| Posted by: bigred760 at February 13, 2006, 12:55 pm | | Topic: King Kong!! WOW! (Reviews) Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by wildandhairy To respond & add some points: a) Why is the depiction of natives in PJ's Kong Kong racist? Ask yourself one question: why are the Natives not white? Is there any reason why they are people of colour? People of skins of all sorts of colours live on islands. In additon, compare the natives in PJ's King Kong with those in the original. Yes, the natives in PJ have a culture--unprovoked killing people and human sacrifice. -So, just because they're black and violent - makes the film racist. I do remember in the original that the natives kidnapped Ann and tried to sacrifice her to the Ape as well. But just because they didn't kill anybody makes it less racist. I guess that means Raiders of the Lost Ark was racist too because the indians at the beginning of the movie were dark-skinned, killed at least one person, and were being led by a white guy. Quote: b) One can paper over plot holes and problems such as not seeing Ann refuse to be part of the exploitation--but you are only papering over the problems. This makes no sense to me. But okay, whatever you say. Quote: c) We can debate all we want about which special effects are better or more powerful--the original or the PJ version. That is what makes America great! But, you're wrong, I'm right. You're wrong about being right. Quote: d) I did pay to see King Kong twice, and did enjoy it both times. As someone above more or less notes, the REAL problem is: IT DID NOT LIVE UP TO THE HYPE AND EXPECTATIONS. IT WAS MORE ABOUT PANDERING TO THE AUDIENCE THAN MAKING A REALLY GOOD FILM. Who says it didn't live up to the hype? Sure it wasn't the #1 moneymaker of the year, but it sure as hell didn't finish last. It got mostly good reviews, and made back all of its budget domestically. You yourself said you liked it and saw it twice (I've only seen it once). Quote: That point is in capitals because, essentially, that is what I see as being fundamentally wrong with the film. PJ indulged himself (we have all heard how much he loves the original KK, and well he should!) and also pandered to his audience. Two fatal flaws. This is why the film did not do nearly as well as it should have. Of course he indulged himself - the original is the reason he wanted to make movies. What's wrong with that? And why not - he got everything he wanted - budget, cast, paycheck, etc. Maybe he was pandering to his LOTR audience, but I dont' see it as a flaw. Like I said, the movie made its money back - and the DVD hasn't been released yet. |
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