the trilogy even.
The film even tries to tie itself into the old series, and very well done. It could easily be a cannon prequel to the original, while also being it's own thing and story.
A grade A film that I highly recommend, I just can't really say much else without spoilers.
Mistake Status: None yet, will likely try to find some at some point in the future.
More mistakes in Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Maurice: Hurt bad?
Caesar: You know signs?
Maurice: Circus orangutan. Careful humans don't like smart ape.
Trivia: In the end of the old Planet of the Apes movie, we see remains of the Statue of Liberty. In this movie, we see Caesar assemble the Liberty statue (some kind of a puzzle).
Question: Why didn't the ape-keeper, Rodney, simply shoot Caesar? He was in the sniping platform, he was aiming the tranquilizer rifle, he had a clear shot, but he just lowered his rifle and fled when Caesar yelled "No!" for the first time. If Rodney had pulled the trigger, the ape rebellion would have been nipped in the bud.
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Chosen answer: Rodney was against the cruelty that fellow ape-keeper Dodge displays toward the apes and was likely hesitant to shoot Caeser at first. When Caesar yelled "No!", Rodney lowered his rifle from shock. Caesar then starts running around chanting "No!", and because he's running around Rodney no longer has a clear shot, and then he panics and flees having just seen an ape speak.
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