Thursday, December 15, 2005

King Kong: I only mention this to piss off Razor, but I haven't any interest at all in seeing this movie. I know it's film school heresy, but I didn't even like the original very much. Yes, it was quite astounding for its time. And it is a cinematic Moby Dick (in black instead of white), in which thematics are up for grabs, sort of a Rosetta stone for reading the politics of any reviewer. But three hours about an ape? Help yourself; I'll pass.

1 comment:

Flyer said...

I never saw the original.

Frankly, the whole "Beauty and the Beast" thing never made much sense to me. Why would a giant ape get all bent out of shape for some blonde starlet. Does she remind him of a giant banana? A banana so perfect it would be almost a shame to eat it. The platonic ideal of a banana.