[Caesar heard the bell on the opening gate ring - as he was assembling a green puzzle of the Statue of Liberty - a referential nod to the conclusion of the first film.The film was introduced with a voice-over narration (by Vic Perrin) about the pagan, oppressive and dictatorial rule of the Roman Republic before the institution of Christianity, when a "disease called human slavery" was rampant in society.The frame freezes into a black and white chiaroscuro image when each of the credits appear, unfreezing o continue with the colorful action.Kirk (William Shatner) who was now Admiral; he demanded the untried and unreadied ship to leave hastily in 12 hours, due to an order to intercept the "alien object of unbelievable destructive power.