In the film the Planet of the Apes, it was evident that the Ape community established their own society much like Man’s civilization and weighed against Plato’s Allegory of the Cave. Both the film and Plato’s Cave can be of comparison to each other. In the film it was apparent that the Apes had different positions within their community such as Chimps, Gorillas and the Orangutans. These three different species could be associated with Plato’s examples with the cave. For example at the highest level there are the philosophers who by far know everything, they are the open minded individuals that live to seek knowledge, followed by the good citizen who demonstrates strong leadership qualities and obtains peace by having laws. Lastly, in P
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