Emperor Project & Monster Universe
This film is the first part of the monster trilogy jointly created by Warner and Legend. The second part is "Godzilla 2" to be released in 2019, and the third part is "King Kong vs. Godzilla" to be released in 2020. , Which means that the new version of King Kong will exist in the same world as the 2014 restarted version of Godzilla, which can be found in the film a lot of clues.
First of all, the nuclear test video that appeared in the opening scene is from a movie clip of the 2014 restart version of "Godzilla."
Later, a sketch of what looked like a giant tortoise appeared. It is likely to be the Japanese special movie monster "Gamera" that is as famous as Godzilla.
In addition, the word "MUTO" appeared on the screen. MUTO is a worm-shaped monster that appeared in Godzilla in 2014.
The most direct hint about the monster universe in the film is the "Monarch Project" (Monarch), a multinational organization specializing in the study of prehistoric behemoths. Godzilla is one of the monsters discovered by this project. The roles of John Goodman, Corey Hawkins, and Jing Tian are all part of this plan.
Japanese soldier
The opening of the film reveals that John C. Reilly’s character Marlow was trapped on Skull Island with a Japanese soldier (a guest starring Japanese rock singer Kiya Ishihara) due to a plane crash. The experience of the two seems to foreshadow that King Kong and Godzilla (from the United States and Japan respectively) will have a battle, then inevitably reconcile, and finally fight against a stronger enemy together.
Sigourney Weaver
The heroine Mason played by Brie Larson, whose surname is Weaver, is an obvious tribute to the heroine Sigourney Weaver of "Alien".
"Ass sit firmly"
"Hold on to your butts" is Samuel Jackson's classic line in "Jurassic Park" and it appears again in this film. In fact, when the director wrote this sentence in the script, he was sure that Samuel would not be willing to say it, and he never mentioned it to the other party. As a result, Samuel really said it naturally during the filming. This sentence.
resident Evil
In the film, a camera surrounds King Kong in 360 degrees, and the stunning shot from one helicopter to another is inspired by the director's favorite game "Resident Evil".
King Kong escape
The shot of King Kong throwing the tree at the helicopter pays tribute to the 1967 Japanese movie "King Kong Escape." In addition, King Kong throwing boulders at the skeleton creeper and rescuing the heroine all have the shadow of this old movie.
Full metal housing
Every soldier in Packard's squad is sprayed with a sentence on the hat, which is not difficult to remind people of the film "Full Metal Shell" which is also set in the Vietnam War. Among them, the black soldier Glenn Mills, played by Jason Mitchell, has "Born To Breed" printed on the hat, which pays tribute to the "Born To Kill" hat of the "Joker" in "All Alloy Shell".
Predator
After seeing the bloody handprints on the mountain, Packard told the players that King Kong would also be injured, so they could also kill King Kong. This passage is very similar to the line "If it bleeds, we can kill it" in "Predator".
Later, there was a scene where Packard was holding a torch, trying to attract King Kong to the trap he set. This image pays tribute to the scene of Arnold Schwarzenegger holding up the torch to attract the enemy in "Predator".
Akila
Marlow's jacket is printed with "good for your health", which is the same style as the jacket worn by the male protagonist in the classic Japanese animation "Akila".
taxi driver
There is also an easter egg about "Taxi Driver" on Marlow's coat, which is a patch for the "King Kong Company" (King Kong Company). In "Taxi Driver", "King Kong Company" is the army to which the protagonist Robert De Niro belonged when he participated in the Vietnam War. The jacket he wore in the film has the same pattern.
PS Here "Company" means "company", thank you Douyou for your correction.
Metal Gear
Director Jordan Vogt-Roberts once said that "Metal Gear" has a lot of significant influence on his film, so there will be more or less tribute to him in the film. For example, the boat Marlow built from the wreckage of the plane is called "Grey Fox", which has the same name as the popular character in "Metal Gear."
