Raise your fist if you feel threatened

Rating: 8/10 (30 August 2011)

When i first read on ifc.com that this movie was being made and James Franco was starring, the disappointing Tim Burton remake came to my mind. A few months later, i saw the first movie poster, showing Caesar's fist up high, in a "fight tha power" kinda way. Everything seemed laughable and destined to fail. Well, nope. There was a pretty good script, the amazing Andy Serkis as Caesar and the main goal: respect. Respect for the apes, the pace, the audience, the previous movies and cinema itself. I didn't get these kinda feelings at a theater since Children of Men (2005). Not just the great story to tell, acting, FX and respectable score: they give you one of those priceless moments when EVERY SINGLE PERSON at the room stops eating pop corn, texting, making stupid remarks and they just shut up for 3 seconds, shocked over what just happened on the screen. The "Rosa Parks Moment" will become a classic. There, i said it... And if Andy Serkis is not -at least- nominated at the Oscars it would be really unfair. An enjoyable piece of art, that can make you believe in Hollywood again.