The Social Context in the Original “Planet Of The Apes”

Title: The Social Context in the Original “Planet Of The Apes”
Category: Entertainment / Movies & Film | Words: 805 | Pages: 3.4 (approximately 235 words/page)

The Social Context in the Original “Planet Of The Apes”

Some of us may see ‘Planet of the Apes’ as the film responsible for the later ‘annoying talking monkey’ films, while others may see it as the classic sci-fi with the intriguing plot and special effects for its time. However, what some of us may not know or have noticed about this classic film, is just how much this film covers many relevant sociological themes of the 60’s era in which it came out. These …showed first 75 words of 805 total…

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…showed last 75 words of 805 total…completely relevant to today’s modern audience in many aspects, the main ones being the movies outlook on religion, bigotry and domination. Due to the huge sociological differences between now and 1968, it would have most probably been best if a remake for this movie were not made. The 1968 film had to be changed way too much to suit today’s modern audience, which therefore altered the plot to an extreme extent from the original film.

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