Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (Movie review)
https://archives.anglican.ca/link/article40439
- Author
- Reeves, Matt (Matthew), 1966-
- Reviewer
- Arkelian, John
- Material Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Anglican Journal
- Date
- 2014 October
- Reviewer
- Arkelian, John
- Material Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Anglican Journal
- Date
- 2014 October
- Volume
- 140
- Issue
- 8
- Page
- 11
- Notes
- Review, entitled "Of Apes and Men" of the movie "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes" directed by Matt Reeves. "Andy Serkis, who plays the leader of intelligent apes in 'Dawn of the Planet of the Apes', says that 'the heart of the story is about .. family, empathy, prejudice and tribalism'. And, he's right". "The result is a parable about tribalism, that ubiquitous human habit of dividing 'us' from 'them'. Once such dividing lines are drawn -- on the basis of race, religion or nationality -- those on the more powerful side of that insidious boundary have all the excuse they need to exploit, oppress or attack those deemed to be 'other'. In the movie, species is the line that divides the tribes". "Sound familiar ? It's the age-old human story of sectarian conflict -- in places like Israel and the Occupied Territories. Few things are harder for us (man or apes) to overcome than our deeply ingrained prejudices".
- Subjects
- Dawn of the planet of the apes (Motion picture) - Reviews
- Tribalism - Reviews
- Prejudices - Reviews