He found his destiny

But for the fact that the movie has been around for decades before Charlton Heston became the public voice of the NRA, I would need to issue a spoiler alert.  "Planet of the Apes" (1968) contains one of the most visually shocking endings in film history.  Taylor, the astronaut played by Heston, leaves The Forbidden Zone on horseback with the lovely Nova after learning that the planet upon which his craft has landed was once ruled by an ancient human civilization pre-dating ape dominance.  Meandering along an ocean beach, clues appear until the scorched remains of the Statute of Liberty fill the screen. Buried in the sand, protruding in silent protest, Lady Liberty bears witness to the cataclysmic self-destruction of the human race.  Welcome home, Mr. Taylor.