Friday, July 20, 2012

Batman Begins Vs. Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Has anyone noticed these two origin movies, “Batman Begins,” and, “Rise of the Planet of the Apes,” are exactly the same?

-They both start out focused on the protagonist’s parents until the moment they tragically torn away.

-Both protagonists have an epiphany about who they really are after a violent confrontation that’s out of character with their personas.

-Both protagonists join a group of their peers after being imprisoned, where they train themselves and are forced to fight to earn respect.

-Both protagonists use an image from their childhood to symbolize their new movement.

-Both protagonists have a chance to save or kill the antagonist and choose to walk away and leave them to their deaths. Both climaxes take place on bridge.

-Both movies contain a plot point about a drug that radically alters the mental state by those affected by it.

-Both protagonists have violent confrontations with the police where they resort to unconventional warfare.

I could go on, but hey, that’s weird, isn’t it?

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