Caesar & the Colonel 'Mercy' Scene | War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)#LOWI

[jwwprod]

The Colonel really defines the "Every villain is the hero of his or her own story" quote.

[juhman]

It's really remarkable to see how much Caesar's speech has developed through the trilogy, he starts out by speaking very little after gaining the ability to speak, then he speaks in simple yet effective sentences, and finally he speaks fluently, as if he's a human adult. Great way of showing not only the development of Caesar, but also how the virus has developed the brains of the apes to remarkable levels.

[BobPantsSpongeSquare]

"I offered you peace and you killed my family". Damn imagine how cold blooded you'd have to be

[harryfox]

You know what's sad to think about? This is likely the longest and most in-depth conversation Caesar has ever had with a human. What's more the Colonel is fully aware how intelligent the apes are and address Caesar as such rather than dismiss him as a savage or dumb creature (which makes his enslavement of the apes all the more monstrous).

[MrJustonemorevoice]

I love how Caesar actually understands the gravity of the mutation.
Such a situation means there can be no peace.
Even he cannot blame the actions of the Colonel.

[chrismitchell]

“We tried to control nature, bend it to our will, and nature has been punishing us for our arrogance ever since.” An a awesome line! And an extremely accurate line that I’m afraid will become a reality that I hope I don’t live to see

[lonestarwolfentertainment]

I really like that the Colonel talks to Caesar like he’s talking to another person and not an Animal.

[Jake]

Everything abt this scene is incredible. The acting, the cgi on caesar the music. Amazing

[BlotRorschach]

The sorrow and compassion on Caesar's face throughout the whole scene. What a performance.

[j.albuquerque]

The saddest part: We KNOW the colonel is right. Everything he was fighting against happened in the future the astronauts end up at. And the descended of the infected humans became animals.

[robwalsh]

The Colonel is clearly disturbed when Caesar reminds him that he killed Caesar's family. For all of his commitment to cause, he isn't completely devoid of emotion

[saljpal]

The irony of this franchise is that merci has been a detriment to those who give it. Will showed merci to Caesar by sparing his life and raising him, which began the rise of the apes. He tried to show his father mercy by curing his disease which caused the downfall of humanity. Caesar showed Koba mercy in their fight and Koba shot him. Caesar showed Preacher mercy and Preacher ended up fatally wounding him.

[resenasarirmz]

"... I had to sacrifice my own son, so the humanity could be saved"
Woody Harrelson 3;16

[doomtrooper.]

The Colonel is not wrong, after Caesar gained to his people the ability of speech, there was a price where Humanity has to suffer and eventually, pushing us back to the stone age.

[joeson]

I honestly think this is the best scene out of the whole movie. The Colonel really told his motivations on why he did what he did. Michael Giacchino did an amazing job on the music of this scene

[MarvelDCFan]

I love how Colonel doesn’t blame Caesar for humanity’s downfall but it doesn’t give him right to kill Caesar’s wife and eldest son and attack his people after Caesar offered peace.

[shanerose]

Andy Serkis is one of the greatest actors on the face of the earth! Anyone who doesn’t think so is insane.

[shawnsouth]

The simian flu is the scariest virus by far in movies robbing someone of their humanity is a fate worse than death it mimics what the apes did to Landon in the original when they found out he was sapient they lobotomized him and took his humanity away possibly making him dumber and less sapient than the primitive humans he was caged with it’s truly a horrific and grim fate for humanity much worse than dying off in my opinion truly a well crafted plot and fantastically acted scene

[RedStar]

These movies were slept on. A trilogy that knows what its writing about.

[sarahurbanova]

Do you know what is irony? Person (Will) who learned Ceasar about mercy for humans, killed a far more humans than Colonel ever could.