Scored entertainment-first on WhatSphere's content-balance model 2
Its writer stated on the record that "co-writer Rod Serling introduced the Cold War and nuclear-war themes and conceived the final Statue of Liberty reveal; the film is widely documented as an alle…" 1. Taken together, the content-balance model places it entertainment-first at 3 of 100 2. Relative to the expected cast make-up for its production origin, on-screen representation registers above the baseline for White and below it for Hispanic and Black 3.
- 1Creator statementwriter: "Co-writer Rod Serling introduced the Cold War and nuclear-war themes and conceived the final Statue of Liberty reveal; the film is widely documented as an allegorical satire of discrimination based o…"Rod Serling Memorial Foundation / Warped Factor (production history) source ↗
- 2Content balanceAdvocacy 3 of 100, tier entertainment-first.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1
- 3RepresentationRepresentation vs production-origin baseline: White 88, Hispanic 28, Black 31.WhatSphere representation model, score_version 1
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Synopsis
Astronaut Taylor crash lands on a distant planet ruled by apes who use a primitive race of humans for experimentation and sport. Soon Taylor finds himself among the hunted, his life in the hands of a benevolent chimpanzee scientist.
Age: 45 — age-balanced
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Advocacy Over Time in Science Fiction
The average advocacy score of Science Fiction titles by release year. Higher is more advocacy-driven.
| Year | Average advocacy | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 3 | 2 |
| 2016 | 3 | 2 |
| 2018 | 7 | 2 |
| 2022 | 24 | 3 |
Cast & Crew
William Kissell (director) · Franklin J. Schaffner (director)
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