This scene alone proves we can have a Monsterverse movie WITHOUT the humans and still have our Monsters convey emotions and such without any human intervention
I love how Kong only starts to get angry when SK messes with Suko, and his friend getting pushed into the lava was the point where Kong decided, “Alright, he’s going down”
Kong seems to be pretty calm. He didnt want to hurt SK over a little taunt, his plans might have been to be polite and not hurt his own kind. See how Kong instantly changed his mind ones SK pushed one in the fire. Thats why Kong is the rightfull king
@@FarradMuseumofTruthu must be a scary mf in real life cuz Kong looked like he was more focused than scarred this whole scene when tf have u ever seen king scared? Mfs wasn’t even scared of GODZILLA why would he fear one of his kind?? dude jumped down there and instantly started running shit😂😂😂
As someone who is in school for audio. The monster verse movies have an absolutely phenomenal sound design. Especially when it comes to the roars/monster sounds. I would definitely love to work on one of these movies or something similar in the future :)
Backlit silhouette, close up Kubrick stare, extreme low angle camera shot onto a condescending body pose and merciless introduction mvrder. And critics say this movie sucks?
yeah I wished they made him actually try to fight in the final battle, the writers only made him run around and laugh (kong literally jumped ready to punch and skar king just stood there)
What was really funny is when Scar made his intro and all the other apes fell down in fear….Kong was looking around like…. Da Fuc@ wrong with y’all! I’m about to square up with that Bitc@!!
1:30 I remember seeing the Skar King pointing and laughing at Kong image on Twitter as a meme and immediately thought it was fake. My reaction to actually seeing it happen in theaters was amazing lmao
Honestly I love Skar King's characterization. A mean, spiteful bully who relies on his influence to be a genuine threat. He has "playground bully" vibes in this scene.
I was initially skeptical of Skar King, but the moment at the 1:30 mark convinced me otherwise. Despite not being as formidable as King Ghidorah or Mechagodzilla, Skar King's unique personality won me over.
@sakumon16 Yes to both of these comments. Scar King ruled by fear and abuse. The apes were broken willed and slaves from birth. But the entrance of attempted intimidation contrasted with Kong Standing there like "who is this scrawny fuck" is badass for sure. Lol
Kong has spent the vast majority of his life searching for and HOPING that there were others like him somewhere that he would find one day: So seeing Skar King just so nonchalantly kill off a member of his own kind right in front of him was enough to set him off. Especially when you think about how Suko’s cries at watching his guardian die probably triggered Kong’s first memories of when the Skullcrawlers killed his parents after his birth.
I love the dominance Kong asserts in this scene. He's standing in the middle of a massive tribe of apes who previously showed themselves to be hostile and is face to face with their leader that has clear ill intent, and he remains completely chill and unphased. When the Skar King pushes one of the apes into the fire, Kong doesn't hesitate for a second to challenge him.
2:04 the way Skar King smiles just before he kills Suko’s caretaker, you can tell he did that just to provoke Kong. And to Kong, Suko’s grief reminded him of his trauma of losing his parents when he was a child
0:36 I love how it looks like Skar's wearing an ammo belt around him when you first see him or if you see him from far away, and then you look closer and realize it's a spine, when he first comes out of his throne room he looks like an old skinny, depraved war veteran and it looks SICK
Watching it through, it tells everything about him: It's a spinal column, so it's his way of overtly showing his clan that he has the spine to lead. Yet, he wields it like a whip, as one would to keep the unruly in line, and as a long distance weapon (afraid to get up close and personal with direct conflict).
I do love how they introduce him, since it shows that he's a ruler with an iron fist and is a serious threat to reckon with how evil he is. Plus I did like how they remind us of like with Peter Jackson's King Kong, that non-human primates can laugh too.
I had seen people complaining that Skar King isn't strong enough compared to Ghidorah or Mechagodzilla, but it's not comparable. The Skar King is very old (probably several centuries or even millennia) and therefore physically diminished and he is not a mecha or a three-headed space dragon. Plus, he spent all this time lounging around on his throne like a true dictator while his slaves did all the work for him and relying on his control crystal over Shimo to instill fear and stay in power. Skar King does not need to be physically strong to prove that he is a good villain, on the contrary he is perfect like that: an old titan thirsty for power and revenge, who delights in the suffering of others, intelligent and even vicious, but blinded by this need for power and control which will ultimately cause his downfall. In his youth, Skar King was surely a real monster in terms of strength and I even think he could have killed Kong face to face.
Other than his roles as a sadistic tyrant that makes him an interesting villain, he's pretty cunning with his tactics compare to other titans who relies on strength and sheer force.
Frankly I think he's the most outright evil of any of the Monsterverse kaiju villains. Ghidorah is a psychopath too but he still is driven by a kind of animal logic. Skar though is very human-like in his wickedness. Wingard himself said that Skar is like a mirror for humanity's worst behaviors.
