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directed by Peter Jackson

Those of you who follow Bafta know that this year Andy Serkis has received a special award for his contribution to cinema. I’m extremely happy that they’ve appreciated an actor whom some of you wouldn’t even recognise. But I’m sure everyone reading this text know who Gollum is. Obviously, Gollum was born in a computer, if I may put it this way. However, in order to make his moves look more natural, they needed an actor who would play Gollum, so the animators could have some base to work on. You may check out some videos where you can see how it’s done. Such actor has to wear a special costume and he’s covered with plenty of marks, which later facilitates animating his character. The same method was used in today’s film. The over 7-metre-long King Kong, my dear readers, was just a normal human being at the very beginning. And that human being was Andy Serkis. It’s incredibly interesting when we find out about the process of making such films. On the screen we see a huge animated gorilla, but in fact, every move and frown on its face is the result of the actor’s hard work. So I’m incredibly happy about this special award this year and now I want to recommend you “King Kong” because it’s not only a well-produced adventure film, but also an adorable story. I’m sure most of you know about King Kong, so I don’t need to explain everything too precisely. It’s 1933, New York, where a not very successful filmmaker Carl Denham (Jack Black) decides to make a film about the mysterious Skull Island. He hires Ann (Naomi Watts) and also sort of forces his friend Jack (Adrien Brody), a screenwriter, to come with them. The crew they are going with aren’t much convinced about the idea. When they finally reach the island, they get attacked by the locals. Since it’s too dangerous there, the crew decides to go back home. Unfortunately, Ann gets kidnapped by the wild tribe because they want to sacrifice her to some creature. This creature, as you might be guessing, is King Kong, who takes the woman and runs away with her. The crew have to stay on the island and rescue the actress. But King Kong, a huge gorilla, isn’t the only problem there… Doom, doom, doom… I know that after 15 years the special effects in this film can be quite weird for you, because you’re used to a much better quality. Still, for 2005 it was something incredible. My favourite part is the one with the fight between King Kong and… some other creature (you will see). But then I also adore the scene where King Kong is playing with Ann on ice. Pure powdered sugar. I think it’s a very well made adventure film and I wouldn’t mind rewatching it. Once again, bravo for Andy Serkis for his, indeed, great contribution!

My rating: 7.5/10
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