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This May 9th it arrived in theaters Planet of the Apes: New Kingdomwhich is the fourth film of the reboot that began in 2011. We now move from Caesar’s story to a new protagonist in a society of apes hundreds of years after the death of this primate leader.

The reviews so far are very positive with this new entry. The most interesting thing is that it is a sequel and the fourth film in a series that functioned as a reboot. Many times we have seen that attempts to revive old franchises fail miserably. Why didn’t this one suffer the same fate? Here we try to explain it.

Planet of the Apes received a reboot at the right time

One of the main reasons why we believe that Planet of the Apes It had a successful reboot because it happened at the right time. After all, when the first of their new films came out in 2011, it had already been 38 years since the last film in the original series. In addition to the fact that the 2001 remake passed with more pain than glory.

The original film remains a classic and a popular culture icon. Besides After 38 years you have many new viewers who, although they have a notion of what the original was, are not closed to giving it a new opportunity nor are they very protective of what came before.

Many of the reboots that fail do so because they try to revive franchises that are still very fresh with the public. We already saw it with Spider-Man with the Andrew Garfield films that came out only 5 years after Tobey’s. The reboot of The Mummywhich came out 9 years after Brendan Fraser’s, and that of hellboy which arrived 11 years after the jewels that Guillermo del Toro gave us are other examples of this.

Along with the fact that these reboots came about in a relatively short amount of time, there was also a sense of unnecessaryness surrounding them. Not to mention, they were also noted as simple attempts to make money. While Planet of the Apes took the opportunity to revive a dormant franchise while answering some classic questions.

The key to a reboot is to respect and expand what was already there

Another factor for the good reception of the reboot of Planet of the Apes It’s that he doesn’t simply throw away what came before to create his own path. Instead, Throughout its four films it presents us with a journey that will eventually end in the society we met in the original.

In this way it becomes very interesting and complementary. He showed us how the apes acquired their intelligence, how humans little by little became more primitive beings and in this last one they already show us the clans and how they function once they were more developed.

Thanks to this path, the pitfalls of reboots that feel unnecessary are avoided. The new Planet of the Apes films give us answers to questions that we didn’t even know we had about the original, but that nourish it and expand its universe.

There’s still a lot of room to grow in these movies since we haven’t gotten to the future where Charlton Heston met the Statue of Liberty yet. So there are also many stories to tell. Whether these are worthy of viewers continuing the journey will depend on the directors.

The Planet of the Apes and its reboot had very good directors

Of course we cannot take away the credit of the directors who have taken charge of these Planet of the Apes films. Each of them did their part to give us a fascinating trilogy and this fourth film that is already sounding like one of the best of the year.

As for the Caesar trilogy, we have Rupert Wyatt and Matt Reeves. Wyatt was in charge of starting it and he did a great job with a lot of creativity. From how he framed the rise of the apes to his decision to use actors and motion capture technology to give us more expressive and empathetic apes. He laid the foundation for what would be a truly unique trilogy.

Matt Reeves then concluded and finished Caesar’s story with a couple of stories both heartbreaking and gripping. Not to mention the risk that both rely heavily on sign language to show that these apes are not yet as advanced and capable of speaking. That’s a real commitment to the saga you’re working on. How many reboots have taken the same risk? They could have easily put men in disguise, but they didn’t and went further.

We do not know if the reboot of Planet of the Apes It would have worked just as well without these directors. After all, there we have the example of Tim Burton, who tried to give new life to the saga with a remake in 2001 but failed due to several questionable decisions. So we should not ignore the role of Wyatt and Reeves in reviving this franchise.

Without interesting stories to tell they wouldn’t have gotten very far either.

Finally, we believe that Planet of the Apes It also owes much of its success to its stories. Each of the original trilogy had a very interesting narrative with well-rounded characters that we were happy to follow. In addition, it manages to make us feel empathy for computer creations and that is not an easy task.

Many times reboots don’t put as much effort into their story. It seems that they depend too much on the name of the franchise and are overconfident. They believe that it is enough to announce that it is a reboot of a much-loved saga so that people go without hesitation to buy tickets.. But you must give them a reason to return or even to recommend it to their acquaintances.

Planet of the Apes did just this and really deserves to be called a trilogy, as it feels like three parts of one big arc. The first shows us the rise of Caesar, the second how he deals with his new power as well as his understanding that there are also bad apes and finally the conclusion where he gives everything to save his people.

We don’t have a chance to see the last one yet, but from what’s being said, it looks like it could be the start of a new and interesting chapter for this franchise. If they keep showing stories that people want to see, then we wouldn’t be surprised if their success continues to grow.

The reboots of the future should take a look at what these apes achieved and consider doing something similar: creating something new and interesting while respecting both what came before, the intelligence of the audiences and of course taking more risks. Will we ever see a reboot just as successful? Only time will tell.

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