King Kong - a love story

...and lo’ the beast looked upon the face of beauty and beauty stayed his hand and from that day forward, he was as one dead…

Saturday night I went to see the new King Kong movie. It was the third remake of this classic love story - the ultimate tale of beauty meets beast, beast falls in love with beauty and has a tragic end as many real love stories do. The beauty in the first King Kong was Fay Wray, followed by Jessica Lange in the second version and Naomi Watts in this latest epic by Peter Jackson.

It was an excellent three hour movie that kept audiences engaged. It was a very touching film as our heroine and King Kong, two lonely characters are attracted to each other in a world obsessed by greed. In the end, the love and attraction between the beast and beauty are what traps the creature and eventually kills him. You could feel the audience wanting King Kong to go on, but we all knew too well that he would meet a tragic end. The ending is very touching and heartbreaking...and as several reviewers of the film have indicated, it will bring tears to your eyes.

I would recommend this movie very highly, as well as two older similar films, that being "Might Joe Young" and "Son of Kong."