Review of Planet of the Apes by Tim Burton
This essay will examine Tim Burton's remake of the science-fiction
film 'Planet of the Apes'.
'Planet of the Apes' is the story of astronaut Leo Davidson, who in an
attempt to save his chimp is transported through time. Leo crashes in
a futuristic time; a planet ruled by apes, where humans are enslaved.
Leo is captured, with a tribe, from the slave owner's shop he is
bought by a kind chimp, who believes in humans and apes living in
peace. With the help of her; Clara, and her other human slaves, a plan
is devised to escape. They do so, and far from the city are greeted by
thousands of humans who believe Leo is of great importance. But with
the ape army following Leo and his friends, is Leo really special? Can
he save them?
'Planet of the Apes' is set in a city, which is based on a mountain.
The houses appear shabby and wind up the mountain, the road is a dirt
track, suggesting primitives. In the street children are playing and
older apes read the newspapers, this suggests heritance and similar
resemblance to human culture. Trees are growing at the edge of the
roads; they are lush and developed, which again suggest heritance and
maturity. An ape is playing a type of harp, this portrays the image of
culture and that the apes are mentally developed, in comparison to how
we see them at present. Another setting in 'Planet of the Apes' is
Leo's landing ground. This is a marshland/swamp type place, with
grasses of incredible height. It is very green, yet dark and eerie,
which portray it as a place of evil and witchlike activities. However
there is a lake near by, the water suggests life and...
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structure to the tension being developed. The ape voices are low, deep
and husky, signifying male dominance and power. The cries of the apes
as the murder occurs are high pitched, suggesting weakness and pain.
To end the scene silence with heavy breathing is used, this can
immediately create or denote the ending of the danger, in this case it
means the later, and creates the impression that all is over and at
peace again. The digetic sound in this scene add to the tension by
creating sounds that have familiar meaning to the audience, creating
the correct fear from them.
Overall Tim Burton has used the mise-en-scene, production and sound in
the film, to create a re-make that is worth going to see. The use of
tension building is appropriate and all elements of its build-up
support one another.
Director D.W. Griffith used the creation of this movie to experiment with various new methods, bringing the movie to life by using both by using new, complex camera angles and editing techniques. [2]
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