King Kong
Research Paper In almost all movies there is a beautiful heroine that always catches the eye of a protagonist who falls madly in love. Though not all protagonists are handsome men/women; such as Beauty and the Beast, King Kong, and Penelope, all these stars lack the appearance of normal people. Their appearance ranges from a beast, an ape, or a pig, but true love is what can set them free. There are major differences and similarities between each film, but only one major theme; love. King Kong is about the giant gorilla that is captured by Carl Denham’s crew and taken to New York City. That’s just the basic one sentence summary. The film has a deeper story behind it. Denham is on a voyage for his next big film, after stumbling upon a map to the mysterious Skull Island. There he plans to shoot a film with the great giant ape. Without telling his crew or cast he leads them upon a journey they would never forget. His main star, beautiful Ann Darrow is in for the surprise of her life. When the crew and cast find the island, they stumble into a sacrifice ceremony where the islanders offer up a young beautiful woman to the great Kong. When they notice Darrow they want her to offer to the big gorilla. Later on that night, when all is quiet aboard the ship the locals kidnap Darrow and return her to the Island to be the sacrifice to Kong. Her pale white complexion, crystal blue eyes, and honey blonde hair would strike the great gorilla and tribe as beautiful. Once Kong has Darrow in his grasp, he can’t help but protect her from every touch of danger. Kong fights many monsters in order to protect Darrow. Some would say that the giant ape was falling in love with her. He would gently pick her up or set her down with care, protect her from harm, and even found the great daring Jack Driscoll as a threat to Darrow’s safety. Though Driscoll was there to rescue Darrow and bring her back safely to the ship and home to New York City. Only there in New York, does Kong meet his
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