Planet of the Apes (2001 film)
Explanation of the ending of Planet of the Apes
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KingIsulgard
[b]Explanation of the ending of Planet of the Apes[/b]

When Leo crashes onto the Earth he is confronted with the fact the planet has been taken over by the monkeys. But how is that possible?

I have somewhat developed a theory that might just fit to the story.

The Oberon crashed onto the Planet of the Apes much earlier than Leo. This is because the Oberon has much more power than the smaller spacecrafts, so they had the possibility to fly much more faster into the electromagnetic storm.

The laws of physics explain that an object of an higher speed will go back in time faster so it can go further back in time, or into the future. (For more information, ask Einstein.)

The Oberon flew into the electromagnetic storm at a much higher speed and therefore got further back into the past than Leo. Leo flew right into the storm and the monkey got in it accidently. So Leo flew through the storm at a much higher speed than the monkey, this is why Leo lands on the planet before the chimpanzee does.

Due to the electromagnetic storm, the power supplies of the Oberon were depleted (this also happened with the shuttle of Leo), and it will take some time to recharge the engine power supply with the nuclear power source of the Oberon which last forever. That is why the people of the Oberon were stuck on the planet of a while, waiting until the power supply was fully recharged and they could fly back home.

But Semos killed them all before they could go back home.

When Leo gets the chimpanzee
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psiman
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He goes forward from the year 2100 to 2670. then from approx year 2700 back to 2100. How can he go to the future then affect the past.

The Oberon was wrecked so getting off the planet was not an option due to the condition of the ship after the crash landing. The power system/life support of the ship was fueled by nuclear material, not the engines...unless they were ion engines.

The engines appear to by powered by liquid oxygen as displayed by the flames when Leo set the trap for Thades's minions. Ionic propulsion does not produce an intense exothermic reaction. It also would not product enough power to move it off the planetary surface
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