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Planet of the Apes (1968)
Ape shall not kill Ape
"He will murder his brother to possess his brother's land.", with this sentence you can already say how the apes have conquered the planet.
A film with a great philosophical meaning and a very good story, although not enough attention is paid to that philosophical meaning.
The movie somehow is explaining the civilization today,how divided humanity has become to the extent that even animals will rise above us. At the start of the film, Taylor reflects on that with the quote "Does man still make war against his brother, or have they finally found peace, living together?".This movie just proves that the only thing that can destroy humans is humans themselves.
The film is made in such a way that even if you are not interested in the philosophy that Schaffner wants to say, you will like the film because of the excellent plot twist and because of the wonderful story.