Post by drystyx on Apr 15, 2018 17:10:02 GMT
One wonders if the humor we see in it today was intentional. The overkill of the hippie always being correct about every single thing, and his hateful treason against his own country when he cheered for Kong killing his own military members doing their job.
Today, it stands as total humor. Black humor of course.
Jessica Lange, like the heroine of the Jack Black Kong, was more of a girl next door than Fay Wray was, an ordinary plain underdog blond. It's easy to forget that blond hair was once regarded as an underdog, inferior trait by almost every culture. Fay Wray was a bit better looking than most. The later ones were more ordinary women doing the best they could with what little they had.
The preaching was comedic. I say this as someone who agrees with left wing principles of Ecology and Health for future people. The preaching in this movie was pure comedy in the way the hero was always correct and the villains always fools. If one takes it seriously, it makes us liberals look more self righteous and arrogant than the other side.
In most ways, it was an improvement over the original. 7/10. The original was 2/10, relying on the early exciting jungle scenes, actually dependent on the log scene all the way. The Jack Black one was perhaps 8/10.
Today, it stands as total humor. Black humor of course.
Jessica Lange, like the heroine of the Jack Black Kong, was more of a girl next door than Fay Wray was, an ordinary plain underdog blond. It's easy to forget that blond hair was once regarded as an underdog, inferior trait by almost every culture. Fay Wray was a bit better looking than most. The later ones were more ordinary women doing the best they could with what little they had.
The preaching was comedic. I say this as someone who agrees with left wing principles of Ecology and Health for future people. The preaching in this movie was pure comedy in the way the hero was always correct and the villains always fools. If one takes it seriously, it makes us liberals look more self righteous and arrogant than the other side.
In most ways, it was an improvement over the original. 7/10. The original was 2/10, relying on the early exciting jungle scenes, actually dependent on the log scene all the way. The Jack Black one was perhaps 8/10.