Planet of the Apes (2001 film)

Planet of the Apes is a 2001 science fiction film in which an astronaut finds himself on a planet where humans are enslaved by apes. It stars Mark Wahlberg, Tim Roth, Helena Bonham Carter, Michael Clarke Duncan, Paul Giamatti, Estella Warren, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, David Warner and Kris Kristofferson and was released on Friday, July 27, 2001. Charlton Heston, star of the 1968 version, also has a small role.

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2001 - Science fiction - Astronaut - Mark Wahlberg - Tim Roth - Helena Bonham Carter - Michael Clarke Duncan - Paul Giamatti - Estella Warren - Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa - David Warner - Kris Kristofferson - Friday - July - 27 - Charlton Heston - 1968

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The movie was adapted by William Broyles Jr., Lawrence Konner and Mark Rosenthal from the novel La Planète des singes by Pierre Boulle and the earlier film adaptation. It was directed by Tim Burton. It was panned by critics and attracted much derision from many fans of the older Ape films. In particular, the film attempted to imitate its earlier namesake by revealing a plot twist at the end. This twist resembles the one featured at the end of the original Boulle novel, and also is similar to the types of twists Rod Serling (writer of the original film) liked to use to end episodes of his famous TV series The Twilight Zone. However, this remained largely obscure and was considered by many to be a (perhaps deliberate) non-sequitur.

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William Broyles Jr. - Lawrence Konner - Mark Rosenthal - La Planète des singes - Pierre Boulle - Earlier film adaptation - Tim Burton - Plot twist - Rod Serling - The Twilight Zone - Non-sequitur

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Prior to the film's release, Tim Burton indicated his desire to "reimagine" the other films in the Apes movie series. This may have also been one of the reasons he enlisted the help of soundtrack composer Danny Elfman. Elfman produced a powerful Planet of the Apes soundtrack for Tim Burton, spearheaded by resounding brass that highlighted the barabaric nature of the Apes and their planet.

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Danny Elfman - Planet of the Apes soundtrack

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Unlike the original film, the end of the film does not feature the Statue of Liberty buried in the sand. Instead, it has Daniel Chester French's sculpture of Abraham Lincoln at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC replaced by a similar monument to the ape General Thade.

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Statue of Liberty - Daniel Chester French - Abraham Lincoln - Lincoln Memorial - Washington, DC

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