The Dawn of Man

   After two minutes of black screen and suspenseful music. I began to wonder if I was watching a movie, or listing to an orchestral record. Having just watched Rocky, I was ready for some action. After a few more minutes I understood. I wasn't watching a standard, mind numbing, action movie. This was a long journey, and the introduction is necessary to set the pace of the film.
 
   As clichéd music scores play in the title, I have to remember that they weren't  so at the time.The cinematography is excellent. The scenes are beautiful and further help to set the mood and pace. Although the "monkey suits" seem a little fake, the actors do a nice job of seeming ape-like. It was interesting to see a primitive social structure. The cheetah killing one while the others watched, and the interaction between the two groups both made me laugh, which seemed to happen more than I expected.

   Then all of a sudden there is a big black rectangle sticking out of the ground, surrounded by screaming apes. Which apparently grants intelligence or something, because soon after, one ape learns how to use a bone as a skull crusher. I couldn't help feeling a little proud as I watched my ancestors down pig after pig, and eventually the the leader of the other tribe. Reclaiming the waterhole for a new kind of ape. Who will go on to claim the planet, and eventually the stars.


   Intro.................................................................................Click here


   Part 2................................................................................Coming soon