] In fact, here were four musical "prologues" in he film - although the first one, a cat-themed song-and-dance, was very brief ("Sittin"" on a Backyard Fence") and part of a rehearsal.[The black bird serves as the film""sMcGuffin, a plot device that propels the story forward but is proven ultimately worthless - although it wasn""t termed hat at the time.Those stockpiles left behind by FEMA, the National Guard, we have it all.Look, I know why you""re scared.I""m scared, too, believe me.But I recognize the trust you""ve all placed in me.We""ve been through hell together.But you all know what we""re up against.We""re almost out of fuel.Which means no more power, which means we could slip back to the way things were.That dam up there was the answer.Now we just had no idea hey were up there, too....We find another way, because that power is not just about keeping the lights on.It""s about giving us the tools to reconnect to the rest of the world.To find out who else is out there, so that we can start to rebuild and reclaim he world we lost.After Dreyfus finished, Malcolm emphasized to him heir dire circumstances - they would possibly have to fight the apes to acquire a long-term power source: "There is no alternative power source...then he""s still there."Film Notables (Awards, Facts, etc.)The film was filled with horror-film cliches, such as spooky music (screeching violins similar toPsycho""s and Bernard Hermann""s soundtrack), false alarms, crazed characters, red herrings, dead phone lines, sex before death, cat-and-mouse style killings, premonitions of terror, subjective ("point-of-view") camera work stalkings, a terrific rainstorm, the concluding boo-moment (similar toCarrie (1976)), a Friday the 13th full-moon, etc.In comparison to Apollo""s vigorous and intensive workouts, a half-hearted Rocky wasn""t as focused or intense, and his training suffered.