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Size of Kong in the Monsterverse
So I'm curious as to how big we all think Kong will get by the time of he and Godzilla's title fight in 2020. I have an idea of how big I think he'll get:
The director has said they will more or less be the same size, and it was made abundantly clear in Skull Island that Kong was no where near done growing yet.
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Besieged by countless foes, his eyes they are aglow, longing for the fight. He stands upon a mound, doesn't aim the throw, just lets the hammer fly!
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it would be a really poor cop out to explain that a 100 foot ape could grow larger from being exposed to radiation... in a film where giant buffalo's and fictional lizard monsters exist?
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What I mean is that they could make a better explanation. Godzilla wasn't created by radiation, he only fed on it (in the Monsterverse anyway) and the animals of Skull Island are honestly pretty believable when you examine the fossil record. So no, nuclear radiation is a cop out, a bad one.
No its not bad at all.
Its a go to reason for rapid growth. It has been, as early as THE BEAST FROM 20,000 FATHOMS and THEM.
If you're looking to re-invent the wheel here, on a sci fi staple, then YOU provide a better alternative, dont just complain about what's in place, and say 'they could make a better explanation'.
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They've already come up with new ways for these monsters to be the size they are, that didn't involve mutation through radiation. All I'm saying is that they should do something original, rather than use the usual fallback option. I'm not complaining, and if they do the whole nuclear radiation made him grow shtick, I'll still see the movie, I just think they can be creative enough to think of something different, that's all.
It was mentioned in the film that Kong was still growing.
They also show the bigger skeletal remains of his family.
Yeah I get Godzilla is vastly more superior in size to Kong.
I just don't like the idea of 2 monster creatures stomping cities to rubble...yet again.
I like the imagery & notion of Kong climbing & swinging from skyscrapers not knocking them down. I like the idea of an agile Kong rather than a colossal one.