Is planet of the Apes a apocalyptic story?

Concerns about social justice, racism, xenophobia, and viral infection seem to recur in a never-ending cycle, but they’re often dismissed or ignored, until we encounter a year like 2020. Planet of the Apes didn’t necessarily begin life as an apocalyptic story.

Did apes evolve?

That movie sees a crew of near-future astronauts led by George Taylor (Charlton Heston) crash-landing on what they believe is another planet, one where apes evolved as the dominant species, and now subjugate mute, primitive humans.

Where do apes live?

ape, (superfamily Hominoidea), any tailless primate of the families Hylobatidae ( gibbon s) and Hominidae ( chimpanzee s, bonobo s, orangutan s, gorilla s, and human being s). Apes are found in the tropical forests of western and central Africa and Southeast Asia.

Did apes walk upright?

The ape had arms suited to hanging in the trees, but human-like legs. It may have walked along branches and even on the ground some 12 million years ago, pushing back the timeline for bipedal walking, say researchers. Until now the earliest fossil evidence for walking upright dates back to six million years ago.