Comparing the original 1933 King Kong to Peter Jackson's remake. March 9, 2023

 Though I like a fair share of black and white movies, the only one I have in my collection is the original 1933 King Kong. I first saw the colorized version at my grandmother's house when I was almost eight, but that is not what I am writing about. I am writing about the comparison to the original and Peter Jackson's 2005 remake. 

I was never sure which one I like more, so for now I call it a tie. There were parts of the original that clearly did not age well, regarding race and gender. The things that were good in the original, however, are still entertaining today. I am mainly talking about the scenes with the dinosaurs and the famous scene on the Empire State Building. I like how in Jackon's they comment on what did not age well, both in the movie they were making and when they present Kong in New York. A critic said, Jackson's was about movie making, and I can see what he meant. It only would have been better if they made the main characters more interesting. They could have made Jack Driscoll a writer and still be first mate on the ship. They could have made Carl Denham a bit more sympathetic, but maybe Jackson was updating the story. 

I am writing this because Kong had dinosaurs in it, and so do my books. They tell of how the Pirate Spectrum abducts dinosaurs from a parallel universe, brings them to Earth, and brainwashes them to make them weapons. In the Covert Militia's Second Campaign, Jack Stamper will lead the Fourth Militia on an expedition to the primal world they abduct them from. But first I have to write it, and you have to read its predecessor, The Penitent Warrior. Now is a good time to download it from Smashwords.com, because until March 11, it is available for free.