Just saw “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes”

Prequels can be exciting after all!

A problem with prequels is that the people who know the franchise already know how the story basically ends; so when handled poorly it will seem too convenient or ridiculous when certain plot points take place. The Star Wars prequels are the best examples. However this movie compensates that by having richly developed characters, defining action scenes, and incredible computer animation. Best of all if you don't know the franchise the movie is pretty engaging on its own merits. The only real problem is that the human characters are very underdeveloped as the human race is more like a prop to frame the changes of the ape society.

After watching this movie I am very curious if there will be a trilogy that will successfully fill in the details about the world before the Carlton Heston character arrives.