Kong: Skull Island

Rating: 7/10 (16 June 2019)

Kong: Skull Island is my first encounter with a King Kong film and it has certainly exceeded my expectations. Not the most nuanced or interesting plot, but unlike the Godzilla film which is in the same universe, the film has much better character development, featuring characters we can associate and feel with. The more memorable scenes largely rely on CGI and the scale and battle sequences just doesn't get old. Perhaps most surprisingly about the film is the cinematography, the color of some of the scenes is simply beautiful. However, the very forced inclusion of Jing Tian to add a little Chinese flavour feels forced and very disappointing as it directly damages the artistic value of these works.