Friday, October 24, 2014
Burros? Icky? Apes? Monsters?
How do the thematic elements(i.e.- humans' destruction, reversal of the expected, inferiority, etc...) presented in The Planet Of The Apes
movie make us contemplate and wrestle with the concept of xenophobia?
Does it pertain to any of the Science Fiction we have read? Use
quotations from the movie and texts to support your claims. Respond to
this blog by 2:30p.m. on Mon., Oct. 27th.
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the planet of the apes film makes you rethink xenophobia because of the turn around of logic. humans have always seen themselves as the king of the beasts but taylor finds out that humans have devolved into illiterate, and stupid beings because they destroyed themselves with advanced weapons over something as petty as beliefs. this makes you far not only what might happen in the near future but also what could happen to someone else a thousand years from now
ReplyDeleteThe original Planet of the Apes movie makes people rethink about the concept of xenophobia because of logic and judging others. The apes judged Taylor and the other humans because they assumed how just because humans were not like them, they were not smart or capable of doing anything. It does pertain to the science fiction stories that we have read, pretty much all of them.
ReplyDeletePlanet of the Apes makes us rethink our standings in the food chain. While evolving alongside monkey's, we have assumed superiority. The orangutans display xenophobia well, they are apprehensive and cautious of Taylor. They do not wish to know of a human that can speak because they have never seen one before and think it is impossible. The orangutans were fearful of change and difference in there society.
ReplyDeletePlanet of the Apes shows that society is not always perfect. The orangutans in the film represent religious leaders. They are xenophobic toward change when they hear Taylor speak. They would rather not hear the truth and for society to stay the same. It goes against the apes beliefs for a human to have a high level of intelligence. The same thing happens in real life because throughout history, humanity has always complained about the world changing. As what the ape Luscious said, "Never trust the older generation." He means that people need to make decisions for themselves instead of following what society tells people to do.
ReplyDeleteThe movie Planet of the Apes shows how society is so fast to judge like in the movie the Apes treated them like they were different because they weren't like the Apes. This has happened in most every article we have read.
ReplyDeleteThe thematic elements in Planet of the Apes make us ponder the concept of xenophobia by showing how society was entirely different and undoubtedly strange thousands of years into the future. This pertains with the other science fiction stories we've read by showing how what may be strange to us is considered to be normal to others.
ReplyDeletePlanet of the Apes makes us contemplate xenophobia by way of superiority within a race. In the movie, Taylor is used to being a leader and being looked upon as intelligent. As a human man he thinks he has earned these rights and is automatically superior to most other living creatures. This is in juxtaposition to the apes of this planet who see themselves in the same position as Taylor. When he meets and is consequently looked down upon by the apes it changes the perspectives of both Taylor and viewers of the movie. We learn that you can't be ignorant of other creatures and what they have to offer. A person never knows who will come out on top. It is also seen in "Pupper Show" in the conversation between the Burro and the General when the burro says, "what were you saying about humans being the masters of the universe?" Xenophobia is evident in people acting superior over others who are different.
ReplyDeleteElements in "Planet of the Apes" makes us contemplate xenophobia because it forces us to look at human beings as the aliens. When we think of extraterrestrials, we always imagine a creature totally different than ourselves. In the movie, the tables are turned, and we are the strange species. It's like the burro asked in "The Puppet Show," "What makes a master race?" Just because we've placed ourselves on top, doesn't necessarily mean it's true. If there is other intelligent life out there, we may have to face the fact that we are not as "special" as we though.
ReplyDelete"Planet of the Apes" makes is rethink xenophobia because this switch the roles of humans and apes. We have always looked at ourselves as the superior and more logical being but in "Planet of the Apes" we are not very logical or superior. The apes take on this role during the movie, this just reverses us and makes the apes into the better and more dominate beings. But this has us think if this will happen to us or even happen at all.
ReplyDeleteXenophobia is the fear of change or of something strange. In Planet of the Apes, Orangutans are afraid that the man will change religious and political beliefs. Apes are the intelligent race and man is the animal. It makes you think, what would you do if you were in this situation?
