Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes: this franchise hates humans
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes is riding the near-flattened ripples of its predecessors to the shore. The bad news is that without a central passion as much at its core — or, for the most part, many humans to rally against — its fourth entry has significantly less of a reason to exist.
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![Noa (played by Owen Teague) appears in a still from Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes. A CGI image of a scowling ape is seen. He is standing in an open air hut with a sash or band around his shoulder.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7199801.1715297423!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/kingdom-of-the-planet-of-the-apes.jpg)
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes is riding the near-flattened ripples of its predecessors to the shore. The bad news is that without a central passion as much at its core — or, for the most part, many humans to rally against — its fourth entry has significantly less of a reason to exist.