Film Analysis: King Kong (1933) - Story vs. Plot Analysis and Review

This report provides an analysis of the 1933 film "King Kong," directed by Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack, starring Fay Wray, Robert Armstrong, and Bruce Cabot. The report examines the film's story, which involves a film crew's expedition to a tropical island, the discovery of a giant ape, and its subsequent capture and exhibition in New York. The analysis focuses on how the story is presented, the chronological order of events, and the use of foreshadowing to develop characters and build to the climax. The report also highlights the film's innovative concept for the 1930s and its lasting impact on audiences. References to relevant academic sources are included, such as works by McGurl and O'Brien, to support the analysis of the film's narrative structure and cinematic elements.

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King Kong (1933)
Run Time: 1hour 40 min
Genre: Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi
Release Date- 7th April 1933 (USA)
Writer: Edgar Wallace and Merian C. Cooper.
Directors: Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack.
Cast: Fay Wary, Robert Armstrong, Bruce Cabot, Frank Reicher, Sam Hardy, Noble Johnson,
Steve Clemente, James Flavin.
Summary: A crew of a film goes to a tropical island for the search of and exotic location, where
they plan to take multiple shots and conduct directing and shooting the film there, but the crew
discovers a giant ape which admired the female blonde star of the cast of the film; it is ultimately
captured and brought to New York for exhibiting it publically.
The film is a representation of the supernatural character among the human world. It is
definitely quite thrilling and left a deep impact in the minds of the people who have first watched
it. The concept has been quite innovative compared to the films that were being made in the
1930’s. The film progresses from the city of New York and completes within it. However, the
film takes the audience to the voyage, which the filmmakers made to the island where King
Kong lived and the thrilling experience was much enjoyed by the audience (O’Brien, 2017). The
action in the film were presented quite chronologically but it accurately to the story. Though it
hardly made any difference in the film, as the main sequences were followed chronologically as
the story progressed. Therefore, the film goes in flow with the story of King Kong and justifies

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the film. The elements of the foreshadowing of the characters made the development of the other
characters more distinct and the specific and helped in bringing on changes in the character that
ultimately brought in climax to the film (McGurl, 2017).

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References:
McGurl, M. (2017). Making It Big: Picturing the Radio Age in King Kong. In Scale in Literature
and Culture (pp. 105-141). Palgrave Macmillan, Cham.
O’Brien, D. (2017). A King Among Bit Players: Noble Johnson and the Art of Racial
Ambiguity. In Black Masculinity on Film (pp. 55-70). Palgrave Macmillan, London.