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War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)

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War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)

Overview

Caesar and his apes are forced into a deadly conflict with an army of humans led by a ruthless Colonel. After the apes suffer unimaginable losses, Caesar wrestles with his darker instincts and begins his own mythic quest to avenge his kind. As the journey finally brings them face to face, Caesar and the Colonel are pitted against each other in an epic battle that will determine the fate of both their species and the future of the planet.


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Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
Christianity: Negative

Viewer Rating
8.1

Overview

Caesar and his apes are forced into a deadly conflict with an army of humans led by a ruthless Colonel. After the apes suffer unimaginable losses, Caesar wrestles with his darker instincts and begins his own mythic quest to avenge his kind. As the journey finally brings them face to face, Caesar and the Colonel are pitted against each other in an epic battle that will determine the fate of both their species and the future of the planet.


Starring Cast


Where to watch

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YouTube logoYouTube
Apple TV logoApple TV
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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Primary

The film's central narrative is a powerful allegory for the struggle against oppression, dehumanization, and attempted genocide by a militaristic, authoritarian regime, championing empathy and the right to existence for a marginalized group, which aligns with progressive values.

The film features a traditional human cast without explicit DEI-driven recasting. However, its narrative strongly critiques a white male antagonist who embodies destructive human traits, presenting an allegorical commentary on oppression and power dynamics.

Secondary

The film portrays a fanatical human leader, the Colonel, who uses Christian symbolism (Alpha/Omega) and 'holy war' rhetoric to justify his genocidal campaign against apes and infected humans. The narrative clearly condemns his extremist ideology and actions, associating them with the destructive perversion of religious concepts.

War for the Planet of the Apes does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The story is centered on the struggle for survival and leadership between apes and humans, with no elements related to queer identity.

The film "War for the Planet of the Apes" focuses on the conflict between intelligent apes and human soldiers, exploring themes of survival and empathy. It does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes, resulting in no portrayal to evaluate within this framework.

The film does not feature any female characters engaging in direct physical combat against male opponents. Female characters present, such as Nova and Lake, do not participate in combat roles.

All major ape characters maintain their established genders. New human characters are introduced without gender alterations from prior canon. The character Nova, while sharing a name with an original character, is a new character for this reboot continuity and is female, as was the original.

The film primarily features ape characters, for whom human racial categories do not apply. Its human characters are either original to this installment or, in the case of Nova, maintain the same racial portrayal as any potential legacy counterpart, thus no race swap occurs.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

8.1

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

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7.4
The Movie Database logo
7.2

Critic Ratings

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9.4
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8.2

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