ReplyDeleteThe movie "Planet of the Apes" makes us contemplate xenophobia by presenting strange concepts such extreme social classes and role reversal. In the movie shows many examples of how social status is very strict in th ape community. One example of this is that the ape's jobs are specified by their species. Orangutans are the leaders, the chimps are the intellectuals and the gorillas are the brutes. The other way this movie makes us rethink xenophobia is the role reversal of man and ape. This shows how the apes are scared and curious about the humans. They fear the potential that man kind posseses and that may be why they capture and experiment on them
ReplyDeleteElements in The Planet Of The Apes that make us contemplate the idea of xenophobia because humans are now seen as aliens. From the apes view, humans are some strange, foreigner that comes on their planet so they must capture them. They are scared of the humans. The roles of the universe are switched to make humans the strange species. This is just like in the short story, “Puppet Show” when the burro says “What were you saying about humans being the masters of the universe?” Even though we may think that we are superior to all other forms of life, this may not be so true.
ReplyDeleteElements in the planet of the apes make us think about how life would be if the roles were reversed between humans and an animal or other creature. This shows how the orangutans were afraid of change in the story because it was so unknown.
ReplyDeleteOne of the ways "Planet of the Apes" contemplates xenophobia is the reversal of the expected. First of all, the apes take over the humans and capture two of them. Also, we may expect for the human species to last a long time, but new creatures could take our place on Earth. People think many animals are not very attractive but in the movie, the apes were not impressed by the physical appearance of humans either. When the human wanted to kiss the ape at the end, she said, "But you're so unattractive." This proves that humans could be considered a rare and unknown species at some point in the future; we could also become creatures that other species avoid and are afraid of.
ReplyDelete"Planet of the Apes" helps us think about xenophobia because most people don't expect the reversal of humans being the animals instead of the apes. In the movie Dr. Zaius says that humans can never be intelligent or have an understanding of language. In the movie the apes think the humans are ugly when in reality that is how we think about them. The movie helps us think about if the roles could be reversed one day and humans may be the animals instead. Nobody is sure if that will ever happen but I suppose it could be possible one day. A quote from the movie that supports this is "But you are so ugly" which Zira says to Taylor when he asks for a kiss at the end of the movie.
ReplyDeleteThe thematic elements presented in The Planet Of The Apes makes us contemplate the concept on xenophobia in the way of showing how afraid another species can be from change. In the movie, there are many examples in which Taylor is trying to help change the life of the apes or express how his world is however, at the new world, they will not listen or attempt to relate or understand the human culture. The apes are so afraid that they will not let there be a single trace of Taylor’s old life when he chooses to leave.
ReplyDeleteXenophobia is the fear of change and Planet of the Apes shows this. Us as human beings believe we are the advanced species and Planet of the Apes turned this thought around. This change if it happened today would freak people out.
ReplyDeleteThese thematic elements down in Planet of the Apes definitely parallel to the idea of how we think of xenophobia. Humans are fearful of the unknown, whether they want to admit it or not. If an alien ship were to land on earth the whole world would explode in a media frenzy and people would create as panic. George Taylor reacted as expected in the sense if the xenophobia concept. He was baffled by the world he was in; a world ran my different kinds of monkeys in a highly downgraded technological time. But he couldn't accept the fact that the world had become what is has due to his inner xenophobic mindset, as many other humans would.
ReplyDeleteThe ideas of xenophobia displayed in Planet of the Apes are very similar to the same ideas in the texts and how humans think of xenophobia. In the film, the apes were not the only xenophobic ones. Taylor reacted harshly against his antagonists.
ReplyDeletePlanet of the apes flipped our viewpoint on things like zoos and laboratories. It gave us a treatment that we weren't used to because all we've done is dish this treatment out. The use of apes for this comparison was a strong choice and helped show that feeling of inferiority.
ReplyDeleteThe Planet of the Apes film flipped our view point and changed our perspective. It challenges us to think about if we have ever done something like the apes do to the humans in planet of the apes. When Columbus invaded America he alienized the people you lived there and made them seem unhuman like the apes do in the movie. As we see in the film we can use it as a reminder and tool to not misjudge or treat other beings or creaters.
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