Apes together strong! Since its debut on the silver screen back in 1968, the “Planet of the Apes” film franchise has become a cinematic milestone so popular that it's renowned and referenced to this day. Though it may feel campy to some, the original five films of the series, which spanned from 1968 to 1973, have seen a few television sequels and even remakes, none of which were really successful because of how beloved the move franchise was.
During Will’s meeting, a female ape goes on a rampage in the lab and is shot down before she can escape. He later finds out that she did it to protect her new-born child, Caesar. Seeing signs that Caesar has inherited his mother's intelligence and is desperate to beat the clock, Will steals some samples of the drug and injects them into his father, resulting in his father showing signs of unprecedented recovery overnight.
As the humans celebrate the repair of the dam, Koba sets fire to his home, shoots and seemingly kills Caesar, then proceeds to blame it all on the humans to justify a war. After a while, Caesar’s family and the remaining human protagonist discovers that Caesar is alive and that Koba orchestrated the attack. Caesar proceeds to kill Koba before any further damage can be done, but it's too late, as the humans have called in military reinforcements, prompting him to prepare for war.
As they approach the Colonel’s outpost, a patrol ambushes Caesar and Luca, capturing the former and killing the latter. There he meets the Colonel head-on, expressing remorse for killing his family as he was after him. But he also explains that the Simian Flu had mutated, causing the infected humans to become feral. Those who exhibit symptoms, even his own men and son, are to be killed, something that his superiors and the military disagree with.