'Battle For The Planet Of The Apes', was just a film for kids and didn't have any deep meaning.

Personality and style of directing
Low-key and with a typically British sense of humour Thompson was highly regarded by many actors and film personnel. In their time movies such as The Yellow Balloon (blackmail) Yield to the Night (female imprisonment) and Cape Fear (sexual deviance) were highly controversial and still hold dramatic resonance today. MacDonald Cape Fear boldly shows how a sex offender can manipulate the justice system and terrorize an entire family.

John Lee Thompson (1 August 1914 – 30 August 2002) better known as J.