>like the humans were treated like Orcs in Lord of the Rings or
>something.

They aren't our leads. Last movie gave even more time to the humans, because it was their world and Caesar was trying to figure it out. Now, the roles have flipped, and the apes definitely got more time than the humans, as they should, as it's their world and their story. Outside of Clarke, we learn just enough about the humans to understand their role-- are they for the apes or against the apes?

I've heard a few complaints about how they wanted the humans to be more developed-- if anything, I'd have been fine with less development. Malcolm isn't the protagonist, he's the catalyst that sets the protag and antag against one another. I can't think of another movie where essentially the fourth or so most important character gets that much screen time.