In the film Planet of the Apes, the theme of xenophobia is very prominent in the humans and the apes. The humans show a little fear of the apes because they are different and unusual to them, but the apes show a lot more xenophobia toward the humans. When the American explorers arrive on Earth many years later, humans have been lowered to the level of beasts. When Taylor arrives and begins to show extreme intellegence, the apes become afraid of this alien human. A few of them even admit to being scared of Taylor because he is something they aren't used to.
Planet of the Apes has a lot to say about class warfare and discrimination. Throughout the entire film, there is an obvious class system. With the orangutans at the top, protecting the faith and being the most wise and intellectual, then gorillas, who are the violent brutes, and them chimpanzees who are gentle, scientific, open thinkers. In this society all apes are not created equal, the chimpanzees are suppressed and never listened to by the orangutans, who eventually send the gorillas after them if they become too free-thinking. However, in the film all men are created equal and are all the lowest rung of the ladder.
On the Planet of the Apes, ignorance is bliss. There is so much past from the humans and previous life forms, but everything is kept from the apes. If an ape starts to discover things from the past, they are accused of herecy. So if apes just live in ignorance about the past of their planet, they will be happy. Because of this, I do not think there is any hope for the ape society. They will suppress all knowledge and research and be forced to live in one area and not be able to advance their society. Eventually, more apes will begin to conduct research and the whole society, and the scrolls they live by, will fall out from under their feet.
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