Re: Kong Review: Jaw-droppingly Brilliant

["Richard W. Travsky" <rtravsky@uwyo.edu>]

On Fri, 2 Dec 2005, Patrick Norton wrote:
> I remain very skeptical. This article consists mostly of quotes from 
> producers and actors invested in this current film.  The original story of KK

There are few quotes in the review.

> was a subtle and poignant commentary on the relationship between the wildness 
> of nature and rules of human civilization, and I don't see any evidence from

It is a classic representation of the Freudian dichotomous mind with a few 
Jungian elements thrown in.

> this article or any other reviews that special effects or visions of shared 
> sunsets between Kong and Ann have improved upon the power of that message at 
> all.  I'm sure this version will be a big box office hit, but from what I've 
> seen I doubt that over time it will eclipse the 1933 classic.  It may beat 
> the awful 1976 remake, but that's not saying much.

It will easily beat that.

> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard W. Travsky" <rtravsky@uwyo.edu>
> To: <dinosaur@usc.edu>
> Sent: Friday, December 02, 2005 12:25 PM
> Subject: Kong Review: Jaw-droppingly Brilliant
>
>
> > A very long review.
> >
> > http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/showbiz/bazbamigboye.html?in_article_id=370370&in_page_id=1794&in_a_source=
> >
> > Just over a year ago, Oscar-winning film-maker Peter Jackson stood on the 
> > mammoth Skull Island set he had built on a peninsula in New Zealand and 
> > told me why he loved King Kong.
> >
> > Speaking about Merian Cooper's classic 1933 movie, Jackson said: "The 
> > original Kong is a wonderful blend - probably the most perfect blend - of 
> > escapism and adventure, mystery and romance. It does everything an 
> > escapist movie should do: it takes you places you are never going to see 
> > and gives you experiences you are never going to have."
> >
> > Jackson's words came back to me as I sat in the back row at the Loews 
> > Cinema complex on New York's West 68th Street this week, watching the 
> > first screening of his new version of Kong.
> > ...
> > And he has made a picture I can only describe as jaw-droppingly brilliant: 
> > the most entertaining blockbuster movie this year.
> >
> > But all this monkey business wouldn't amount to a hill of beans if the 
> > movie didn't have a heart, and boy, does it.
> > ...
> > There's a beautiful moment with Kong sitting on top of a mountain, Ann in 
> > the palm of his hand, both watching the sunset. I actually heard one tough 
> > broad of a movie executive sobbing. Jackson evokes such a sense of empathy 
> > for his beast that Kleenex should be sold along with the popcorn.
> > ...