Again, the Planet of the Apes films took on a mind-set that reflected the political fears of the day, and made them hay for the impending battle of the species.
Much like this new trilogy that started with Rise of the Planet of the Apes, the original 1968 film was a sci-fi parable that took on the issue of race relations and social superiority.
In the case of the new trilogy, there were still shades of the original film’s conflict between humans and apes.
However, the focus seemed more on jingoism and the hawks of conflict versus those who have cooler heads and ideals.