(2) In the book, Ulysses and Nova give birth to a son. This will make itself apparent as the review proceeds. This seems important to me, given the reference to Homer inherent in the name. That is what a “movie review” is, for me, and Planet of the Apes is one such film.īefore I get started, I should note that the original book (which is written by a French novelist, by the way, the significance of which will make itself apparent shortly) deviates significantly from the movie in only a few ways: (1) The protagonist’s name is changed from Ulysses to (George) Taylor. But once in a while, the allegorical meaning of a film jumps out at me, and I can’t help but write about it. I don’t do “standard” movie reviews, because I know nothing of film production, the arcane science of camera angles and lighting, or the fine art of “pacing”, and “tone”, let alone the intricacies of acting. The first was for my old video channel, which you can find on my new video channel, This is only the second movie review I’ve ever done.
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