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Victor Frankenstein wrote:

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Probably rehashing a discussion that was way earlier in this thread, but I can't bring myself to scan 13 pages...Anyway, I finally saw this yesterday, and it left me confused. The fact of the matter is that they're still apes, and were very easily mowed down by machine guns when out in the open. I can't see how the ape colony in the forest would last another second after the end of the movie, once the army bombs that whole forest... Sure 100 apes versus 100 policemen(not even SWAT team) stood a fine chance, but once the big guns are called in, the apes would have to get multiplying pretty fast if they had any chance of growing to immense/effective population sizes.

Why would the army bomb the forrest? The government wouldn't see the apes as a threat worthy of destroying a forrest; and the apes weren't a threat. They would likely send in a handful of people to attempt to trap or kill the apes but it was established earlier in the film that the forrest was vast and it would be easy for the apes to not be found if they didn't want to be. As you already mentioned, the human race's days were numbered due to the virus. The apes would just survive them, not destroy them. My problem with the film was the very poor characterizations. Most were extreme caricatures. There was also some contrived character motivations that would change whenever it was convenient for the plot. Unlike most, I thought the film was only average, at best.

Victor Frankenstein wrote:

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The apes weren't a threat?! Seemed like they did a lot more than walk down the Golden Gate bridge. They killed several police officers...

They defended themselves. There would be no reason to believe they would leave the sanctuary of the forest to launch an attack on anyone. They posed no more threat than mountain lions or rattle snakes or bears; less actually. There are countless animals all around us who are potentially dangerous and you don't see anyone considering bombing the forest to exterminate them.

flashback wrote:

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they may have defended themselves but i do not think the people would see it that way .espically the police.the apes would be seen as  dangerious to mankind and treated as such.

if a human killed a policeman ,even in self defence, he would be hunted down for sure.

What's your point? As I previously stated, one would expect an attempt would be made to track or kill the apes but it was established earlier in the film that this was a vast forest where it would be easy to hide. A quick look at a map shows that wasn't just movie fiction as that area is a woodland area two or three times the size of San Francisco. Precautions would obviously be taken in case the apes were to enter urban areas but there isn't much else they could do. They certainly aren't going to bring the army in and start bombing national woodlands in hopes that they kill some of them.

Victor Frankenstein wrote:

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I wholeheartedly disagree with your hypothesis based on conjecture of a fictional story.

 I was actually thinking something similar while I typed my previous post. This film really doesn't deserve this much thought.

Victor Frankenstein wrote:

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If the apes were simply dangerous, then yes, why send in a special task force to dispense with them? However with the apes having done little more than breaking out of the zoo, SFPD showed up the Golden Gate bridge(arguably just as much a national treasure as that forest) with machine guns blazing ready to basically destroy the apes and the bridge BEFORE the apes even did anything! After that event, the apes had several policeman's deaths on their paws... How could the SFPD possibly take it down a notch?

In real life there was that instance only a couple months ago where all of those lions/tigers/etc got loose from the home of the wacko dude that owned them(after he killed himself), and the local Sheriff's department shot and killed every single animal SIGHT UNSOUND! The animals didn't even KILL anyone!

Like the previous poster, I don't really understand the point here. The apes have escaped to the forest. I stated in my initial post that I would expect an attempt to track and kill/capture the apes but that was covered in the film when they told the audience how expansive the forest is (which it actually is). Obviously, any attempt to track and kill the apes would be unsuccessful. You suggested the army would bomb the forest (which also would have been unsuccessful) but I proclaim that the apes don't pose anywhere near a serious enough threat to warrant such an extreme measure. Perhaps with enough manpower and time they could track down some of the apes; but as long as  the apes kept away from populated areas, I wouldn't expect it to be much of a priority. It's a moot question as within a short period of time, no one is going to care about the apes as most will start dropping dead from the virus.

luluthebeast wrote:

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You're all missing the point. If the army goes in and destroys the apes, there would be no sequel.

Sounds like a good thing to me.