'Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes': Rooting For The Other Guys

"Rise of the Planet of the Apes" is one of those movies that, unless you've been oblivious to major nerd pop culture over the past 40 years, you walk into the theaters with a good idea of what to expect. Spoiler alert: the apes rise, and they do so in glorious fashion. Though as we're sitting in the cinema cheering on what has got to be some of the most epic troop-rallying that we've seen in recent years, there's a certain level of unease that is attached to it. After all, by cheering on the apes, we're cheering on the demise of mankind. It seems to be an interesting moral question that has been popping up in films a lot more frequently -- one that Tom Felton wants to you to think about -- and it isn't the first time a movie has put us in this predicament. After the jump, we look at some other movies that make you choose between your species and the other guys. "Avatar" It's interesting that in "Avatar," the highest grossing movie of all time, the film's main character ends up deciding not to be human in order to join a cause that he believes in. There aren't many shades of grey in James Cameron's latest blockbuster: the Na'vi are good folk who just want to appreciate nature, and the humans are money-hungry evildoers. It helps at least that the humans only get kicked off Pandora, and aren't brutally murdered like they somewhat deserved to be. "District 9" If "Avatar" lightly put the moral dilemma on the moviegoers' plate, then "District 9" forced them at gunpoint to eat it up. Never have I walked out of a movie theater praying so much for a sequel, specifically so Christopher could come back with his fellow "prawns" and kick humanity's collective butt. The fact that "District 9" reflects real-life struggles occurring in South Africa only made the issues raised in the movie that much more poignant and relevant. "King Kong" 'Twas beauty killed the beast, folks, but more specifically it was those darn humans who just wouldn't understand. After all, King Kong didn't want to hurt anyone, he just wanted the love of a certain actress who her fellow humans offered to him as a sacrifice. Though Kong doesn't survive through the end of the film, we certainly end up empathizing with him more than the flick's human characters. Check out five "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" Easter Eggs! What do you think of this moral dilemma that these films have presented to audiences? Tell us in the comments section below or on Twitter!