“War for the Planet of the Apes” Review | Caesar’s Journey Ends
Spoilers beware.
It’s honestly a miracle that this trilogy exists, let alone a modern Planet of the Apes one. Three movies that all fit so well together, not to mention each one at least being really, really good. War for the Planet of the Apes — the epic conclusion to the trilogy that sees Caesar perform one final act for the good of all apes — is so close to being the best film of the three. In my gut, I would still put Dawn as the best; that film had Koba as the main villain, and while Woody Harrelson’s Colonel J. Wesley McCullough is another great Apes villain, Koba just felt a little more compelling. That being said, War is still an utterly brilliant blockbuster that proves once again that Matt Reeves’ is one of the best big-budget filmmakers working right now.
Caesar has been fighting against humans for 2 years since the San Francisco battle where Koba betrayed him and charged into a human stronghold. Despite Koba being dead for that long, his attack resulted in a large militia force up north being contacted and arriving in the city to kill the apes living there. Caesar’s son, Blue Eyes, and longtime lieutenant Rocket report back, stating that they’ve found an oasis, a safe haven that the apes can travel to and live their lives safe from humans once and for all. Before the apes can make that journey…
