: This critique from Shawn C. Butler investigates the film's subtext regarding "privilege theory" and its portrayal of humans as a failing species that refuses to share the world, choosing self-annihilation instead.
: Scholarly work found on ResearchGate discusses the franchise's use of "Speculative Imperialism," where the struggle between apes and humans serves as a sustained allegory for U.S. race relations and the history of slavery. War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)2017
: This movie review paper from Dordt Digital Collections explores how the film positions Caesar as a "Moses-like" figure leading his people to a promised land while critiquing the cyclical nature of human violence. : This critique from Shawn C