War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)

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Caesar and his apes are forced into a deadly conflict with an army of humans led by a ruthless Colonel. After the apes suffer unimaginable losses, Caesar wrestles with his darker instincts and begins his own mythic quest to avenge his kind. As the journey finally brings them face to face, Caesar and the Colonel are pitted against each other in an epic battle that will determine the fate of both their species and the future of the planet. Wikipedia ↗

War for the Planet of the Apes is a 2017 American science fiction film directed by Matt Reeves, the concluding chapter of the rebooted Planet of the Apes trilogy. Andy Serkis delivers his final and most powerful performance as Caesar, now leading his ape community through a war against the remaining human military forces led by a ruthless Colonel, played by Woody Harrelson, who has committed atrocities against the apes and is determined to prevent their species from inheriting the Earth. After the Colonel's soldiers attack Caesar's home and kill his wife and elder son, Caesar sends the ape community toward a new homeland while he pursues the Colonel for vengeance — a quest that threatens to transform him into the very thing he has spent his life fighting against.

Matt Reeves drew heavily from biblical epic and war film traditions, with explicit references to The Great Escape, Apocalypse Now, and the Book of Exodus, giving the film a mythic gravity unusual for franchise blockbusters. Andy Serkis's Caesar, now aging and burdened by years of leadership, was the trilogy's crowning achievement — a fully realized character whose emotional journey from vengeance to sacrifice provided one of the most genuinely moving arcs in modern science fiction. War for the Planet of the Apes earned $490 million worldwide.