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Oh please .....not a fire breathing Kong

posted 8 years ago by SinisterCreep
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Just took this off that latest press release. I dunno about any body else but I'm sure even the most nutty Toho fan would think a fire breathing Kong is a completely pants idea.

His mouth is fire; his roar the floodwater; his breath is death.
Enlil made him guardian of the Cedar Forest,
To frighten off the mortal who would venture there
BUT WHO WOULD VENTURE THERE?

Walking on water is like finding a non fake female profile on a dating site...a miracle!

[–] bigpapapumpct 8 years ago

Is this confirmed? WHere did you hear that?

[–] Big G-2 8 years ago

It is here (which also confirms the existence of Monarch in the movie):

http://www.scified.com/news/kong-skull-island-promotion-spotted-at-new-york-comic-con-monarch-confirmed

I think however, it is really all metaphoric.

[–] SinisterCreep 8 years ago

I think however, it is really all metaphoric.

I hope so. that'll just be utterly ridiculous otherwise.

Walking on water is like finding a non fake female profile on a dating site...a miracle!

[–] TheTiredGiant 8 years ago

I think however, it is really all metaphoric.

Of course it is! Anyone thinking this is literal needs a reality check.

You are what you choose to be. You choose. Choose.

[–] politicidal 8 years ago

That seems more figurative than to be taken literally imo.

What's missing in movies is same as in society: a good sense of work ethic and living up to ideals.

[–] TheDude83 8 years ago

yeah I think it's she to say it's all metaphors

[–] Dembilaja 8 years ago

It is like, Godzilla in 2014's movie was creature legends about sea monsters were based upon, well, they went with a similar approach with new Kong :

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humbaba

[–] norman-dostal 8 years ago

ohmygod stfu

[–] robertmichel 8 years ago

It's an inaccurate quote from the Epic of Gilgamesh, where the monster Humbaba is described as, "Humbaba's roar is a flood, his mouth is death and his breath is fire! He can hear a hundred leagues away any [rustling?] in his forest! Who would go down into his forest!"
In Sumerian culture, Humbaba was a giant, fearsome creature raised by the sun god to be the guardian of the Cedar Forest. So my guess is that Bill Randa links the existence of Kong to this legend, proving that these monsters have existed for a very long time ("Ancient species owned this earth long before mankind") and are, literally, the stuff of legends.