Godzilla may get top billing, but “Godzilla x Kong” really belongs to Kong. Between the two Titans, he has the most screen time, and he also undergoes a full arc, discovering other Kongs hiding out in uncharted territories of Hollow Earth. These scenes have Kong interacting with other giant apes and using body and facial language to convey emotions. This approach could’ve backfired badly, but the special effects are solid enough that Kong and the other apes really feel like living, breathing creatures with emotions.
“Godzilla x Kong” is now on digital and Blu-ray, and in a special feature on the home media release, director Adam Wingard talks about these dialogue-free moments with Kong as he goes about his business. “One of the very first conversations I had with the writers on this movie … I was like, what I want do with this movie is I want to make a mainstream blockbuster movie that doesn’t rely on dialogue,” Wingard says. “I wanted to do a nonverbal movie.”
Rebecca Hall, who plays main human character Dr. Ilene Andrews, adds: “It’s more like a silent movie …. We’re going to see Kong have relationships, get angry, crack a joke, be emotional, be moved … we’ve seen that before but I think this is more nuanced.”
Wingard returns to sum things up:
“The audiences are ready for a more immersive trip into the monster word … I can really stretch my imagination out and let these monsters tell their own story and take it to the next level … Kong can just be our hero he can guide us through.”
Wingard is right. Kong is such a well-drawn character in the film that we become wrapped-up in his story to the point where we don’t need dialogue; we’re willing to just go along with the nonverbal ride. “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” is now on digital, 4K UHD, Blu-ray, and DVD.
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