Kong - 8th Wonder of Cinema

It is strangely satisfying in this day and age to watch a piece of cinema that was created not for money, not for pleasure, not even necessarily for satisfaction, but simply because you love the subject so much. It is a well known story of the young peter jackson going to see the original King Kong and being inspired to be a film maker, and throughout the film it is blatantly evident how much he loves the great ape. The thing i came out of the 3 hours thinking though is whether or not passion alone can sustain a film.

The most obvious criticism of Kong is "it's long." And it is. At 3 hours it isn't the longest film ever, but at times it did feel like it. Perhaps Jackson's greatest fault is not culling some of this film down. There are large parts that could really do with being ct completely out of the film. However, you never feel that the director loses faith with the subject matter. Quite the opposite infact. I felt that he created the film simply because he loved the subject so damn much,

Naomi Watts is the shining light of this little dit. She manages to bring accross amazing ammounts of emotion in simple looks. This is a jewel of cinema, and she should be grasped with both hands.

Overall, a good film, well worth watching, but with flaws abbounding.