“King Kong” Movie Analysis

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Introduction

A good movie can either be captivating or thrilling depending on the plot of the movie. Like the thrill of a rollercoaster, so is the thrill that comes from watching the King Kong movie. It is both captivating as well as intriguing in the sense that it provides rich thematic presence and sceneries. In this paper, the learner will take a look at the King Kong movie from a critical perspective to deduce whether the movie really should be living up to its fame.

The movie “King Kong” was a commercial success in 1933, although the great gorilla briefly flickered merely on a few hundred screens (Linn 35) and (Selznick, Cooper and Schoedsack n.pag). According to “Universal Studios Hollywood (13), King Kong’s story had to be repeated on smaller home screens through television for new generations of youth and adults to embrace it fully as their own, making the fable a fundamental part of our culture that is widely recognized by everyone. The original 1933 film of remains one of the central myths created in the 20th century (“Peter Jackson’s King Kong” 116 +). Its core conceits, scenes, imagery and dialogue diffused outward everywhere into the culture, as the essays in this very volume attest (“Peter Jackson’s King Kong” 117). King Kong is a constitutive work of genius. It remains as powerful a viewing experience today, even more than 70 years after it was created and first released (Linn 35).

King Kong Movie Summary

King Kong’s movie story opens in New York with preparations for a film to be made on location at ‘Skull Island’ which is reputed to be inhabited by prehistoric beasts (Selznick, Cooper and Schoedsack n. pag) and (“Universal Studios Hollywood” 13). The filmmakers sail for the remote island; the long voyage is ...

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RKO Pictures, 1933. 100 minutes - Black & White. Merian Cooper and Ernest Schoedsack.

Selznick, D.O., Cooper, C.C., and Schoedsack, E.B. “King Kong” (1933), Motion picture. United States: RKO Radio Pictures.

"Universal Studios Hollywood; King Kong Re-Emerges in a Fierce New 4-D Attraction in 2010 at Universal Studios Hollywood, the Entertainment Capital of L.A., as "the Eighth Wonder of the World" Rises from Ashes to Astound Studio Tour Guests." Entertainment Newsweekly. 19441673 (2009): 13. ABI/INFORM Complete. Web. 2 Nov. 2011.

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