@@JRA6192 Indeed, Ghidorah shows a more animal side in the way he acts, it's true. Another difference between him and Skar is the way they impose their dominance. Ghidorah is super powerful and uses his strength and abilities to overcome the other titans, while the Skar King is more strategic and uses other titans (like Shimo) as living weapons to do the dirty work for him to keep its dominant position.
Bro invented giant monster *slavery* on *his own species/subspecies* r@!ped said slaves to make more, to use as canon fodder against Godzilla, basically took Shimoe who is technically a big lizard dog that help Godzilla freeze Ghidorah, beat her, broke her will and mind, and turned her into a weapon against Godzilla, and kicked Suko's mom(?) into lava just to piss off Kong. BRO IS A CERTIFIED *MENACE* WITH *NO* REDEEMING QUALITIES!!! You KNOW I was shouting with joy when Kong nocked his tooth out! Chuckle now ya orange b¡tch!!!
Yeah I also never understood the complain about Skar king not being extremely powerful villain. I mena we already have had an incredibly powerful villian in Ghidorah. Nothing was gonna top that. Skar King was a very different type of villian, a cunning, cowardly, tyrannical, gangster like, but also very expressive & entertaining as hell. With Shimo already in the movie, skar king is exactly the type of villain that was needed.
@Renkencen I guess he less concerned with the replacement and more "Oh you lost a tooth? You must've lost a fight! Hahaha everyone laugh at the weakling loser!"
@@Renkencen i guess he was mocking Kong for letting the humans help him with the tooth. At this point Skar King already know about humans and maybe the bond with Kong too
The villainous swag Skar King had in his manniserms were too much. The swaying shoulders, the condescending, "who tf you think you are?" Look. S-tier entrance
Cuz he straightened his back out like he knew he owned that bitch. He has thr swag of confidence, even if maybe slightly misplaced or over confident. He shows dominance in his poses and entrance
I love that Kong is finally getting his own villains to keep, but I also would love to see a return of Robo-Kong from King Kong Escapes. It be cool to see those two reunited
Really like Kong's roar at 2:17. One of the more raw and intense roars of his. He wasnt gonna let Skar King slide with that. This motherfucker is going down
0:19 Sitting pose was too clean. 0:46 Standing pose too clean. 1:27 The pose after checking Kong's teeth too clean. 1:44 The way it approached the monkey too clean as well. Nice intro for a villain.😂
The fact that every single Ape Titan there is at least 250ft-300ft gives a real idea on just how MASSIVE everything there is. That "little rock" that the ape who was push knocked aside, would be the size of a whole building.
That’s what I don’t like about it. I’m not saying a kaiju has to be placed next to human infrastructure, but the hollow earth is just “giant nature”. It kind of undermines how even within nature these beasts would look like massive entities
People are hating on Skar King, calling him fodder etc (even though he tanked a magenta beam from the strongest Godzilla we’ve seen) but I love his energy. He doesn’t have to be Ghidorra level strong, the guy is just an asshole and is kinda swaggy too
Real, besides Shimo is already the tough brawler villain, Skar King’s filling in that dark lord villain niche that Ghidorah had (and barely used to the extent Skar King did)
@@C-Farsene_5 yeah exactly! it’s like “the controller” or “the puppet master” trope, like Buu and Babbidi. And that being said, he’s still a decent combatant, but it’s not his “strength” that makes him powerful or compelling
I've seen some people saying that Skar was wasted potential, but he was designed from the beginning to be that way, weak but with a god complex, like a dictator.
Yes I like how they didn't just make an even more powerful kaiju. The skar king isn't a threat because of his sheer strength, he is a threat because of his intelligence, craftiness and what his iron grip's leadership over the apes represents to Kong's character.
Gnarled finger literally begged skar king not to hurt the boy and Skar literally took offense to that and killed him right in front of kong to piss him off What a fuckin menace
Skar King was SUCH a great villain monster! Malicious, a little unhinged, egotistical, tyrannical, a slave driver, megalomaniacal (which is really saying something for a Titan!), and so many things that we classify as "evil"! I mean, he was about to hurt and possibly kill Suko, when another ape intervened. But Skar still wanted SOMEONE to pay for bringing Kong, an outsider, so he killed Suko's friend, provoking Kong's rage.
Skarr king had like a anime villain vibe to him with the swag in his stance n walk n the “lazy” like stance n acrobatic fighting style. Like light yagami type stance but also the vibe of the red hair kid from assassination classroom (I forgot his name) but u can tell he had swag to em
You can see how peaceful was Kong in this movie he even lets SK disrespect him at first if that means no more fight, he had the hope to just be one more of his kind until he saw the true intentions of SK
Menacing would be putting it lightly. It’s like the Devil himself is here in ape form. When you think about it, they’re in Hell, or the MonsterVerse’s version of it.
@@sakumon16 I honstly its like a biblical reference as well. Notice how Godzilla threw Skar King to "Hell"? Like a painting of St Michale the Archangle defeat satan that locked away to hell. Or maybe God banish Lucifer to the deeps of hell.
