[On the film Dawn of the Planet of the Apes]

So I took my son to watch this movie today and being politically aware I was able to see the connections to todays situation and its political message.

Firstly the apes are stronger and able to live comfortably in less hospitable environment
They have made their own simian community run by the apes for the apes, they are happy to live without heating, light etc Just as in black countries they cannot seem to develop the comforts and conditions equal to the ones developed in white countries.
Though they use their natural resources (oil etc) to make the riches that can buy white nations comforts.

But;

The humans, all but one was white as far as I remember, were trying to restore power, trying to better their life's.


The two communities come into contact and the inevitable conflict ensues. Showing that two different racial groups cannot live together.

Simian flu or Aids and now Ebola

The apes recognise power not those with a more educated nature ( like the Orangutang Maurice(western name))

The ape with the non western name Kobu or whatever kills his son Ash for dishonouring him by refusing to kill a human, honour killing

The apes are set to be wiped out until they steal/adopt the white man/humans technology

Now I AM NOT saying that blacks are apes, but that the film unintentionally I am sure makes a political statement about the mixing of the two racial groups (blacks and whites).