1. Movie Overview - Planet of the Apes
The film is "Unusual" for how it managed to wrap so many culturally relevant topics into such a noticeably democratic way, and remains "important" for how it redefined going forward the notion of film-as-franchise that we take for granted today. ... Schaffner's masterpiece is a solid example of world building, using landscape to create a world that feels entirely alien, but also maintains a sense of realism. ... The incredible scope the landscape is shot within was greater than any in any film released beforehand. ...
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