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King Kong Comparison

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The original King Kong (1933) was fairly different from the new 2005 version. In the new version, Kong was much more humanized. For example, in the end when Kong falls off of the building and dies, it is heartbreaking. But in the original, there is a sense of relief when Kong finally dies, after terrorizing New York City and especially Ann. Kong and Ann share a more profound bond in the newer film. That is shown when Kong is finished fighting the three Tyrannosaurus Rex, she willfully goes with him, after he saves her. Also, towards the end you see Kong and Ann having fun playing on the ice back in New York. Ann wasn't afraid of Kong in the remake. One of the biggest differences between the 2005 and the 1933 versions were the characters. Ann, in the newer King Kong movie, had much more character. We were able to see the back story of her dancing career and how talented she was. Also, Carl Denham was vastly different. In the original movie he was depicted as this great movie maker, but in the newer movie he is characterized as a sleazy guy; overall, he isn't a very good person. For example, he trapped Driscoll on the boat after he refused to write the rest of the script before they left. Jack Driscoll, in the 2005 rendition is no …show more content…

In both movies Kong had to save Ann from dinosaurs. It showed that in both of the films, he cared about her enough to get hurt by the dinosaurs. Also, in both the 1933 and the 2005 versions Kong snaps a Tyrannosaurus Rex’s jaw and opens and closes it to make sure it's dead. One of the biggest similarities were the scenes at the very end when Kong was on the top of the Empire State Building. It had the point of view from the planes. And, after he was shot and fell off people gathered around his corpse. Reporters were taking pictures and Carl Denham shows up. Someone said that it was the airplanes that killed Kong, but Denham said: “Oh, no, it wasn't the airplanes. It was beauty killed the

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