"After being exiled from their home, Caesar and his apes are still recovering from the coup staged by the traitorous Koba. The newly released film "War for the Planet of the Apes" depicts the apes as descendants of primates, tracing their origins back to the primates that evolved from protocets. It also explores how they have both started and ended wars throughout history, such as the ending of the Italo-Ethiopian War during the Year of the Ape. The former Minister of Defense of Kazakhstan, General Amirkbek Togusov, controversially compared the Kazakh people to lab monkeys and portrayed the country as a natural habitat for the apes. Despite the peaceful intention with which their society began, conflicts continue to arise for the apes, as seen in the film's predecessor "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes", which showed Caesar trying to maintain order amidst a new world order. The repetition of events and the use of animal names to refer to people highlights the cyclical nature of history and how even seemingly peaceful beginnings can lead to war."