The Remakes of King Kong

The original version of King Kong was created in 1993 for entertainment and passing information. In 2005, Peter Jackson made a remake that considered the foundation of King Kong and also expanded it to bring the amazement of the original version in a modern environment. In the movie industry when there is a series of remakes, reboots, and sequels are made to improve movies, but a question arises regarding which is the best movie of all (Goldner, Orville & George).

            Over the last 84 years, the movie King Kong has made its come back to the big screens numerous times with various versions. The film mainly revolves around the giant gorilla, the primary attraction of this movie. Over the year the movie has made different qualities, but the consistency is on King Kong which has been formidable. Each version has had differing Kong iteration. In the 1938 version of King Kong it was relatively small at the size of the normal gorilla according to an available description. The Kong of King Kong vs. Godzilla appears as the biggest. The other version has the size of Kong in between.

            The remakes when compared to the original versions regarding quality the latter is sophisticated. The latest version has color with a different story while having a famous actor as the lead, Jeff Bridges. Jackson made few changes in his remake to increase the appealing nature of most parts otherwise the remake is true. For the 2005 remake, the scriptwriter is responsible for saving the female actress while in the original King Kong the lead actor managed to save the damsel in distress. Such changes in remakes are probably because heroes do arise from unexpected places. When a movie performs well in the first time, the second and third remake will probably do well.

Works Cited

Goldner, Orville, and George Eugene Turner. The making of King Kong: the story behind a film   classic. Oak Tree Pubns, 1975.

Morton, Ray. King Kong: the history of a movie icon from Fay Wray to Peter Jackson. Hal      Leonard Corporation, 2005.