Open AccessKing Kong – The Adaptation of the Lost World
Author(s) -
Lilla Dóra Mező
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
oxipo
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2676-8771
DOI - 10.35405/oxipo.2021.3.37
Subject(s) - monster , filmmaking , ancestor , history , movie theater , genealogy , adaptation (eye) , art , art history , psychology , archaeology , neuroscience
The first King Kong (1933) movie and its predecessor The Lost World (1925) both earned a well-deserved place in the history of cinema as they were pioneers in different aspects of filmmaking and they also paved the way for monster movies. In the following, we will compare the two movies to find out whether the story of the great Kong is an original one or it’s just a developed copy of its ancestor.