Ayo??? 🤨 (Im late to the party but here it is))

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I have too much work to properly detail the drawing, but I hope it is enough

Well, well, well... Life's a funny bitch.

Wes Ball explaining why Mae had a gun at the end of the movie...

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First off, love nomae. I recently saw an interview with freya, where she talks more about her backstory. She mentioned how she had a love interest that was in her group and was killed by Proximus apes. She even mentioned where there's a scene that was cut out; when she asks Noa if he likes Soona in that moment, Mae remembers the love interest. Do you think they'll give her another love interest in the potential sequels? I feel bad for Mae, she's lost a lot of important people she cared about 😭

I read this as well. And yes, she'll get another love interest. Or, rather, she already has one.

As Trevathan so rightly pointed out, her monkey is -

Noa.

“Before you kissed me only winds of heaven

Had kissed me, and the tenderness of rain—

Now you have come, how can I care for kisses

Like theirs again?”

The Kiss ~ Sara Teasdale

I’m back again with more NoMae art. A fellow shipper gave the suggestion of a Spider-Man kiss and my mind took flight from there. ~ ❤️

So you know how Belle's name means beauty and how she is the most beautiful girl in town? Well, the same goes for Nova's name.

In the original Planet of the Apes novel by Pierre Boulle, the feral human woman's appearance left such an impression on the protagonist that he names her Nova because she was as beautiful as a brilliant star. As beautiful as a supernova from space.

Which got me thinking how in the telescope scene, there are two things that fascinated Noa and left an impression on him. The brilliant stars in the telescope...and this human girl called Nova.

He was looking at two different types of pretty novas in this scene, hehe

OMG! That picture! Freya and Owen look so intense together, just imagine if it had been with Noa's image!

By the looks of it, it is when they are saying goodbye to each other. Who do you think hugged first? At first, I thought Noa would initiate the hug, but also, it could have been Mae after receiving the necklace, and in an emotional moment, she embraces him?! Then they look into each other's eyes only for Mae to realize what is going on and then walks abruptly away, and Noa is just left more confused than ever.

It's hard to know what was happening because both Wes and Freya mentioned that they filmed an ending where Mae actually pointed the gun at Noa but then couldn't do anything. If this scene of them half-hugging happened there, how did they get to that moment? Or maybe it's another ending that was filmed and never shown? The only thing I can think of is that in that emotionally charged ending where she tried to shoot him but then had a breakdown realizing she couldn't, maybe it ended with her having a sort of catharsis by hugging him. That's the only plausible explanation to me because apes don't hug like that, that display of affection is human, so it fits better with the context. But who knows, I NEED TO KNOW, I NEED THOSE EXTRA SCENES THAT WEREN'T IN THE MOVIE, IT'S A NECESSITY.

Noa ain't slick. He claimed to be the biggest human hater, then he gets the telescope scene with Mae and then all of a sudden this boy goes "you're coming with us" & keeps her from harms way.... Okay Noa you ain't fooling anyone 🙄

The Core of the Planet of the Apes Franchise ft. Wes Ball (Director)

"Can Ape and Human live together? and I think what its really saying is Can two people who are different live together?"

Sci Fi’s purpose is always to question, test and challenge what we understand. And Planet of the Apes has always been a satire to the ego of humanity and their hunger for dominance. In a fictional world where Apes became the 'humans'/sentient intelligent species and men are likened to beasts. What kind of world will that look like? What kind of dynamic or relationships can that bring? and the Franchise has always been about asking that question.

Now enter our new main characters. Wes said the focus of the new movies will center around Noa and Mae’s very unique dynamic. A girl and a sentient ape both different but both similar in doing what they can to protect their loved ones.

and there’s nothing wrong if you get curious with how their relationship will develop. Is that something heinous? to root for a dynamic that can greatly influence the fictional world they live in?

tbh thats what the film WANTS- Make you curious. ASK THE QUESTIONS IT WANTS ASKED.

Peak storytelling. All I see is a Director smartly pinning the tension between these two main characters to further hook us to seeing more of the next films they’re making. A masterclass in creative writing too. With that we can ask the questions- If apes were sentient like humans how will we treat them? Who do we root for knowing human nature tends to be destructive? IF we understand each other’s differences can we learn from each other and live side by side? Circling back to the question-

Can Ape and Human live together?

And those questions will be answered through THEM- Noa and Mae.

Theres a-lot of importance in their dynamic and the future that they’ll bring with it. Will it be tragic or hopeful?

See, it intriguesss.

and thats Sci Fi’s purpose. That’s the Planet of The Ape’s message.

Also with the fandom ship or not ship yall just ENJOY this franchise and let its underlying messages speak to you. Thats what the filmmakers and actors behind this film would want too (I feel for them sm and see the passion to get this done and I just want to VOICE out that this beautiful movie and the characters they worked hard on are greatly appreciated)

I'll never get over the "YOUR monkey" line.

It really seems to me that Mae got angry and decided to take matters into her own hands because Trevathan threatened Noa. I think, ultimately, she saw it as keeping Noa safe

I'm here waiting for the movie to come out on a platform to edit NoMae in good quality

It would have been more canonical to draw Noah and his tribe behind drowning but it would have been VERY CRUEL

What Raka says to Noa about Mae "Is my young companion showing compassion for our fellow traveler?" Reminds me so much of the reylo quote "You have compassion for her."

Girls when beast

"There's something that i see in the way you look at me..🎵"

Imagine this: Because Mae is almost always in survival mode, she is constantly checking her surroundings, searching for areas to make a quick exit (or making one), creating top-tier hiding spots, setting up booby traps, double-checking/triple-checking the locks and windows, and making her rounds before she goes to sleep. Noa understands, but sometimes, she'll get antsy if she feels like she hasn't checked to see if something is locked and she'll wiggle out of bed to check herself or she'll start to bounce her knee or mumble little reminders under her breath or pace a little if she feels like she's forgetting something. This drives Noa a bit crazy because he wants her to rest and stop working herself up. So, when she tries to wiggle out of bed to check for the 100th time if the area is secure, Noa will gently push her back into bed and go check himself or murmur to her that he already made the rounds and that she must rest. Mae might even have binoculars that she uses to slowly scan her surroundings.

This too would be a good prompt for a ‘fic. It’s miles ahead of where Echoes of Eden, so I think this would fit just fine in one shot land. You could also argue Mae got the binoculars in the vault where she got the gun. I am still traveling, but I would want someone to write this one!