The story of King Kong is a fairly well known story.
A film crew goes deep into the jungle to make a movie. The giant gorilla that lives there falls in love with the beautiful female lead. She is rescued from his grasp and he goes after her. Eventually the gorilla is captured and sent to New York. He escapes from his bonds, takes the woman, and unwittingly wreaks havoc on the city. Yes King Kong is a well known story, but it’s still pretty cool to see where it started film wise.
The original film is actually well acted and the special effects are impressive for the time period.
King Kong himself is cartoonish looking, but I can see how he was able to strike fear in people’s hearts back in the day.
Ann Darrow (Fay Wray) is unfortunately a product of her time and does little else than scream and await to be rescued by her love interest.
Robert Armstrong as the fictional film’s director is perfectly smarmy and egotistical. While Kong himself is a scary creature who is kept at bay by the natives with human sacrifices, you can’t help feel bad for his untimely demise atop the Empire State Building as he is a wild animal out of his element.
Kong doesn’t understand the consequences of stealing Ann. It’s easy to sympathize with him despite his brutish nature for he would still be alive if he had just been left alone.
The entire cast does well in their roles. They embody their characters fully. Wray, Armstrong and Bruce Cabot (our hero and Ann’s love interest) lead the film wonderfully. They work well together and they did a great job bringing this film to life.
It’s also a great reminder that during this time period, all sets were built on film lots and the artistry in that sense is astounding. It’s easy to see how this beginning only catapulted King Kong to stardom.
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