In War for the Planet of the Apes, the hero’s journey comes of great consequence to the resilience, the spirit, and the ethical foundation of the once infant ape Caesar. This third film in the series deals with the fallout of the the uprising of Caesar’s dissident Koba in Dawn…, with political and global ramifications and push the struggle between humans and apes to yet another tipping point. Caesar, as masterfully portrayed by Andy Serkis as ever, is a reluctant warrior pushed into circumstances far past what he has bargained with the entrance of a brutal colonel (Woody Harrelson) and his loyal military horde.

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