Starring Charlton Heston as an astronaut who goes through a time warp and crashes back to Earth, the Planet of the Apes was controversial from the beginning. In the world where the astronaut lands, humans are slaves to a race of intelligent apes. Using this role reversal (as supposed science fiction), the film explores many issues such as civil rights, racism, freedom of speech, and war.
In the closing scene, a decrepit and washed up statue of liberty represents the loss of innocence, values and ideals of America, wracked by the evils of an unjust war and a lack of freedom for all.
Sources:
1960s Racial Prejudice and Sexism in Planet of the Apes, Deep Focus Film
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