Brain Dead and Loving it!

  I've been a huge fan of Kong for the longest time. As a matter of fact, the 1933 KING KONG is probably my favorite film of all time. If anything, I consider it the best adventure film of all time. A friend of mine, and frequent collaborator to this blog, recently asked me why I held it in such high regards. First, it represents pure cinema; a flight of fancy that brings an impossibility in a « real » world. The use of special effects, not only to carry us into a parallel universe where a giant ape is a fact, but to make said creature a fully realized character, with life-like idiosyncrasies, mannerisms and intent, was groundbreaking. There had been giant monsters in films before then, but never had they been portrayed in such a tragic heartfelt way. Second, the tragic angle of the Kong character himself, as it falls for a woman (the unforgettable Fay Wray) who doesn't return that longing. A sad story of unrequited love that will bring down the protagonist litera...