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Rise of the Planet of the Apes
2011 · Film · 105 min
Part of Planet of the Apes (Reboot) Collection
Directed by Rupert Wyatt
ThrillerActionDramaScience Fiction
A highly intelligent chimpanzee named Caesar has been living a peaceful suburban life ever since he was born. But when he gets taken to a cruel primate facility, Caesar decides to revolt against those who have harmed him.
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That clip was a viral marketing campaign video created for Rise of the Planet of the Apes.
https://www.adweek.com/creativity/movie-teaser-reminds-you-not-give-ak-47-chimpanzee-133378/
The "ape" thing came out of a thread where WSB users were trying to figure out how to explain the GME situation to casual observers. The most popular explanation that came out of it used snakes as the shorts, shorting bananas, and the WSB users as apes[0].
This then was built upon with the "aps together strong" scene from the Rise of the Planet of the Apes movie [1].
But yeah, its a bit overdone.
[0]:Not the original, but one example - https://www.reddit.com/r/wallstreetbets/comments/l7jnqw/information_for_the_newbies_who_want_to_join_the/gl74lqf/
[1]:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20LuSlZT4S4
"Horrible virus used to cure xxx disease ends up destroying humanity" is becoming a common trope in fiction. Rise of the Planet of the Apes, The Passage, etc.
Fiction hasn't been accurate at predicting good things in the future, but it sure has been spot on when predicting the bad stuff. It feels like we're living in one of those frustrating horror films where the protagonists ignore obvious warning signs and put themselves in the worst possible situations.
Ads? If you search for "Planet of the Apes", and you get a response for "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" as a movie available on iTunes, seems to me that's likely what you wanted, no? Calling these "ads" is disingenuous. If Apple has the data in-house to answer your query, they'll do that. Seems like a good idea to me.
A couple of thoughts (including some commentary on the article itself- sorry I couldn't help it).
The central idea of this article, which is that slowing DVD sales due to the explosion of streaming options are slashing profit margins, is fascinating to me primarily due to the relative absence of blame-shifting onto 'piracy.' There was a mention of it, but it seems Hollywood has finally moved past the 'Piracy is causing all our woes, DMCADMCADMCA' delusions of the late 90s/early 2000s. As a Slashdotter from back in the day that saw such scolding played out on the front page I find it strange (yet optimistic) that they finally saw the real writing on the wall.
However, even though the central conceit of the article is interesting to me I find the language just goddamned terrible. I guess if you're looking for properly-flavored industry news then sentences like "[h]is first picture was the tentpole smash Rise of the Planet of the Apes, and he already had three television shows on the air" and "[m]ore recently, he released the smash Identity Thief, with Melissa McCarthy and Jason Bateman" are right up your alley. I'm suprised the author didn't describe some upcoming SMASH deal as BOFFO.
good point... it also shows how mental exercise helps. Remember the movie, Rise of the Planet of the Apes? It revolved around this topic. although fictitious, the part that proves the chimp's intelligence also came from basic but usefully designed games.
Top ten movies for 2011-
1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
2. Transformers: Dark of the Moon
3. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1
4. The Hangover Part II
5. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
6. Fast Five
7. Cars 2
8. Thor
9. Rise of the Planet of the Apes
10. Captain America: The First Avenger
Yes, every single one is a comic book or a sequel. That's why they get made, they're what people pay to see. Everyone complains about it, everyone sees 'em.
If you want different movies to be made, go see different movies.