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film : “Rampage”.
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In 1993, a new technology to treat incurable diseases through genetic editing called CRISPR
was invented and then was quickly misused to develop dangerous experiments. Back to
the present day, in a space station called Athena-1, a lab rat has been mutated with
CRISPR and kills the entire crew except Dr. Kerry Aktins. She informs the control room
about the situation of the space station while going towards the escape capsule. Unfortunately,
the control room refuses to unlock the capsule and Claire Wyden, CEO of the responsible biotech
company called Energyne, forces Kerry to retrieve the mutagen samples or she will be left dead
there. She goes back to the wrecked ship and manages to secure three samples. She is then
spotted by the monstrous rat, but is able to get into the escape capsule on time and
departs from Athena-1 just before it explodes with the rat inside it. However, the scratch
damage caused by the creature causes the capsule`s window to shatter, destroying the entire capsule
and killing Kerry instantly. On Earth, Davis Okoye, a primatologist who
works at San Diego Wildlife Sanctuary, leads Nelson, Amy, and Connor into a gorilla enclosure.
Davis tries to interact with the newest member of the club, Paavo, who seems still quite
aggressive, but he manages to calm him down with the sign language. Suddenly, an albino
gorilla who has become Davis's best friend for a long time, George, comes in which makes
Connor panics and runs away. Seeing Connor running away, Paavo runs after him until George
knocks him over. Despite that, George seems to have a great sense of humor and likes to
make fun of people. Davis reminds George to be friendly towards Paavo because the poachers
killed his entire family and he is now an “orphan” gorilla. Davis asks George to
do a fist bump, but he gives a middle finger instead, which makes others laugh.
As Davis drives home that evening, the three canisters, which were retrieved by Kerry previously,
arrive on Earth. The first one lands at the gorilla enclosure, spraying George with the
gas within it, while the second one lands in the forest near a pack of wolves and one
of them is exposed with the gas. The last one splashes in a river of the Everglades
National Park where it is swallowed by a crocodile. The next day, Davis is told about George`s
strange behaviour who suddenly invades a grizzly enclosure. Upon arrival at the enclosure,
he is shocked to see a grizzly has been cruelly killed by his best friend. He admits that
he is the one who slaughtered the bear and apologizes to Davis. The gorilla has also
surprisingly become much bigger than yesterday. The team manages to find the canister and
Davis recovers it. On the other hand, Brett, Claire`s brother who is also a stakeholder
in Energyne, is very furious when he discovers that his mini space station is completely
destroyed and his company's stock is plunging. However, Claire seems satisfied and doesn't
care about the money she lost because the successful mutation proves that the Project
Rampage experiment is successful. She is also very confident that they still have hope in
the project because the report from the American Meteor Society reveals the location of one
of the samples, causing her to immediately hire a private military service to retrieve
the canister before anyone can trace it back to Energyne. The military team is led by Burke
and he and his team are heading towards Wyoming, the place where the second canister was landed.
Upon arrival, Burke reports to Claire that the canister is severely damaged and discovers
that all the wolves have been slaughtered. Realizing that the remaining wolf is infected,
she orders him to capture the wolf dead or alive. Davis studies the result of George`s
bloodwork and says that it doesn't make any sense as his blood has lethal concentration
of growth hormone which can kill him instantly. Having heard about the Athena-1 disaster and
news about George escaping the enclosure on TV, Dr. Kate Caldwell, former employee of
Energyne, immediately goes to the sanctuary. There, she meets Davis and admits that the
canister landed on George`s enclosure is her sample. Davis allows her to join the research
and she explains the pathogen inside the canister works by editing George`s gen, causing him
to grow rapidly and become aggressive. Because she developed the mutagen, she claims that
she is the only one who can cure George from the disease. Suddenly, George becomes enraged
and eventually breaks out from his cage, storming through the sanctuary and terrifying all the
guests. Davis tries to calm him down and orders the police to lower their gun, it works. However,
a sniper from the helicopter starts firing tranquilizer darts until he passes out. As
they travel deeper into the forest, Burke spots the mutated wolf, Ralph, and manages
to shoot him from the helicopter. They then land to find the presumed dead wolf`s body,
but discover a massive wolf's paw print on the ground, which makes them panic. A few
moments later, Ralph starts attacking and begins eliminating Burke`s team members one
by one until only Burke remains. Their weapons, even a machine gun from a helicopter, don't
work against him because Ralph has developed a bulletproof skin. Ralph also has turned
into a very massive and monstrous wolf that allows him to leap towards the air and destroy
a helicopter. Frustrated and cornered, Burke attempts to fight the wolf for the last time,
but is devoured by Ralph. Davis and Kate are arrested and meet Agent
Harvey Russell before being taken aboard the plane that is transporting George. In the
plane, Russell questions both of them and muses on Davis` time with Army Special Forces
and the United Nations Special Anti-Poaching Task Force. He then reveals that Kate actually
was fired from Energyne two years ago after she attempted to steal the company's hard
drives, causing her to be put in prison for 13 months. This fact makes Davis disappointed
and doesn't believe in her anymore because she lied to him and she admits that she cannot
cure George. In the Energyne Office, Claire recognizes Kate and predicts that she is gathering
evidence to screw them, meaning that Kate is a threat to them. She also reveals that
the company has actually completed the cure for the mutated creatures, called R-19, which
will stop their growth and reduce their aggression. She then plans to draw all the mutated creatures
to their office by using low-frequency radio waves, where the military will kill them and
Claire and Brett will have the opportunity to collect their DNA and make money with it.
