tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post116143979262428367..comments2024-03-28T14:49:36.133-04:00Comments on John Kenneth Muir's Reflections on Cult Movies and Classic TV: The Best Science Fiction Movie Ever Made: Planet of the Apes (1968)John Kenneth Muirhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15629979615332893780noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-52650853782145227492014-08-03T15:27:07.850-04:002014-08-03T15:27:07.850-04:00I loved your analysis. I have used this movie in S...I loved your analysis. I have used this movie in Science and World History classes to talk about several things going on in the 1960s:<br />1. Rachel Carson's "Silent Spring" and the notion that animals are in fact intelligent and need be respected.<br />2. Jane Goodall's discoveries on chimp intelligence, as well as Dian Fossey's work with gorillas.<br />3. The Cold War, obviously, and the Cuban Missile Crisis. <br />4. Man going to the Moon, the Space race. <br />Thanks. Luis Miguel Díaz Floreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03350278844923629808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-6305901210951494522013-06-12T14:35:20.181-04:002013-06-12T14:35:20.181-04:00Great review. I'd like to add that I saw the ...Great review. I'd like to add that I saw the movie in 1968 with my father at a drive-in when I was only seven years old, and it scared the crap out of me. You see, my dad always used to watch the evening news and the reporting was always about the Vietnam war, where the Americans were fighting GUERILLAS in the jungle that you'd never see. So when I processed this movie through my child's mind, I actually thought it WAS REALLY DEPICTING a war between humans and apes that was happening in the jungles of Vietnam! I thought it was a kind of documentary.Dannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-49159033896082097092011-03-10T17:47:21.830-05:002011-03-10T17:47:21.830-05:00The racism is driven home even further by the divi...The racism is driven home even further by the divisions in Ape society. Chimps vs. Orangs vs. Gorillas, none really trusting each other. I can envision the scene where Ursus's gorilla son brings home his chimp girlfriend...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-10110537781497847462007-08-10T01:34:00.000-04:002007-08-10T01:34:00.000-04:00WOW! What a great commentary on truly the best Sc...WOW! What a great commentary on truly the best Sci-Fi movie ever made. I think that this is Rod's crowning achievement. Watching it for the first time when I was 8 years old, it left an indelible mark in my imagination. To this day I am still learning from this movie, the shoreline symbolism is brilliant. Thank you Mr. Muir for your insight and great narrative on this classic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-1161723242363852762006-10-24T16:54:00.000-04:002006-10-24T16:54:00.000-04:00I always thought Planet of the Apes was so much mo...I always thought Planet of the Apes was so much more than just a sci-fi flick with a great story; thanks for such a great post about why.Violethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10547452802344363142noreply@blogger.com