Rise of the Planet of the Apes story
A substance designed to help the brain repair itself gives advanced intelligence to a chimpanzee named Caesar, who leads an ape uprising.
12 total · 6 major · 6 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| ape-like being | major | There were sentient apes. |
| displacement by a rising new species | major | Genetically enhanced apes rose up and challenged Humans. |
| father and son | major | Dr. Will Rodman was trying cure his father's Alzheimer's disease. |
| genetically engineered person | major | Apes were genetically engineered to be intelligent. |
| romantic love | major | Dr. Will Rodman and Dr. Caroline Aranha. |
| the dangers of unfettered scientific advancement | major | Dr. Caroline Aranha warned Will that humans were not meant to be fooling around with peoples genomes, and the next thing genetically enhanced apes were taking over the world. |
| animal testing | minor | Dr. Will Rodman's experimental cure for Alzheimer's disease was tested on chimpanzees. |
| cure for Alzheimer's disease | minor | Dr. Will Rodman was trying to use genetic engineering on chimpanzees to develop a cure for Alzheimer's disease. |
| genetic engineering in society | minor | Dr. Will Rodman was trying to use genetic engineering on chimpanzees to develop a cure for Alzheimer's disease. |
| human vs. captivity | minor | Caesar was held captive in an animal center. |