Okay, so generations after Caesar, the first leader of these super-smart apes, things are kinda wild. The apes run the world now. But they didn’t exactly build anything fancy or high-tech. Noa lives in this small, rural group where they’ve turned old power towers wrapped in plants into their homes. Her crew’s all about training eagles by stealing eggs and making them respond to ape songs once they hatch.

Their community gets raided by Proximus Caesar’s kingdom—a real military-heavy place with a dictator vibe. They’ve got these electric weapons from a human prisoner who knows his tech stuff. The raiders are on the lookout for some young woman who ends up teaming up with Noa and an older orangutan named Raka, who’s basically a keeper of all things Caesar taught back in the day.

Now, here’s the kicker: Not all humans have gone downhill thanks to a virus that made them lose their smarts and go by “Echo.” Proximus is grabbing onto whatever clever humans he can find to upgrade his arsenal but also plans to squash any last human resistance because he fears they might challenge his rule one day.

The film straight-up shows that maybe he’s onto something—humans aren’t exactly trustworthy. Still, given how desperate their situation is, you kinda feel bad for them. It’s setting up an interesting moral tangle for what might happen next!
So, let me tell you about this movie. It’s kind of like the beginning of a trilogy, just like “Planet of the Apes.” But here’s the thing: it takes two hours and twenty minutes to really get moving. Along the way, there’s a lot of cliché stuff going on, symbolism you can spot a mile away, and some awkward dialogues.

The main issue with this film is its pacing, which doesn’t come as a surprise. Even in Matt Reeves’ movies, which some folks think are overrated anyway, things slowed down once the apes started talking. Their speech was always sluggish and took forever because they kept skipping verbs and other words. But at least there were humans around who talked faster and livened things up. In this movie though, it’s mostly just chimps talking—and they’re still struggling to get their words out despite being more evolved.

Oh! And there’s this predictable plot device involving eagles. They seem kind of random for most of the movie but end up being crucial in the finale—basically like Chekhov’s gun with wings. You see these eagles early on? Yeah, they’re definitely gonna swoop in and attack someone later.

Then there’s Raka, the orangutan who’s got the best language skills among them but falls into that trope where LGBTQ characters don’t usually get happy endings (you know what I mean). It’s kinda frustrating how that plays out too!
So, in this movie, there’s a lot of chaos and some folks meet grim fates. There’s this girl named Nova, played by Freya Allen (you might know her as Ciri from “The Witcher” series). She’s really interesting—loyal to different sides and ready to do some pretty shocking stuff. Poor Noa doesn’t quite match up to the depth you’d expect like Caesar. In this first film, he’s kinda like a farm boy—think Luke Skywalker—taking on a massive empire with the help of a wise mentor. Classic hero’s journey without much surprise.

Director Wes Ball pulls off some cool action scenes, especially with cities now turned into overgrown ruins—they look pretty neat. But sometimes the story doesn’t make total sense; they take typical shortcuts you see in adventure films and maybe overdo things a bit. Like, there’s water rising at the end for no good reason—it just feels off compared to what it should be doing naturally. It seems like Ball’s trying to go for an epic finish similar to something like “Avatar: The Way of Water,” but let’s just say it’s hard competing with James Cameron.

Even if there are weak spots, it still makes you want to see where this long-running saga will head next once it picks up steam again in future movies!
“Ordo” tells the story of a guy named Ordo, who’s living a pretty ordinary life until he gets some unexpected news. Imagine waking up one day and finding out your whole life has been upside down without you even knowing it. That’s exactly what happens to him when he discovers he’s got a stepsister who used to be his childhood sweetheart.

This revelation sends him on a wild journey as he digs into the mysterious parts of his past and tries to piece everything together. The film dives into themes of identity, love, and how our past shapes who we are today. It’s kind of like embarking on an emotional roller coaster where you’re left wondering if Ordo will find the answers he’s seeking or if this discovery will only lead to more questions.