Kong fought opponents of the land, sea, & air. And he defeated them all.
@martincaspary-smith11335 ай бұрын
That's also why it was a mistake removing the dinosaurs in the 76 remake, They give Kong the challenge he needs to be deserving of the title "King Kong". Just having a random giant snake doesn't seem appropriate to be a proper opponent for the Eighth Wonder.
@GreaterGrievobeast555 ай бұрын
Exactly why it's my least favorite king kong version by far
@rickyrackey79305 ай бұрын
In Delaurentis’s own words, “We didn’t want to take away from the Beuaty and the Beast story.”
@jointcerulean33505 ай бұрын
Also the monsterverse version should have had some, though at least with the giant skull island triceratops skull tells that there on the island, and other species.
@Godzillakingofkaiju1Ай бұрын
@@rickyrackey7930Yeah, but then Peter Jackson took a look at that and decided to do both (emphasizing the Beauty and the Beast angle while still giving us dinosaur fights).
@Dontuween5 ай бұрын
The is the one movie that can lay claim to branching out two genres - Ray Harryhausen's stop-motion features & the Godzilla/kaiju movies.
@michaelchoman16255 ай бұрын
In the 1932 novelization's description of the Kong / Pteranodon fight, it says something like this: 'This time the affair was not a fight. It was far too one-sided for that." It also says that Kong basically tore the Pteranodon to pieces.
@lizardlord4k5 ай бұрын
I always knew Kong had its place among the rest of its gothic contemporary monster movies. A master class in visual storytelling that deserves its reputation as a classic of the medium. Crazy to think Cooper almost used live animals for his original idea, which would've been very bad for multiple reasons
@brianjordan38415 ай бұрын
If only we could get other people to c Godzilla the same way
@kaijubeyondbelief80535 ай бұрын
He was the one who revolutionized Hollywood!
@enzeru54914 ай бұрын
LOL!!!!!😂😂😂 I agree Snazzy, the fights do seem to be constructed in King Kong's favor, against his reptilian opponents, clearly a gross injustice against reptile/dinosaur kind 😂😂. A wonderful experiential essay on the classic film, King Kong (1933) OmniViewer. Thank you eternally for the presentation.👍👍👍👍👍
@Allosauridz065 ай бұрын
I never really thought of that, King Kong taking on the three elements. Great analysis 👍
@C_Animus5 ай бұрын
Watching your video I notice there's a few comparisons to make with the primitive and modern worlds. Kong smashing through a wall to invade the human world. Kong throwing debris at people running past the screen. Kong smashing up a train (which is like a big metal snake). And of course climbing the highest peak and fighting flying opponents. There's probably more in the film proper but just from your video it's fun to see comparisons between the two worlds again purely through visuals.
@mikekomarinski5 ай бұрын
That was nice of Kong 2 give Ann a flower before the Elasmosaurus attack.
@voronOsphere5 ай бұрын
Excellent analysis!
@topJimmyP19845 ай бұрын
Good stuff, thx!
@JohnWilliams-wl9px5 ай бұрын
Hail to the king!
@carsonsmith73145 ай бұрын
You do make several points. I want to point out these are because the original was made shortly after the silent age of movies so there might be some visual storytelling rubbing off on Kong.
@Godzillakingofkaiju1Ай бұрын
You should do a follow up for GXK since it also has lots of visual storytelling.
@macwade27555 ай бұрын
Great video Omni!
@mikekomarinski5 ай бұрын
It's such a great classic.
@TRUTHISABSOLUTE7775 ай бұрын
Gustav Dore has been one of my favorite artists. I remember his work were used on a couple Christian metal albums I had back in the day. They used it on two album covers for the band Bride and also I believe one for the band betrayed.
@voronOsphere4 ай бұрын
Yes! A very unique artistic style! I'll have to check out those albums & their album covers! Thanks!
@TRUTHISABSOLUTE7774 ай бұрын
@@voronOsphere I think the Bride one is Live To Die?
@kasaibouF295 ай бұрын
9:02 LOL
@MinecraftWorld19545 ай бұрын
Well, better late than never. For those who don't understand what I mean, March 2nd of last year was King Kong's 90th anniversary.
@UltraSenseiHoots5 ай бұрын
This is a great video. Being a big fan of both, I always enjoy when people connect Kong to the classic Universal Monsters. I'm glad you picked up on the gothic imagery of Kong as well.
@coreytamoglia22493 ай бұрын
They really cross a line with me for always bringing down the Big Rex. 😡😡 And Kong certainly didn't help. Until Godzilla vs. Kong was released. That's why if I make Kong battle at least one V-Rex, it's has to be the full test of his strength.
@ronniepatterson28275 ай бұрын
EUREKA! We all started off as hardcore dinosaur loving children, naturally we gonna love the ultimate dinosaur Godzilla, but our obsession with him, & him always beating other kaiju, clearly started off because of what Kong did to that T- rex from the outset ! All these years, trying to decipher the obsession, & it was right there in front of us the whole time. lol Now I want Godzilla to whip everyone in GXK, especially Kong for the 3rd time in a row!!! #oscarboy
@kaijubeyondbelief80535 ай бұрын
Godzilla is not a dinosaur
@MinecraftWorld19545 ай бұрын
@@kaijubeyondbelief8053 Most versions of him aren't, but Heisei and Minus One are. However, more often than not, the character is usually depicted as a prehistoric animal in some form, barring some exceptions like the three Reiwa versions that proceeded Minus One
@ronniepatterson28275 ай бұрын
@@MinecraftWorld1954 True. Im mostly going by the original being a cross between a T - rex, an Iguanadon, & a Stegosaurus - according to the original creator(s) of the character. How someone can call themselves a Godzilla fan & not know he is a dinosaur = MIND BLOWN to ELEVEN lol
@kaijubeyondbelief80535 ай бұрын
@@ronniepatterson2827 He’s a prehistoric amphibious reptile
@ronniepatterson28275 ай бұрын
@@kaijubeyondbelief8053 Since when? You talking about Monsterverse Godzilla? Im gonna ask 20 random strangers tomorrow wtf kind of animal / creature they think Godzilla is, & ill get back to you with the results lmao