Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

I remember the original Planet of the Apes movie quite well, despite
having only seen it on teleevision. That movie was justly praised...
and then its many sequels were justly execrated.

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes is the fourth movie in the reboot of
the Planet of the Apes series, which started from a different basic
premise than the originals.

A friend of mine took me with him to see the movie, out of gratitude
for my having heled him with his computer.

I enjoyed this movie. It's been praised for lovable chasracters and
lush visual effects; that praise is spot on. It has... a twist ending
that naturally I must not spoil.

But one thing I can speak of, since it is present right from the
beginning of this movie: it has achieved something rare, making it
reminiscent of the movie Avatar. It's a blockbuster movie that was
actually _improved_ by being "woke", a characteristic which has ruined
several other movies.

John Savard