Ammusing observations
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AprilValen — 11 years ago(December 30, 2014 02:29 PM)
In the same way that the characters on Star Trek kept finding people on other planets who spoke English, he just thinks they happened to evolve that way. It's the way foreigners all speak English in movies, same thing.
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savagebiscuits — 11 years ago(December 30, 2014 03:09 PM)
Maybe the film should have had an extra character, one who could be with Taylor when he was captured by the apes, one who could be his brains and help him out in his decisions. That character could be called Andrew W Johnson, an expert in brushing aside any allegory and other distracting narrative issues, and getting to the heart of the bleeding obvious.
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Neuronhead — 9 years ago(August 08, 2016 05:40 AM)
Why doesn't Taylor realize he's on earth when the apes are speaking perfect English
They're not speaking English. He's lip reading. The "English" is just dubbed in.
I choose to believe what I was programmed to believe -
IcySpoon — 9 years ago(July 29, 2016 12:51 AM)
I have seen this film numerous times - even in the theater when I was a small child (drive-thru, a cheap babysitter in those days!) anyway, last night I saw again, it in an actual theater TCM was showing it in several theaters throughout the country. They showed the scene you referenced and until a gentleman in the theater laughed, I had no idea what was so funny - I can't believe I missed it! It's hysterical!! Lol.
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