Battle For The Planet Of The Apes Link
Set roughly a decade after the revolution in Conquest of the Planet of the Apes , the story finds Caesar (Roddy McDowall) leading a primitive society where apes and humans attempt to live as equals. However, the peace is paper-thin. Caesar faces internal opposition from the militant gorilla Aldo, who views humans as nothing more than cattle.
The central theme of Battle is the struggle against destiny. Throughout the series, the "future" was established as a dark, nuclear wasteland where apes eventually enslave humans. Caesar’s goal in this final film is to prove that "Ape Shall Not Kill Ape" and that a different path is possible. Battle For The Planet Of The Apes
The plot kicks into gear when Caesar travels to the radioactive ruins of "Forbidden City" to find recordings of his parents, Cornelius and Zira. This trek alerts a group of radiation-scarred human survivors to the apes' location, leading to an inevitable, climactic siege on Caesar’s village. The Stakes: Breaking the Cycle Set roughly a decade after the revolution in