7.7
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
King Kong (2005)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.7
Overview
In 1933 New York, an overly ambitious movie producer coerces his cast and hired ship crew to travel to mysterious Skull Island, where they encounter Kong, a giant ape who is immediately smitten with the leading lady.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: Moderate
Overview
In 1933 New York, an overly ambitious movie producer coerces his cast and hired ship crew to travel to mysterious Skull Island, where they encounter Kong, a giant ape who is immediately smitten with the leading lady.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The film's central thesis explicitly promotes a progressive ideology by critiquing human hubris, unchecked capitalist exploitation, and the destruction of nature and indigenous ecosystems for profit and spectacle, leading to tragic consequences.
The movie 'King Kong' features primarily traditional casting without explicit race or gender swaps of established roles. Its narrative offers a subtle, indirect critique of exploitation through the actions of certain characters, rather than explicitly portraying traditional identities negatively or centering strong DEI themes.
Secondary
Peter Jackson's 'King Kong' does not include any discernible LGBTQ+ characters or themes within its storyline. The film's focus is entirely on its primary heterosexual relationships and the adventure plot, resulting in no portrayal of queer identity, either positive, negative, or neutral.
The film King Kong (2005) does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses on a giant ape, explorers, and their adventure, without any elements related to transgender identity or experiences.
The film's primary female character, Ann Darrow, does not engage in direct physical combat with male opponents. There are no other significant female characters shown to participate in or win close-quarters physical fights against men.
The 2005 adaptation of King Kong maintains the established genders for all its major and legacy characters, including Ann Darrow, Carl Denham, Jack Driscoll, and King Kong himself, consistent with the 1933 original film and prior canon.
The 2005 film is a remake of the 1933 original. Key characters like Ann Darrow, Carl Denham, and Jack Driscoll, who were established as white in the source material, are portrayed by white actors in the 2005 adaptation. No established character's race was changed.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
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7.2
6.9
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8.4
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