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This reboot of the venerable sci-fi franchise doesn’t try to remake the original classic like the Tim Burton film tried. It takes a page from CONQUEST OF THE PLANET OF THE APES and starts the story with the rebellion of the apes against man, only without the time paradox element. The last part of that statement is for fans of the series, who will find great joy in this new installment. Like the original this is a film based around characters and ideas.

The film is the story of two characters — one human and one ape. Will Rodman (James Franco, 127 HOURS) is a scientist working on a gene therapy that could cure scores of brain diseases, such as Alzheimer’s. It’s a personal cause for him because his father Charles (John Lithgow, TV’s 3RD ROCK FROM THE SUN) is suffering from senility disease. As part of his work, Will tests on chimps. After a disaster at the lab, he smuggles an infant chimp home. The young ape quickly shows signs of increased intelligence as a result of the drug his mother was given. Charles names him Caesar (Andy Serkis, KING KONG).

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“Mrs. Robinson, you’re trying to seduce me. Aren’t you?” If you haven’t seen Mike Nichols’ classic, you still know that line. Coming at the end of ’60s, the comedic ode to disillusionment embodied the growing resentment toward the status quo. Mrs. Robinson proposition to the new college grad Benjamin Braddock is not just a proposition for sex, but also an invitation to join the hypocrisy of the American ideal.

Dustin Hoffman’s Benjamin as filled with uncertainty about everything. He’s done everything that his parents have ever asked on him. He excelled at school in both academics and sports. His privileged life has always been planned out for him, but he’s burned out and doesn’t want to play the game anymore. The real problem though is he doesn’t know any of this. His parents, played by William Daniels (TV’s ST. ELSEWHERE) and Elizabeth Wilson (THE BIRDS), are drowning him, so he runs to the best option he sees in front of him — sex.

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