
YeOldFossil
MemberBaragonApr-03-2021 7:07 PMBefore I start, I’m not mad Kong lost. This isn’t about that. I accept Kong lost. He fought hard and got to kill mecha G. This is about the monsterverse as a whole.
I have been feeling for a while that King Kong is basically an afterthought in the monsterverse. Godzilla stands at center stage and always got the cool things. Godzilla got to save the world, Godzilla grit to fight all the cool monsters, Godzilla is the key to balance in the monsterverse. What the hell is Kong? I’m saying this as a Kong fan, Kong did nothing. He is nothing compared to Godzilla. I love Kong, but they didn’t seem to care to even try. Many people seem to even forget he was part of the monsterverse in the first place.
Kong got one movie where he was a child and fought a skull crawler. 1 comic where he did nothing again and only showed up in a few pages. Godzilla fought shinonuma, MUTOs,MUTO Prime, and King Ghidorah! Kong got a measly Skull crawler and a Camazot which we haven’t even seen yet because the comic isn’t out yet despite being a prequel comic to GvK. The comic meant to build Mong up for GvK didn’t even release yet and GvK is out. Especially going into a big Vs movie, I’m supposed to feel both are equal. Both can take it. I didn’t feel that because the last time I saw Kong do anything worthwhile, he was a child. The opening pretty much confirmed that when they showed all the Godzilla highlights and titans he defeated, and then went on to show only on highlight for Kong because that’s all he has.
They should have built Kong up more for this fight. This is supposed to be two power Kings going at it. They should have given Kong another movie. If movies are too expensive, then more comics. Kong should have had more titans fights under his belt before this, Kong should have had his own King ghidorah to conquer. He should have had comics where he fights huge titans. Kingdom Kong is too little too late.
GvK was good and I had a blast. Kong was great and Adam did a great job. I just feel Kong should have had more feats and weight before going into this movie. Kong should have felt as important as Godzilla going in. It feels that Godzilla is the monsterverse, and it should’nt have. It should feel that Kong and Godzilla are the monsterverse. GvK had Kong be the best part of the movie, the heart of it. Only time I felt Kong actually mattered now that I think about it. I should have felt that sooner rather than now because it’s too late.