King Kong (1933) was directed by Merian. C Cooper and Enerst B.
Schoedsak , and it is undoubtedly the most famous monster movie in history ,It
could be argued that King Kong founded this genre . It also belongs to the
genre of lost worlds though.
King Kong is about a group of people who follow the orders of Carl
Denham, an adventurous filmmaker. They go to an island in the middle of the
Pacific to make a film recording the natives of the place and the mysterious
giant ape called Kong. But the natives of the area discover them and kidnap Ann
Darrow, who is the heroine in Denham's film , to offer her as a sacrifice to
Kong. The huge monkey kidnaps her and the entire crew of the boat set out to
her rescue. John Driscoll rescues Ann and they are both pursued by Kong. Denham manages to capture the monkey and takes
him to New York to make it a show.
Talking about the camara plans, sometimes there are close-ups of the ape that appear to
have been made with a giant model. This means that instead of provoking
amazement, it causes laughter, due to its low gesticulation . At the time the movie was filmed, the
director had to use every possible resource on the book and even invent new
ones, mostly for the special effects. Matte paintings of trees in the jungle
were required, as well as miniature sets, which were put in layers of more
miniature model trees. Composite photography was also used along with rear
screen projection and an invention for this film, front projection, a technique
in which a miniature film can be projected onto a miniature set while doing
stop motion work.
King Kong is based on The Beauty and the Beast but in the Beauty and the
Beast there is a romance, King Kong doesn't comes from a romance. The only
thing there is the obsession Kong has with Ann. Ann is nothing more than a nice
toy throughout the movie , which makes the role of the woman a screaming and
waiting for rescue one. But it's not only Ann’s character that lacks something,
the other characters seem to have no personality either.
But the best thing about this movie is that causes the spectator not to
miss a minute . And besides being incredibly innovative , it is also very
violent : Kong brutally destroys its victims.
I would recommend this movie to anyone who is interested in seeing how
the genre has changed over the time. King Kong may not be a masterpiece in terms
of acting and special effects from today’s perspective, but it certainly is a
piece of history in stop motion animation. The special effects have changed a
lot but it is incredible how the ones used in King Kong have held up and how
today’s viewer gets still engaged with the movie. A definite must see.
Illustration list:
Figure 1: Film Poster. At: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Kong_(pel%C3%ADcula_de_1933)
Figure 2: Kong in New York. At: http://www.filmfreakcentral.net/ffc/2012/05/king-kong-1933-digibook-blu-ray-disc.html
Figure 3: Kong and Tyrannosaurus fighting. At: http://horrorpedia.com/2014/09/16/king-kong-1933/
Bibliography:
Fogs’ Movie Reviews, (2013) At: http://fogsmoviereviews.com/2013/02/04/movies-that-everyone-should-see-king-kong/
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