Editing Planet of the Apes (section)

==The Revived Films==
A second revival of the Planet of the Apes films occurred during the 2010s, starting with ''Rise of the Planet of the Apes'' in 2011. These films went with an entirely new angle, ditching the space travel element and instead being a mid-apocalypse film showcasing ''how'' the apes rise up and take over the planet from humanity. In this case, genetic engineering and one '''extremely''' fucking stupid bastard not only creates a way to uplift apes to full human-level sapience, but also unleashes a deadly plague that first devastates humanity, then mutates into a new strain that, whilst not lethal, leaves the victims mute and with lowered cognitive intelligence.

Followed by sequels ''Dawn of the Planet of the Apes'' in 2014 and ''War for the Planet of the Apes'' in 2017, this revival was actually quite well received, with particular praise for the relatively realistic apes and the lack of the goofier elements of the previous, more "soft" sci-fi continuities.