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Kitt posted...

I didn't say the boy tried to tame the chimp. The people running the show did. He just developed a special connection with the chimp as a kid and he's convinced himself that that was why it spared him. Now he's doing it again with another dangerous creature.

Ar0ge posted...

To add to this, his character thinks he is special in some way and that he had a bond because the chimp "spared" him, and again he believes he is special and chosen by the alien later, thinking they too formed a strong bond.

I've seen so many people ask what the point of the chimp is. I swear people don't really watch and pay attention.

That makes more sense.

And for me, it was just long and wasn't that interesting to pay too much attention to the movie. It wasn't even that suspenseful. This movie is like an M. Night Shyamalan, where the payoff at the end sucks, but with no buildup and suspense.