King Kong Response

I was very interested to see the original king kong when i hear we were going to watch it in class. I've heard many times that the film is a classic and that its very entertaining, but i'd only seen part of the most recently made king kong. Although everyone in the class, including myself, found the effects in the movie, ridiculous, and funny, it was interesting to hear about how it was all put together. The movie itself was actually better than i expected. Except for a cheesy love scene, the acting in the movie was probably better than some of the acting we see in modern films. We see that actors in the 30's, were very real and good. Although there were many stereotypes in the film, the movie is an interesting, and imaginative creation for something that was one of the first movies to not have been based on a book.
When viewing the special features on the dvd, the best part was definitely learning how the movie itself was put together in the 1930's. When watching the film, i had no idea that some of the scenery was simple painted on a piece of glass. In comparison to today's special effects, king kong himself wasn't very realistic, but we did learn that his creation was very complex, and he was considered amazing for his time. Watching the film for the first time, it was funny to think about how it must have been for viewers seeing the movie for the first time when it originally premiered. To the viewers in the early 20th century, the movie was probably considered ground breaking, and amazing. Seeing this film was definitely a good example of how far film creation has come in the past 77 years, and how much technology has changed. Although by today standards, the original king kong may be primitive, its amazing to see older technology, its creation, and its uses.