Planet of the apes provided some great insight to the future of humanity. It did a good job at convincing me about the consequences that the human race might face in the future.
This film does in fact not correspond with my personal vision of the future of our race. I believe that we are not that stupid as to blow ourselves into inferiority. I believe that we are intelligent enough to handle weapons of mass destruction responsibly so that we wont destroy ourselves. Sure, humans aren't perfect and sometimes make stupid decisions, but we aren't stupid enough to deliberately destroy ourselves. On the other hand, who knows, one day we could be stupid enough to do so. Anything could happen, but then again, I believe that its most likely that this situation doesnt come around in the future.
An important question that comes to my mind after watching The Planet of the Apes is, "Why did the spaceship icarus travel back to earth in the first place?"
Aside from that, it is a very good movie and offers plenty of insight to aspects of society even today.
Its pretty cool seeing the very weird characters from the movie, doing casual things in the real world behind the scenes. After all, the universe from planet of the apes is almost a polar opposite from our current day world.
Well it sadly shown in today's world that many people in power are willing to start a nuclear war due to differences in religion and political reasons as well as over food, water, and other natural resources.
ReplyDeleteI like where you are going with this post. This movie is really good and I agree with what you are saying.
ReplyDeleteYour blog was analytical of the film in a blunt, but valid way. I liked how you showed your opinion of the events in the film and used examples as well. I'd also like to know why the Icarus returned to Earth, now that you bring it up. Well done, mah boi.
ReplyDeleteWe might not be stupid enough to destroy ourselves intentionally, but what about creating things or making decisions that unintentionally lead to our destruction.
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