THE TRADESMAN

Volume 10 No. 1

-- A NEWSPAPER by and for DIMAN STUDENTS --

March, 2006

King Rules Silver Screen

By: Taylor Wilkey
Tradesman Staff Writer

Looks like another Oscar sweep for Peter Jackson he struck Oscar gold with his Lord of The Rings Trilogy, and I predict that he will do it again with King Kong.

The cinematic genius, and astounding CGI, is worth the three hour running time and the out rages box office fee. It includes actors such as Jack Black(School of Rock) as Caral Denham, Adrian Broody(The Pianist) as Jack Driscoll, and Naomi Watts as Ann Darrow.

The move is based during the Great Depression, and the beginning is the most boring part of the movie. But it quickly moves to the Lost Island. I enjoyed the slight plot changes from the original. In the original, an oil drilling company goes looking for oil on the island. But instead find a giant man-eating gorilla. The parts in the up-dated version I most enjoyed were the sacrifice scene, and the first encounter with the natives.

Even though the city scene is short, it still keeps you in your seat until the end. Even though the idea of bringing a giant ape to New York is stupid it still maces for a good ending.

When Kong escapes and Broody chases him through the streets of New York, I've never seen a cab driven faster through time square in my life. When Kong looks up into Watts' eye and you see that he truly cars for her, your heart will break. When Kong has fallen and everybody is gathered around him, they all are asking the same question, "Why did he give up." And I think Jack Black says it best, "he didn't give up, but it was beauty that killed the beast.

Kong is the proof that great movies can still be made. Even in this era of horrible movies.