Planet of the Apes (1967) - 5

This film attempts to be a discussion of the faith/reason or religion/science debate in an either/or world. The line of thought is on such a lowest common denominator of discourse that it becomes more frustrating than helpful. The whole film progresses as if it is leading up to some theory of humanity, but in the end it is just a wheel turning and the audience is just another cog in it. If you couldn't tell by now I didn't enjoy the movie, although I think it may be insightful in engaging dialogue about what humans believe and discuss the dichotomies that we have set up in our thinking and how that has influenced our culture and societal structures. I think there are plenty of other films that are better able to do this (See the films below that I have rated a 7). It seems to me that researching human development would go against most of the science that this movie seems to be based on.