Why didn't the apes have technology?
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Fletcherj119 — 9 years ago(November 04, 2016 04:59 AM)
I got that impression with the paper airplane. Zaius seemed to know that man had achieved flight, but he was denouncing that it was possible, fearing that the chimpanzee's intellect might lead to experimentation.
At the end, Zaius admitted that he'd always known about man (of the past). -
JamesA-1102 — 9 years ago(November 07, 2016 03:18 AM)
True but he seemed to suppress science that would lead to knowledge of man's history and true nature such as Zira's behavioral experiments and Cornelius' archeology. Yet he is for experimental brain surgery. As far as other technology, there is no evidence in the film whether he was for it or against it.
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bradhbbrd — 9 years ago(November 19, 2016 04:24 PM)
Real reason, budget.
In the book the apes have cars and helicopters but in 1968 SciFi was not the box office powerhouse it is now so the studio opted for a neo primitive look which also gave the art design a nice alien look.
Also this plays in with the idea that the elders rejected technologies that ancient man used.
This works well in the science vs religion aspect that the film portrays. -
roland-rockerfella — 9 years ago(November 25, 2016 11:42 AM)
The technology of the apes does appeaser to be a bit of a mishmash. They still live in mud houses and ride horses yet they have semi-automatic guns and advanced medical procedures. This mainly comes from the films budget. The original script called for the apes to live in an advanced city but the producers soon realised they didn't have the budget to construct such an elaborate set so they went for the more modest low tech village you saw in the final film.