Its rousing entertainment !!. Review on Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

They are talking apes! So yelled one of the characters in the new apes movie Dawn Of the Planet of the apes, the much awaited sequel to the blockbuster Rise of the planet of the apes. The original was a groundbreaker in the usage of motion capture technology the swap for shlockmeister computer graphics, that made the apes look so original in front of the camera. Dawn is an exhilarating, dazzling upgradation to that.

They are not just talking apes. They are horse-riding, globetrotting, gun-toting, english speaking ghee whiz wonders!

Taking over the directors reigns from Rise’s Rupert Wyatt, Matt Reeves dwells us straight into the action right from the word go. The simian virus that James Franco devised in Rise has enhanced the ape’s genetically but on the other hand it has decimated half the population of San Francisco. The apes who fled into the woods along with their leader Ceaser(Voiced by the ever dependable Andy Serkins(The Goble in LOTR) near the San Francisco valley has the upper hand now.

Just watching Ceaser lead his band of brothers into the woods to attack a herd of elk and trounce a giant bear is an exhilarating footnote to the whole apes trilogy.

You’ll be amazed by what digital technology could do to a motion capture film. In stead of using a green background to the graphics, the director along with his cinematographer bring in the 3D technology right into the hunting grounds, the forests of Vancouver i.e., with giant big trees in the background.

Then the plot kicks in. When the Humans encroach the “Ape restricted area” to collect some renewable energy resources, the apes family gets p*ed off and a rift ensues.

The movie gets interesting when Ceaser’s stand for peace puts him in a moral dillemma with Koba(Toby Kebbell), another ape in the family who seeks complete annihilation mankind and not just war. In case you miss the point? That same dilemma exists in the humans as well.

No blemish in terms of Casting either. That’s Gary Oldman as a ballsy ex-cop who blames the apes for killing his beloved family. And Jason Clarke does his bit as an architect and widower trying to raise his teenage son while romancing with a medic and rebuilding an energy plantation.

Anyhow its Serkins who takes your breath away as usual. Even in a non-human role, his eyes simmer with utter poignancy! He’s the heart of the film while others play supporting role around him.

At 2 and quarter hours, this film is rousing entertainment! Don’t miss it!