Heart of Darkness
The names of two male characters in the film pay tribute to the novel "The Heart of Darkness." Tom Hiddleston plays James Conrad to pay tribute to the novel author Joseph Conrad, and John C. Lai Lee plays Hank Marlow and has the same surname as the protagonist Charles Marlow.
The novel "Heart of Darkness" is a novella written by British novelist Joseph Conrad. It has elements of adventure stories such as horror, mystery, exotic scenery, death, etc. It is a collection of human desires, historical crimes, and colonial economy. , A "colonial novel" with moral reflection and integration.
Apocalypse Now
Speaking of "Heart of Darkness", Francis Ford Coppola's Vietnam War classic "Apocalypse Now" is adapted from this novel. Many images in "Skull Island" will remind people of this movie (especially the scene of the bloody setting sun), and the IMAX version of the art poster is a perfect tribute to it.
In "Apocalypse Now", Coates, played by Marlon Brando, established himself as a king in Cambodia and established his own kingdom, which corresponds to King Kong becoming the king of the Skull Island tribe. And the villain played by Samuel Jackson and Coates also have similarities in the code of conduct.
Princess Mononoke
In addition to King Kong in the movie, there are also monsters such as buffalo monsters, spider monsters, and skeleton crawling monsters on Skull Island. The image design of these monsters is influenced by Hayao Miyazaki's "Princess Mononoke". The director hopes that the monsters in the movie are like the animals in "Princess Mononoke," each in charge of different areas on the island.
Skeleton Creeper
The director has said that the design of the Skeleton Creeper is influenced by many anime characters, including the apostle of "Evangelion", the faceless man of "Spirited Away" and Kola Kora of "Pokemon".
Octopus
The film gave us a chance to see King Kong and Octopus stage a "bundle play.avi", and this pair was actually "entangled" in "King Kong vs. Godzilla" in 1962.
Triceratops
After the expedition team was attacked by the skeleton creeper, a soldier set up a heavy artillery on the bone of a triceratops and launched a fierce attack on the enemy. Although there are no living dinosaurs in the film, the appearance of the bones confirms the existence of this prehistoric creature in Skull Island, which also follows the original setting of the King Kong series. In "King Kong" in 1933, there was a fight between King Kong and Triceratops.
Dragon Ball
The director once revealed that he is a Dragon Ball fan, which can also be seen in the film. When Packard confronted King Kong, the tiny humans turned their backs to the camera and stood in front of them with huge gorillas. This is very similar to the gorilla appearance in "Dragon Ball".
King Kong in the chain
During the battle with the Skeleton Creeper, King Kong was once entangled in chains and could not move. This scene reminds us of the scene of King Kong locked in chains parading on Broadway in New York in the old 1933 movie.
Jaw to Kill
In the final fight, King Kong grabbed the jaws of the Skeleton Creeping Monster and tried to break them apart, causing the opponent to die, but was later broken away by the opponent. This move is actually King Kong's must kill against Tyrannosaurus, and it was demonstrated in the original 1933 and 2005 remake.
Google Map
Maybe this is not an easter egg. If you search for Skull Island in Google Maps, you will find that there is a Skull Island in the Pacific Ocean. There is a photo on it. There is a King Kong on the mountain... Of course this is just a collaboration between the film party and Google. A little joke for everyone. (It seems to have been withdrawn now)
Credits
After the end of the credits, there are eggs, telling the story of the male and female protagonist being taken to the "Emperor Project" base for questioning. The black brother and Jing Tian reappeared, revealing the existence of other giant creatures on the earth to the two, and showed the ancient cave paintings. , Many classic Japanese monster images appeared, including the "Three Toho Monsters" Godzilla, Mothra and Raton, and Godzilla's most powerful opponent-the three-headed golden dragon "Kidola". Not only that, but Godzilla's roar can be heard before the final black screen.
Not surprisingly, these monsters will officially appear in "Godzilla 2" in 2019 and "King Kong vs. Godzilla" in 2020.
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