A strong feeling is that the film probably reflects the American fear of the imminent loss of world domination hegemony.
The colonel who slaughtered apes and "infected" humans madly, his logic is: sick, dumb, weak, or rather die, even if the genocide is exterminated.
Caesar's so-called lack of choice is nothing but an excuse for mankind to try to destroy the alien race. If you put down the butcher's knife, you will be slaughtered; if you raise the knife to defend yourself, it really is a threat to human beings.
However, above the humans at the top of the food chain, there is also the nature of creation that dominates the world. When humans inevitably become more and more fragile and stupid, and when apes gradually become stronger and smarter (unity), then the rule of this world will be replacement will inevitably occur. The natural selection of the fittest survives. Humans win the war with guns and live ammunition. A natural disaster will make him extinct, but the apes that can climb trees survive.
The little girl in the film is probably a hint given by the director. She is the virus-infected person killed by the colonel to protect the human race, but there is nothing wrong with the little girl except that she can't speak. The language of group communication, but the human beings represented by the colonel may not be able to bear to be the protected weak.
In fact, there are also people in the United States who understand it like a mirror in their hearts, but I doubt that the vast majority of American audiences may not have the IQ to see this meaning. Because I see that most film critics are still discussing Caesar's eyes and human nature, spread their hands...
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