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Planet of The Apes
By Matt Margolis | June 28, 2007
I have to admit that I was ignorant of the fact that the classic movie Planet of the Apes was in fact based on a novel. I love the original movie Planet of the Apes, and was intrigued to learn that the original novel by Pierre Boulle was very different. In the movie, they have limited technology and live in primitive structures. The book, I was informed, put the apes in a technologically advanced society.
I found a new mass market paperback of the original novel on Amazon and started reading it last night. I found this original novel so fascinating that I had to force myself to stop after going more than halfway through it, and I will probably finish it tonight.
UPDATE, 6/29/07 : Finished. Definitely did not disappoint. The first question that should be answered is how it compares to the movie. Certainly most people would agree that novels are superior to their theatrical interpretations, but considering how different the two are, it’s not even fair to make such a comparison between the novel and the movie.
I can say that Tim Burton’s reimagination of the Planet of The Apes is nothing like the novel either… however, without giving much away, there is definitely reference(s) to it.
I think, given the mediocre response Tim Burton’s Planet of the Apes received, he should have instead gone for a loyal adaptation of the novel.
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