History Headscratchers / RiseOfThePlanetOfTheApes

*** By that point he couldn't fly away, Caeser had chained the helicopter to the bridge. Shouldn't have got that close in the first place though. Chalk that one up to overconfidence.

***** The chimp's called ''Caeser.'' The Roman reference is far more likely. Also a charitable interpretation of Julius Caeser's actions would be that he rebelled against an authority that he had been part of but that turned on him, which fits.
****** I expect most people have been exposed to one version or another of the TheSonsAndTheSpears parable, but - while I complement you on your history - I doubt very many people know that a Roman bundle of rods was called "fasces", or that Mussolini's party derived their name from it. As a previous troper pointed out, the parable is in many cultures and need not have ominous overtones. The chimp's name, Caeser, is a continuity nod to the original franchise, which only imbued the name with the qualities of leadership and strength, not dictatorship (the chimp picked his own name in that franchise). So we know that the more recent screenwriter didn't sit down and think, "I'll name him Caesar, to imply that he'll one day become a dictator." The screenwriter ''may'' have used the bundle of sticks parable to imply fascism, but since the chimps are meant to be the protagonists, I would think that the simpler explanation is more likely: it only illustrates the parable every child hears about unity.

** He never had time. Caeser saw Will exactly once after being put in there and miscommunications in that meeting meant Caeser sulked before he could say.

*** As soon as Caesar turned his back on Will, Will should've said, "What's wrong, Caesar? Why don't you want to come with me?" It seems like a perfectly natural thing to ask. It's certainly what immediately occurred to me during that scene.

*** As soon as Caesar turned his back on Will, Will should've said, "What's wrong, Caesar? Why don't you want to come with me?" It seems like a perfectly natural thing to ask.

** Because speed of delivery is the primary consideration in clinical trials of untested drugs? Above things like closely monitoring the exact dosage delivered and accident prevention?

****** I expect most people have been exposed to one version or another of the TheSonsAndTheSpears parable, but - while I complement you on your history - I doubt very many people know that a Roman bundle of rods was called "fasces", or that Mussolini's party derived the name of their party from it. As a previous troper pointed out, the parable is in many cultures and need not have ominous overtones. The chimp's name, Caeser, is a continuity nod to the original franchise, which only imbued the name with the qualities of leadership and strength, not dictatorship (the chimp picked his own name in that franchise). So we know that the more recent screenwriter didn't sit down and think, "I'll name him Caesar, to imply that he'll one day become a dictator." The screenwriter ''may'' have used the bundle of sticks parable to imply fascism, but since the chimps are meant to be the protagonists, I would think that the simpler explanation is more likely: it only illustrates the parable every child hears about unity.

*** It would be trivial to find a set of ''humans'' where a single female can overpower two males (try a female athlete or soldier and two sedentary male scientists). And chimps are five to eight times stronger than chimps. Female chimps are more than up to the task. [[http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2/can-a-90-lb-chimp-clobber-a-full-grown-man This article]] even provides some real numbers as it explains, "a female chimp, weighing a mere 135 pounds and going by the name of Suzette, checked in with a one-handed pull of 1,260 pounds." And, of course, scientists who work regularly with chimps, or any potentially dangerous animal, understand that even animals who have displayed no previous aggression are apt to do so as they get older and are under stress. They routinely take precautions.

*** It would be trivial to find a set of ''humans'' where a single female can overpower two males (try a large female athlete and two sedentary male scientists who never work out). And chimps are five to eight times stronger than chimps. Female chimps are more than up to the task. [[http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2/can-a-90-lb-chimp-clobber-a-full-grown-man This article]] even provides some real numbers as it explains, "a female chimp, weighing a mere 135 pounds and going by the name of Suzette, checked in with a one-handed pull of 1,260 pounds." And, of course, scientists who work regularly with chimps, or any potentially dangerous animal, understand that even animals who have displayed no previous aggression are apt to do so as they get older and are under stress. They routinely take precautions.

***** The chimp's called ''Caeser.'' The Roman reference is far more likely. Also a charitable interpretation of CaiusJuliusCaeser's actions would be that he rebelled against an authority that he had been part of but that turned on him.

*** Dozens of the police? I counted four police and one civilian (the guy thrown of the bridge, the helicopter crew and Jacobs), all due to the gorilla who is dead already.