Caesar eventually was able to adapt and understand the motivations of his loving caregivers, Will Rodman (James Franco) and Charles Rodman (John Lithgow), and equally, that of his antagonists, Steven Jacobs (David Oyelowo) and Dodge Landon (Tom Felton). In Rise, Caesar’s (Andy Serkis) intelligence began to exceed what his human counterparts expected of him. There must be recurring themes (symbols and images) that common societies possess. human theory if apes did not possess the psychological structures of archetypes that are reflected in that of humans. There would not be a “rise” in the ape vs. It is this rival theory of evolution-the threat to human existence-is what makes for great tales of drama, and these tales that make for really great movies. Cinematically, audiences were privy to this breakthrough in the evolutionary process and witnessed an uprising of a “lesser species” that would survive, reproduce and eventually rival that of humankind.
