Planet Of The Apes: Original Vs New Franchise!

these damn dirty Apes sure have some cinematic staying power welcome to watchmojo.com and in this installment of vs. we're pitting the old Planet of the Apes franchise against the new to see which is superior before we begin we publish new videos every day so be sure to subscribe for more great content round one back story both Planet of the Apes franchises follow the clash between intelligent Apes and humans with each rooted in the 1963 Pierre Boulle novel la Planet Daesang we first get to see this battle for movies into the original franchise in the futuristic police state of 1991 a plague kills all traditional pets leaving Apes as a replacement but thanks to their ability to learn they quickly become furry slaves to their human masters after the super intelligent Caesar is ripped away from his loving circus family he sets his sights on revenge secretly training his indentured brothers to fight back ultimately this story from conquest of the Planet of the Apes is the catalyst for the events in the rest of the movies in this franchise taking a much more chronological route the modern franchise focuses on how the Apes gain control from the first movie the new Caesar is the son of a medically enhanced ape and he only grows more intelligent thanks to the side effects of an experimental Alzheimer's drug though he was raised by scientists will Caesar is thrown into captivity after violently protecting wills father in public where he's aggressively bullied by a zoo guard witnessing how humans mistreat his kind Caesar works out a way to escape and enhance the intelligence of the rest of his species ultimately leading a battle between Apes and humans and guiding the apes to form their own society both fascinating and unique tales in their own right each of these uprisings has powerful moments but the modern Caesars more grounded origins told as a tight story about real Apes fighting back after years of oppression makes the new series stand tall winner the new franchise round two commentary get your stinking paws off me you damn dirty ape while the sci-fi exterior may have thrown some viewers off the scent the original films pack in so much commentary it's almost overwhelming tackling race relations of the era the majority of these movies feature Apes in the place of human bigots but even so it's a shocking reflection of the real world the sequels pull no punches in their representations of slavery and the mistreatment of african-americans going on to explore how power and fear corrupts as well as the dangers of government and war the original Planet of the Apes movies never miss a chance to satirize our world updating its critiques for the new century the reboot franchise focuses its commentary on humanity's crimes and weaknesses in more modern and broader terms taking a pretty easy swing at the animal testing industry the first film not only slams the inherently destructive and cool nature of the business but also makes for a terrifying worst-case scenario for scientific experimentation on the whole casting the rest of its shade not only at humankind's potential for evil but also on the idea that absolute power corrupts absolutely the newer films hit a universal note that's hard to ignore as accessible in modern as the newer films are in their commentary they never seem to cut as deep on as many timely issues as the original the og franchise wins this one winner the original franchise this is the best they've got around here in six months we'll be running this planet round three villains given that there are five films in the original franchise and those five films stretch across centuries there's ample opportunity for different kinds of evildoers in the 1968 original dr. Zaius is a defender of false science and religion commanding respect and power as the series most memorable villain though he appears in the second film for the most part the antagonists throughout the subsequent sequels are constantly changing and mostly take the form of faceless power-hungry groups rather than specific individuals with the exception of a couple of cruel goons and the bloodthirsty gorilla Aldo the desire for power is the biggest threat in this series thanks we'll call me by my proper rank generals I run a business not a petting zoo the villains of the reboot films are anything but faceless in rise Steven Jacobs greedy quest to produce a profitable drug ultimately causes the downfall of humankind on a lesser scale though no less horrific animal caretaker dodges torture of apes is sadistic especially considering his job they it's thinking for you but perhaps the reboot franchises most interesting villain is the damaged war monger Koba aims Sarla Koba he's been abused by humans for too long and now he won't stop until all humans are dead even going out of his way to ruin the strained peace between men and ape even though dr. Zaius is one of the franchise's most famous characters and the original series had no shortage of evil on either side of the human ape struggle the newer franchise has the more defined villains making them not only memorable baddies but more compelling as characters as well winner the new franchise Round four climactic moments we could argue that the shocking Statue of Liberty reveal at the end of Planet of the Apes is a strong enough climax to win this round on its own but the original franchise offers so much more regardless of the varying quality of the sequels the original film was followed up by the shocking revelation that a race of humans with telepathic powers survived underground of course the dystopian ape uprising was as dark explosive and surprising a finale as many modern films can muster but perhaps most surprising was the series finale which pits ape against ape and in the process makes them seem more human than we ever could have imagined I guess you might say they just joined the human race the reboot franchise is competing with movies that made cinematic history but it doesn't dare tread the same ground carving out its own iconic moments instead given that the Apes intelligence was increasing it was a matter of time before one of them spoke but Cesar's show-stopping no moment is so pivotal it takes the air right out of the room the sudden plot shifting kills perpetrated by Koba set both sides on the warpath and truly blindside the audience and the sequel ends darkly by subverting the original ape on ape fight as Caesar rejects Koba and allows him to fall to his death [Music] [Applause] the earthly twist carries the original franchise bar but the new series brings handfuls of memorable movie moments in fewer movies however given the consistently powerful scenes throughout the old series and the famous climax that put the franchise on the map the original franchise takes this one winner the original franchise round five the sequels with five movies in the franchise the original series boasts more films but that doesn't necessarily ensure quality although it was a box-office hit critics said the original series fell pretty flat with its second outing beneath the Planet of the Apes the next installment escape from the Planet of the Apes was well received critically with the time travel and racial conflict themes earning greater focus the two so-called April nuts have already captured the hearts of entire American nation in conquest of the Planet of the Apes the fourth film we finally see the ape uprising in all its glory but the fifth film battle for the Planet of the Apes is almost universally considered the weakest link featuring strong social commentary but a feeble plot the 21st century Planet of the Apes franchise may have fewer sequels but that means fewer chances to dilute the quality the second film dawn of the Planet of the Apes was considered a strong follow-up to rise with a star-studded cast excellent effects and surprisingly deep emotion in fact the second film encapsulate sves elements from the original series to great effect bringing them together into a tighter and more interesting package we get all sides of the story no hero is without flaw no villain is without fair motivation and the battles do not disappoint either moving the story forward believably while telling a personal and ironically human story don is a solid sequel in the new franchise Oh much like gum we all numbers can only take you so far and with only a couple of decent sequels in its canon the original franchise earns mixed reviews compared to the new franchises strong sequel winner the new franchise a spray you buddy battle taking it by a score of three to two the new franchise evolved to be the superior series as a whole do you agree with our picks check out these other great clips from WatchMojo and subscribe for new videos every day [Music]

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Length: 10min 46sec (646 seconds)

Published: Wed Jul 12 2017