This was King Kong before Kong. This is the mega blockbuster hit of the 30's. It is the film that Harryhausen saw as a kid. It changed him forever. Today, in Japan, Americans are often characterized as cute little monkeys.
Time changes things.
In the Disney film Mighty Joe Young is used as a symbol of endangered animals world wide and placed in the context of the biblical Eden. All rights reserved. The new movie is NOT a re-make of the original. Quite contrary - it is an entirely new story line attached to the title for easy sales. It is also not a sequal.