The Son of Kong

Appeals to viewers who enjoy charming black-and-white creature adventures with a gentler emotional core than their monster-movie premise suggests.

Tone

adventurous, whimsical, bittersweet

Payoff

wonder, catharsis

Pacing

brisk

Intensity

moderate

Structure

linear

Themes

exploitation, companionship, redemption, fatherhood, survival

Setting

interwar 1930s, remote prehistoric island and storm-tossed seas