She is also confident that George, who is still on the same plane with Kate, will escape
from it and kill her, eliminating her as a threat to the company. She then activates
the device, which makes Ralph suddenly stop wrecking around and starts running towards
the radio waves source. The crocodile who swallowed the canister earlier also is affected
and starts travelling towards the tower. As planned, George, despite being sedated, suddenly
wakes up, destroys the cage, and starts wrecking havoc. People start firing at him with guns,
but deal no effect at all towards George. Unfortunately, someone accidentally shoots
flammable stuff, causing it to explode and destroy the plane`s turbine. Just before the
plane crashes, Davis manages to attach parachutes for himself, Kate, and unconscious Russel
and eject themselves from the plane, leaving George inside it.
George survives the plane crash and immediately heads towards the Energyne`s tower. Claire
learns that Kate also survives the plane crash while the FBI agents arrive at Energyne and
request to do a full examination of the company's records. Claire wants to put all the blame
on Kate, thus she tells the FBI agent that Kate is the one who is responsible for all
the chaos happening right now. Kate attempts to regain trust from Davis by telling him
that she developed CRISPR to cure his brother but the company was secretly using it to build
a weaponized DNA. She tried to destroy it but was caught and sent to prison. Her brother
died while she was in prison. After hearing that, Davis is touched and decides to work
together with her again. Thanks to Russell, The three of them are rescued and brought
to the Scott Air Force Base. There, Davis sees footage of George and Ralph running together.
He then explains that it is impossible for two species, a gorilla and a wolf, to travel
in a straight line to the same destination. Kate adds that both of them are being called
by something and cannot be stopped. Kate and Davis are brought outside by the soldiers,
but Davis manages to knock them out and with the help from Russell again, they escape from
the base by using a helicopter. They are heading to Energyne HQ to steal the antidote. On the
other side, the military attempts to stop the beasts, but fails as they wipe out the
entire army. Because of that, the colonel decides to evacuate Chicago, where the beasts
are heading to, and Russell informs that to Davis. The beasts have arrived in the city
and the military is overwhelmed to hold their movement, even after using a bunch of tanks
and helicopters. A few moments later, the mutated crocodile
joins the party and starts wreaking havoc in the city. Left with no options, the colonel
orders his crew to prepare the massive bomb which can wipe out half of the city. Russell
tries to intervene in the decision and tells him that Davis and Kate are on their way to
secure the antidote, but he rejects the suggestion because they have stolen his helicopter. The
jet that carries the massive bomb has taken off and is heading towards the city. Davis
and Kate manage to get inside the HQ and find the antidote, but they are spotted by Claire.
Claire shoots Davis in the stomach and they are forced to hand over the antidote to her.
After that, they move to the top of the building, leaving Davis alone and taking Kate as a hostage.
Just before they take off, George makes it to the top and smashes the helicopter, which
almost kills Kate, but Davis comes on time and rescues her. Kate reveals that she manages
to hide an antidote with her that will be injected to George later. They are confronted
by Claire, but Davis manages to distract her and Kate slips the antidote she has to Claire`s
bag, punching her in the face before getting eaten by the gorilla.
Meanwhile, Brett, who attempts to escape through the ground floor, meets Russell and hands
him over the laptop and the lab rat. After that, he runs away but is crushed by falling
debris. While George is already feeling the effect of the antidote, Davis and Kate manage
to escape from the building with the broken helicopter, just before the building collapses.
Thanks to the broken chopper, they land safely and survive. They figure that George has returned
to his normal self and protect them from the remaining beasts. Davis orders Kate to find
a phone and calls Russell to cancel the airstrike, while he equipped himself with a grenade launcher
and joins the monster fight. After the intense battle between the gorilla and the wolf, the
mutated crocodile joins the battlefield and manages to bite Ralph in his neck and eliminate
him. Kate finally meets Russell and he manages to swap his lab rat with the soldier`s phone
that will be used later to call off the airstrike. It's now the crocodile vs George, but it seems
that George is struggling to beat it, Davis helps him by throwing a belt of grenades into
its neck which explode, but the crocodile recovers and tosses the gorilla against a
steel bar that impales him in the chest. As the crocodile approaches George and prepares
to finish him off, Davis uses the gunfire and missiles from the broken helicopter to
distract it. Because of that, the crocodile goes after Davis and nearly kills him. Luckily,
George, who equipped himself with the steel rebar, leaps into the air and rams it into
the crocodile's eyes, finally killing it. The colonel, who sees that the crocodile has
been killed, orders to abort the airstrike mission. George “fakes” his death, which
makes Davis very sad, while Russell and Kate arrive there. However, Davis catches George`s
eye twitching and his hand moving, revealing that he is just fooling around and George
gives his signature middle finger to Davis. Together, they decide to evacuate the civilians
from the city while deciding where they should place George.
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