The Symbolism and Biology of KING KONG

The original King Kong is one of my all-time favorite movies.

I’ve owned it on VHS, DVD, recorded Ted Turner’s colorization off TV and only the lack of a Blu-ray player prevents me from buying it on that format, too.  I watch it every time it shows up on TV despite that, and whenever I’m feeling particularly down or bored, I can always pop it in and cheer myself up.

My parents made the mistake of showing it to me when I was three years old and I haven’t been the same since.

Few of those who see it at that young age ever truly escape its grip.


King Kong is rightfully hailed as one of the best films of all time, but there’s not been too much done with the symbolism of the big ape himself, more as to what the film means as a whole.

So we get to tackle something well known and not so well tread.

Now that’s a treat.

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