A movie about a giant ape…….
1. Go and see it - it’s fun!
2. I’ve always been partial to a good scream of terror: Naomi does a few awesome ones.
3. M and I decided it covered the full spectrum of male archetypes:
* practical and handy in an emergency: the ship’s captain
* fatherly and caring: the first mate
* adventurous: the cabin boy
* ambitious: Jack Black!
* creative and sensitve: the playwright
* powerful: the ape
So, yes, it is definitely a chick flick.
4. The expressions on the ape’s face are inspired. I’m certain in fact they have consulted with micro-expression experts, a la Blink. Complex emotions such as resignation, melancholy and despair are created on King Kong’s face in a manner much more convincing than what could be executed by most actors.
I know I’m going to show myself up as a bit of a Philistine here, but I enjoyed this movie a lot more than I did the first LOTR (the only one I troubled myself to see). I’ts definitely an earnestness-free-zone, and doesn’t get bogged down in all the dull speeches and silly dialog that LOTR tends to. A strong buy.
Oh, and if you’re into theory, here’s a good bit of further reading.
