Words of Innocence and Experience

And I will go down on my knees
When I see beauty
There’s no doubt
I’m one of the devout
–Depeche Mode “Sacred”

I went to the movie “King Kong’ last night with Mom. Frankly speaking, I was not very interested in it when the news of its relases was spread out. I’m not a big fan of “monster films,” anyway. However, Mom showed immense excitement at the movie, and I was dragged to the cinema by her.

One thing that hindered my willingness to go was that I was afraid that King Kong would look like Lord of the Rings due to the director Peter Jackson. Fortunately, King Kong was not so epic-like; at the beginning of the movie, I was amazed by the classical feel and the crises each character faces, leading to their journey to “Skull Island.”

WARNING: The following contains spoilers.

King Kong is a thriller. It has suitable, not too showy special effects. The scenes of human beings struggling with Kong, dinosauers, and other creatures are pretty exciting, if a little grusome. Kong’s battle with the dinosauers are thrilling and at the same time quite endearing. Some viewers complained that some action scenes are out of place and unnecessary. Perhaps so. But I can see that the movie tries to capture more audience through them.

King Kong is an emotional flick. Carl (played by Jack Blake), originally an over-ambitious movie director, turns into a greedy businessman at the awesome presence of Kong, thinking how big a fortune he can make through it. Kong is taken to the city, chained and shackled. At the same time, it develops an affection for Ann (played by Naomi Watts), and in a way, the love leads it to destruction. I knew my sympathy for Kong and disgust for human beings are deliberately aroused by the movie makers; still, I was teary-eyed in the end.

Rating: 8.5/10