Reply #334: Actually your post is VERY relevant... [View All]

I don't think I've read an opinion in this thread from someone who has actually seen the movie (I just saw it). The Skull Islanders were black skinned, but like you noted it was because of dye. They had straight hair so they didn't really look like Africans or Melanese. They were very vicious, but so was everything else on that island.

The movie pokes fun at 1930's America and their views about "primitive cultures". There's very little that sympathetic towards them. Jackson also pokes fun at the racism of the original movie. Kong isn't depicted as a monster, but instead as a likeable character and a hero. There are black characters in the movie (one in a strong leadership role), and there's no comparison between them and Kong or apes.

Eh, I could go on and on, but people need to see the movie before they make anymore comments on it.So my conclusion: The new King Kong is not racist, in fact it's anything but. It breaks the mold, so to speak.