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Spoilers follow forKingdom of the Planet of the Apes, now streaming on Hulu.

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Some lines of dialogue escape the confines of a single movie and define entire franchises.

and every new iteration ofJackass.

AndKingdom of the Planet of the Apes, thosemaniacs, they blew it up!

In the Andy SerkisstarringPlanet of the Apesfilms, apes together strong is both a hopeful and inherently exclusive statement.

InRise, theyre cruel because they can be.

InDawn, theyre nefarious even when allowed into the apes land.

Its not exactly an All Lives Matteresque swap, but its pretty close.

Proximus uses it as a war cry against his own people, dishonoring Caesars attempt at unanimity.

But with its final ape/human interaction,Kingdomsettles on appeasement, and Caesar never stood for that.

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