Revealing mistake: When the apes jump out of the lab windows out to the street, they don't cast a shadow on any of the glass except the ones on the ground floor.
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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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: Bright Eyes is what they called Caesar's mom in this movie. This was also the name given to Charlton Heston by Dr. Zira in the original movie Planet of the Apes (another tribute to the old film).
Question: I'm no expert on apes so can someone tell me if the conversation in sign language that Caesar has with the orangutan is possible? We know that apes can be taught to sign and hereby communicate basic concepts and identify objects. But the orangutan, which has not had the benefit at this point in the film of the mind altering drug, communicates that humans do not like smart apes and, by extension, it has kept its ability to sign secret. This is complex behaviour that requires the ape to understand human motivations and decide to deceive its captors. Is this possible?
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Answer: It's not necessarily a sign that the orangutan understands human motivations. It could be, and probably more likely *is*, a sign that the ape has shown its intelligence previously during its stay in the habitat, was abused by the humans as a direct or indirect result, and was subsequently conditioned to play dumb.
Phixius ★