Beneath the Planet of the Apes story

movie: Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970) · 1970-05-26

In this sequel to the original, another spacecraft crashes on the planet ruled by apes, carrying astronaut Brent who searches for Taylor and discovers an underground city inhabited by mutated humans with psychic powers.

12 total · 9 major · 3 minor

ThemeLevelMotivation
ape-like being major There was a planet full of apes.
displacement by a rising new species major Apes had supplanted Humans as the dominant species on Earth.
hatred between nations major The mutants thought the apes were nothing but evil and vice versa.
humanoid mutant major Mutants lived underground and worshiped a giant nuclear bomb.
nuclear holocaust major It was revealed that the people of the 20th century had annihilated themselves in a nuclear conflagration. Taylor blew up the whole world but detonating a doomsday nuclear bomb at the films conclusion.
organized religion major The mutants worshiped an atomic bomb. Religion was also integral to the apes way of life.
subterranean civilization major The mutants had an underground civilization and worshiped an atomic bomb.
telepathic being major The mutants used telepathy to communicate and also project illusions, like walls of flames, into other's minds.
war major The gorillas invaded the Forbidden Zone where the mutants lived and made war with them.
multi-species civilization minor Chimps, gorillas, and orangutans all evolved to be intelligent ans shared power.