Great franchise. I understand your confusion regarding this latest installment, but this is due to something that is overlooked and made clear from the beginning: this is the beginning of a new story. The fact that the film is set centuries after War of The Planet of The Apes and the absence of Caesar and the main cast in this film is a clear example of this.

We've already seen the end of War, it was a complete and absolute closure, not only of Caesar as the best main character of an incredible story, but of the story itself. This time what we saw last year is the beginning of a new story, one that is born from the almost forgettable legacy of the great leader that was Caesar and how our new protagonist will manage to form a new path, a new kingdom.

The interesting thing is that if you pay attention to the general plot of this latest film, you can notice that there are scientific details that remain, such as the origin of the apes that was almost believed extinct along with humans. We are also introduced to a technology that has not been discovered until now and which in the end seems likely to remain undiscovered. There are also the references to space and the message found at the end.

Obviously, this new story is much more promising and will surely connect with the original saga of films that started it all.

Good review.