Such a great villain. He doesn't need to be powerful or strong to be such a threat. His cruelty and brain are what make him a villain that Godzilla, Kong and Mothra can fight only together.
What makes him even more terrifying is that he’s prety much a decrepite old man. The dude started the war between his species and the Gojiras as well as the ice age. Just imagne what he was capable off back when he was build like Kong.
@@florians9949 And the guy is probably the most relatable villain cause he evokes everything bad about us humans and our weaknesses. He's a dictator and like all dictators, they're powerful because they have armies, weapons and are cunning but once their empire falls or they no longer have followers, they are nothing but a single individual who can be beaten easily by possible brute force alone. It's the same strength and weakness humans as a whole have. Take away all our technology and most animal species beat us in fights.
@@florians9949 Exactly, the guy is also possibly the most relatable villain to us humans since he embodies all the strengths and weaknesses of humans. Strong with armies, weapons and intelligence But weak in terms of physical strength and durability and take away his armies and weapons, the guy isn't much. Same logic applies to any human, a human can hunt and end a grizzly bear with weapons But put that same human (with no weapons) against a grizzly in a fair 1v1. We all know what will happen.
Skar King should be considered Kong's Archenemy from here in non-canon MV lore. Also, this could have been the plot of a good "Son Of Kong" movie. Wish they could have had a better fight
I think the cool touch was that the Skar King had throne guards. And when he made his entrance he was walking behind them before they made their split and kicked the smaller ape to the side. My favorite part there.
Can someone explain to me how a 2 and a half minute long clip with no dialogue has better characterization and emotion than the entire 1 hour and 58 minutes of The Lion King remake?!
I think having a genuinely passionate director helps with that. From what I've seen and heard, Adam Wingard genuinely loves working on these movies and wants to make something that people will have fun with. He's not just in it for the money.
Skar is such a great villian alongside King Ghidorah! Skar is emotive and expressive by his body language and roars and grunts as hes the kinda ape u dont wanna screw with as hes confirmed to be thousands of years old and has probably fought alot of past kaijus bigger then he is. Seriously when hes on screen u feel his impact as hes ruthless and rules like a tyrant and will not hesitate to kill anyone trying to oppose him in his kingdom. I wanna know who played him in his motion capture as that man deserves an award! And Kong here sees this red ape as a bully and a true psychopath. He sees the others around him bow down in fear and not respect but for thier lives. Kong is the opposite of Skar for sure as he shows compassion for others and respect as he helped that one ape up after the other whipped him ferociously. This proves to me that Adam Wingard understands these monsters and thier personalities.
Well, they are apes, and Kong was giving Skar the benefit of the doubt. Once he started laughing (which by the way is the most brutish evil laugh ever) he established himself as a villain.
@@MaceDeMarco2010nah cuz in the previous, they showed the trees and terrain as their normal size..which made the other kaijus look huge..in this movie they changed the entire perspective…they showed the trees and terrain to be small..which ngl made it look like grass
@@greenspace741 this is still their home. If things were huge, naturally, caverns (that they already established Skar King was renovating) would be *huger.*
the directors intentionally did that the whole movie is supposed to be from kongs perspective he doesnt see the other titans as giants thus making it look like another planet of the apes with magical weapons
Skar king: you. You suposed to kill him not bring him here... Oldmonkeh: Forgive him, sire. The entire guard you send to explore wasnt uneable to do so. You ask to much for the little one... SK: Very well... I hope you understand what your prescence ignites... (Kick him to lava) Zuko: No, please no. Nooooo... Kong: I defy you... Sk: Challenge accepted.
The emotions and graphics is really really good, excellent work. This version Kong is the best I would like to include Godzilla as well great job I mean wow!!! spectacular
I love how despite obviously being nowhere near Kong in terms of raw strength, he's by NO means a weak or incompetent opponent. His highly acrobatic fighting style and sheer cunning allow him to face Kong on a fairly even level and the skill he has with his whip is nothing to scoff at. Honestly If Godzilla hadn't supercharged himself prior I genuinely believe SK could given him a decent fight before ultimately getting atomized.
Kong just got one hit in and I honestly think eventually skar king could have won but would have been badly injured so that's probably why he used shimo
Kongs journey in this movie with Suko is handled so well. Not a single line of dialogue is spoken but you know everything that’s being said through gestures and grunts and roars. Hats off to wingard, can’t wait for gxk 3!
Hopefully it's more Godzilla focused this time. I'm sure a similar treatment could potentially work, he may be a reptile but that doesn't mean he can't emote 😂
While do I feel like suko screaming triggered some sort of trauma in Kong. That was the exact same scream he was doing when he found his parents' dead bodies, and he looked the exact same, just darker fur.
1:56 Fun fact! You can see Kong about to grab his axe! He's being very cautious of what Scar King can do! I really love details like this in movies! It shows you the RAW emotion through these characters, and they delivered! Good work to the GxK team who made this movie happen!
Skar King being a cruel dictator is fascinating because I have read somewhere that occassionally chimpanzee can be observed doing this too in real life and Skar King is giant red chimpanzee
