What The Planet Of The Apes Movies Get Wrong, According To A Primatologist

The Planet of the Apesfranchise has been going strong since the late 1960s, but it plays fast and loose with science according to one primatologist. Based on the Pierre Boulle novel, Planet of the Apes concerns an astronaut trapped on a strange world inhabited by intelligent primates who treat humans like animals. While the original novel was a bit of political satire, the 1968 film adaptation leaned heavily on the science fiction elements and launched a blockbuster film franchise that has continued on for decades. Even after the original series ended, prequels arrived years later to restart the series.