which means there never will be a sequel to this film. That's not right considering the door was left open for one. The surprise ending will remain an unsolved mystery.
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Sometimes that's a good thing. 2001 was better as a standalone film so you can debate and question the film, 2010 and the sequel books kind of ruin that in a way (although they aren't bad).
Inquisitors have been there the whole time. "You must unlearn what you have learned".
Nah. I liked 2010: THE YEAR WE MAKE CONTACT, and most sequels for that matter. Some think the original APES film shouldn't have had sequels, but I'm glad it did. Not only does that film technically not have much closure, but I personally enjoyed BENEATH more.
I would've liked a sequel or two to this version, especially since it could've been more like the book with apes using modern technology.
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It's not really an unsolved mystery......time doesn't travel straight through an electromagnetic field. That's why the space station Oberon arrived at the "ape planet" many years before Leo (Wahlberg's character) did. And why Leo arrived before his chimp did despite the chimp entering the electromagnetic field first, Leo second, and the Oberon space station last. Thade (presumably) fixes Leo's space pod and entered the electromagnetic field, chasing after Leo. Thade arrives at Earth years before Leo and revolutionizes Earth into an ape-dominated society.
Mystery solved.
So the film still works as a stand-alone film just fine - but there could've been some interesting places to go with potential sequels. Leo is now back on Earth, the home he knows never existed, and Earth is dominated by Apes. Lots of things they could've explored with potential sequels.
While the film was a financial success, I don't think 20th Century Fox felt confident in a sequel based on the very mixed critical response.
which means there never will be a sequel to this film.