Rise of the Planet of the Apes

If you haven't caught Rise of the Planet of the Apes... Please do so soon. It's much much better than the Planet of the Apes which was screened 10 years ago. In fact, it's a standalone story.

I think, this film is simply,

Rise of the Planet of the Apes 

= (监狱风云 + Ape Terrorists ) x Contagion

The Primate Inmates on the loose (from left): Maurice, Caesar, Buck & Rocket

**Spoiler Ahead**

I shan't give you a summary of the storyline, but I want to focus on a specific feature in the story.

As Caesar embarked on his journey to unite and control the primates in the enclosure, he gave the dominant ape, Rocket, some cookies, which Rocket enjoyed very much. Then Caesar allowed Rocket to have the honour of being the 'sole distributor' of cookies to the rest, making everyone very happy and loyal in the process.

One of the more intelligent primates, an orang utan called Maurice, later asked Caesar in sign language:

Why Cookie Rocket?

I think this is the most brilliant touch of this film.
I love how Caesar had made use of Rocket by giving him the cookies and their sole distributorship, especially how the cookies were in fact acquired by outwitting the enemy.
Do you see the familiar parallel?
This Caesar vs Cookie Rocket system?
It's reminiscent of a system that has worked well in SG to command and control.

Caesar believed that the primates must unite, but Maurice thought that the primates couldn't be united because they were fundamentally stupid. After which Caesar decided to make them 'smarter'. I thought that's like introducing systematic public education. Just cannot make them smarter than Caesar. LOL!!

Btw, I am not the only person on earth getting all excited over 'Why Cookie Rocket?'. This is a universally powerful message, and it has taken on a life of its own since the film's opening. You can google it.