Love in vain

King Kong

(1933)

Yeah, yeah, I know: I've been neglecting my Friday night deaccession project of late, but come on: after what I watched this afternoon, how could I not choose another tragic portrayal of man's exploitation of his simian brethren? No matter how often I see this, I ache for the big ape's confusion: I did it all for love; how can she let them do this to me?