War For The Planet Of The Apes (2017)
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.
For freedom. For family. For the planet.
Caesar: I did not start this war. I offered you peace. I showed you mercy. But now you're here. To finish us off... for good.
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The water dumped on Caesar around 1:27:00 was supposed to be warm, but the crew forgot to heat it up. Caesar's shocked reaction is authentic. They were all apologetic afterward, but Andy Serkis said that it worked for the scene.
Primatologists who saw the film said the apes' behavior was surprisingly realistic. Karin Konoval's performance as Maurice the orangutan was especially noteworthy.
The filmmakers' kids played the young apes in the film. Terry Notary actually trained his kids to "quadruped" and move like apes.
Matt Reeves pointed out that the apes in Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) don't wear clothing. The ape society seen in Planet of the Apes (1968) wears clothing, and Bad Ape is also supposed to be the start of a progression in this direction. To survive in a harsh winter, he wears heavy winter coats he scavenged. This is primarily necessitated by the fact that he is bald, similarly to Rocket. However, while Rocket likely has Alopecia, Bad Ape seems to have lost his hair from old age.
While promoting Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014), Andy Serkis was asked if the ALZ-113 drug had also affected apes outside of Caesar's tribe. Matt Reeves and Mark Bomback took note of it, which led to the introduction of "Bad Ape" in this film.
Continuity
When Caesar scans the camp with the binoculars, Luca asks in sign language if he's spotted the Colonel. Caesar responds despite the fact that he is looking through binoculars and couldn't have seen Luca signing.
The poop on the guard's face disappears between shots.
The soldiers are standing in the rain at the border camp, yet none of them is wet.
Caesar's birthmark is different from the previous movies.
The opening titles state that the Simian Flu Pandemic started 15 years ago and that the events of Dawn of the Planet of the Apes happened two years ago. But Dawn took place ten years after the pandemic began, so the events of Rise of the Planet of the Apes were actually 12 years before this film.
Factual errors
Luca rides a horse in much of the film, often at a gallop. An adult gorilla weighs 300-400 lbs. (136-181 kg.). A horse carrying that much weight wouldn't be able to walk easily, let alone gallop.
Incorrectly regarded as goofs
Chimpanzees cannot produce tears. Caesar's tears may be another morphological change granted by the drugs and the virus.
Miscellaneous
At 1:20, in the opening prologue text, the word "RISE" fades from white to red, and then fades out. In the last few frames as the red "E" is fading in transparency, it quickly jumps from red to white.
At 57:57 into the movie. After the little girl places the flower on the head of the dying gorilla you can hear somebody sneezing.
Crew or equipment visible
When Caesar bring his horse to stop in the snow, someone off-camera says "woo horse."