This reflects the fact that Planet of the Apes is not an arthouse movie, but a piece of popular cinema.

Of course that does not prevent us from investing the finale with deep meaning. It is the kind of twist that we might expect in a story that was first drafted by Rod Serling, famous for his work on The Twilight Zone. Three other endings had been suggested, and the final choice was made more for its impact than with a specific intention of making a point. For now I will only say that the ending seems like the perfect symbol for the ideas expressed earlier in the film, but actually even this ending was a belated choice.

The ending is so important to the movie, and so well-known that I cannot help discussing it later, so if you have spent the last fifty years on another planet yourself, or if you are a novice to the world of cinema, then I must warn against spoilers. This seems closely related to the themes of the movie, but actually the decision was made to save money, as it cost less to build sets for a more primitive society. Schaffner chose to set the movie in a less advanced society that combines medieval and modern aspects. In Pierre Boulle’s original book, the apes lived in a technologically advanced society, whereas director Franklin J. One of the slightly disappointing aspects of the original Planet of the Apes is to learn that some of its best aspects seem to have been inspired afterthoughts, rather than part of the original story.

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