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Was Planet of the Apes trying to make a point?

Posted on 11/20/2017 10:01:15 AM PST by MNDude

I just watched the most recent Planet of the Apes movie. There was one scene where all of the benevolent Apes or captured in locked into cages by an evil white man in the military. The members of this evil non-diverse Army stood and faced the American flag as the Star Spangled Banner played. Shortly after the American national anthem was played, soldiers began to brutally whip the backs of the Apes forcing them to build a large wall. I was wondering if there was some symbolism or messaging in that entire scene.


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To: MNDude

Sure sounds like it.


41 posted on 11/20/2017 10:36:18 AM PST by Robert DeLong
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To: MNDude; Mariner

I liked the earlier ones and was thinking of renting this one. Thanks for saving me the rental fee.
We get enough of that “It’s Not OK To Be White” propaganda nonsense every day for free.


42 posted on 11/20/2017 10:36:32 AM PST by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives)
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To: MNDude
Here's one of the apes, ask him:


43 posted on 11/20/2017 10:38:22 AM PST by The Sons of Liberty (Uranium One = BRIBERY and TREASON - HANG THEM ALL!!!!)
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To: MNDude

Were the apes taking a knee or locking arms?

Hollyweird is getting sicker and sicker.


44 posted on 11/20/2017 10:39:06 AM PST by bgill (CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola.")
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To: Mariner

I couldn’t get past the first few minutes of the first one. Haven’t bothered with the rest.


45 posted on 11/20/2017 10:40:19 AM PST by bgill (CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola.")
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To: MNDude

I thought the prequel Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) was really good, and not at all politicized. I thoroughly enjoyed it.


46 posted on 11/20/2017 10:43:16 AM PST by Maceman
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To: CaptainPhilFan

Limbaugh-marinated

OR

29 year student(I am 55 years old)

LOL


47 posted on 11/20/2017 10:49:22 AM PST by Uversabound (Might does not make right, but it does enforce the commonly recognized rights of each succeeding gen)
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To: MNDude; AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...

Sounds like the same wheels turning in the tired old Hollywood ruts. The original Planet of the Apes remains among my favorites (getting Rod Serling to write the screenplay was a great idea); the sequels were made on less and less money, and with less and less sense, and the fifth of the series had the none-too-subtle race riot overtones.


48 posted on 11/20/2017 10:51:09 AM PST by SunkenCiv (www.tapatalk.com/groups/godsgravesglyphs/, forum.darwincentral.org, www.gopbriefingroom.com)
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To: The Sons of Liberty
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49 posted on 11/20/2017 10:53:00 AM PST by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives)
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To: MNDude
They did the same thing in the TV show Revolution. They had kids singing the national anthem to cover up the evil oppressive plan of a President who just happened to look exactly like George Bush.

They want people to associate the national anthem with fake patriotism.
50 posted on 11/20/2017 10:54:56 AM PST by \/\/ayne (I regret that I have but one subscription cancellation notice to give to my local newspaper.)
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To: MNDude

Could have been a four star movie, Woody Harrelson managed to drive it down to zero. We saw it opening day and even my 13 year old asked how soon it would be over by the first hour. And Hollywood wonders why they’re in the toilet..


51 posted on 11/20/2017 11:00:01 AM PST by aksteele (biopsy)
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To: MNDude

The movie is obviously racist since it portrays person’s of color as apes.


52 posted on 11/20/2017 11:00:24 AM PST by Lopeover ( The 2016 Election is about allegiance to the United States!)
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To: Uversabound

Off topic... Greetings fellow traveler! Same age here, been listening since.... 1992? I was a broke but working divorced mom and was gifted a Hooptie that only had AM radio. Of course I hated that misogynist bigot, yelled back at the radio a lot. For two weeks, then I had the epiphany, thanks be to God.


53 posted on 11/20/2017 11:02:31 AM PST by CaptainPhilFan
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To: safeasthebanks

Well made and memorable, but also with a strong lefty message (anti-nuke, anti-human).

It was also about black and white relations.
It was one of the later sequels,when humans and apes started working together, that one of the laws was a human was never allowed to say the word “no” to an ape.

Marko


54 posted on 11/20/2017 11:10:43 AM PST by markoman (Nothing hard liquor and a hammer won't fix)
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To: CJ Wolf

In the original film, the ape dictatorship was able to survive by systematically restricting the public’s access to historical facts that contradicted the ape supremacist rhetoric.

They called it the Forbidden Zone.

They lobotimized a human who could talk because it challenged their ‘scientific’ worldview.

I don’t think that Rod Searling was so simplistic as to suggest Man bad, Ape good.


55 posted on 11/20/2017 11:16:09 AM PST by a fool in paradise (Did Barack Obama denounce Communism and dictatorships when he visited Cuba as a puppet of the State?)
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To: safeasthebanks
Well made and memorable, but also with a strong lefty message (anti-nuke, anti-human).

And extremely pro-macro-evolution, and sneers all around towards religion, especially the religious scholasticism of the middle ages.
56 posted on 11/20/2017 11:19:27 AM PST by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics.)
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To: Larry Lucido

Yes, something about stupid minds, stupid, stupid!


57 posted on 11/20/2017 11:19:44 AM PST by a fool in paradise (Did Barack Obama denounce Communism and dictatorships when he visited Cuba as a puppet of the State?)
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To: Professional
Inexpensive, high resolution, hand held or easily anchored recording (visual/sound) systems, combined with inexpensive, state-of-the art editing capabilities, 'filmed' in low light, off season, non-union locales, are the ultimate disruptive technology for the perverts.

Has anyone been watching Stranger Things* or some of the other independent productions? It's amazing what entertainment is like without an overbearing message, or exhibition of virtue signalling demonstrating just how hip, aware and 'with it' the actors and production team are. Just simple concepts like mystery, drama & suspense to produce an entertainment package that sells subscriptions/advertising time. What a novel idea.

*If you really want to get picky, you can argue the evil death merchants fighting the Soviets are a negative portrayal of the US. But it's so muted, and just a fundamental part of any sci-fi mystery, that you probably wouldn't be able to enjoy anything if you take exception to this. Even Shakespeare usually had a message.

58 posted on 11/20/2017 11:23:59 AM PST by semantic
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To: a fool in paradise

ALso, let’s not forget that not all apes were alike. You had the militiristic gorillas, the semi-spiritual fanatic orangutans, and pseudo-rational scientific chimpanzees.


59 posted on 11/20/2017 11:26:30 AM PST by z3n
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To: MNDude

Think Chicago .


60 posted on 11/20/2017 11:32:13 AM PST by Lionheartusa1 ()-: There is nothing DEMOCRATIC about the democrat party ,, stop using that term :-()
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