As the plot of the movie falls together, not only has the monkey population contracted the virus, but humankind, as well. However, whereas mankind has always been God’s premier creation among His creations, with this virus the tables are turned.
And somewhat like the outcome of Alzheimer’s Disease, those among our species who contract the malady gradually lose their cognitive faculties, and forget how to accomplish simple tasks, and they are deprived of their ability to communicate. Talk about a ‘flip flop.’ Suddenly, the monkeys of this world vie for mankind’s place as the supreme creation on the earth.
And as the result of the rapidly changing metamorphosis among simians and humans, and the impact on one high ranking soldier’s child, in particular, well, allow me to explain.
It seems ‘the Colonel,’ (Woody Harrelson) has been forced to murder his own son, who was in the process of losing his sensibilities; in order to spare other family members the effects of the pandemic. (And it would almost seem a biblical concept is characterized here, as one reflects on Christ’ sacrificial gift of Himself for the people of planet earth). At any rate, with the death of his son, the Colonel, and the brigade to which he is charged, declare unilateral war on the monkey population.
And somewhat reminiscent of my unit’s singular orders to ‘take out’ the monkeys of the Metro Zoo, the Colonel’s own small element of the military begins to hunt down and slaughter the comparatively defenseless ape population.
Well, as you might well imagine, the hairy critters refuse to take this kind of assault on their civilization ‘lying down,’ and construct spears, and bows and arrows to defend their little portion of the jungle. (Thank heavens the monkeys of Homestead were not nearly as innovative as their fictional brothers)!
(to be continued)
(Mc)Donald's Daily Diary. Vol. 66. By William McDonald, PhD. Copyright pending.
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And as the result of the rapidly changing metamorphosis among simians and humans, and the impact on one high ranking soldier’s child, in particular, well, allow me to explain.
It seems ‘the Colonel,’ (Woody Harrelson) has been forced to murder his own son, who was in the process of losing his sensibilities; in order to spare other family members the effects of the pandemic. (And it would almost seem a biblical concept is characterized here, as one reflects on Christ’ sacrificial gift of Himself for the people of planet earth). At any rate, with the death of his son, the Colonel, and the brigade to which he is charged, declare unilateral war on the monkey population.
And somewhat reminiscent of my unit’s singular orders to ‘take out’ the monkeys of the Metro Zoo, the Colonel’s own small element of the military begins to hunt down and slaughter the comparatively defenseless ape population.
Well, as you might well imagine, the hairy critters refuse to take this kind of assault on their civilization ‘lying down,’ and construct spears, and bows and arrows to defend their little portion of the jungle. (Thank heavens the monkeys of Homestead were not nearly as innovative as their fictional brothers)!
(to be continued)
(Mc)Donald's Daily Diary. Vol. 66. By William McDonald, PhD. Copyright pending.
If you wish to copy, save or share, please include the credit line, above
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