KING KONG question - regarding whether apes see in "color?"
10-15-13, 08:49 AM
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KING KONG question - regarding whether apes see in "color?"
I understand that dogs and cats see things in black and white. Are humans the only Earth creature capable of seeing in color, and if so, what allure did King Kong have towards Ann Darrow/Dwan just because she was white and blonde haired?
If King Kong saw only in black and white, Ann Darrow/Dwan wouldn't have been any more "attractive/interesting" to him than any of his previous native "brides."
Now, if apes do see in color, then this is just another example of Buttmunker being a "monkey's uncle."
If King Kong saw only in black and white, Ann Darrow/Dwan wouldn't have been any more "attractive/interesting" to him than any of his previous native "brides."
Now, if apes do see in color, then this is just another example of Buttmunker being a "monkey's uncle."
10-15-13, 08:51 AM
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Are you saying you can't tell the difference between Ann Darrow and the native women if you watch the film in black and white?
10-15-13, 08:53 AM
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One thing I noticed, in Kong '76, was that the previous native brides wore fake "yellow hair" on their heads. Apparently, somehow, jungle savages "knew" that Kong favored blondes.
10-15-13, 09:28 AM
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Old World primates, including monkeys and all apes, have vision similar to humans.
Results showed that the apes, both when analyzed as two separate groups, and when assessed collectively, showed significant color preferences, paying significantly less attention to the red-, than to the blue- or green-colored stimuli. The animals' interest in the blue- and green-colored stimuli did not differ significantly. Overall, the findings suggest that gorillas and chimpanzees, our closest living relatives, may harbor color preferences comparable to those of humans and other species.
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10-15-13, 09:33 AM
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Re: KING KONG question - regarding whether apes see in "color?"
Gorillas are trichromatic. So they see in color. Though other apes may not. Interesting question to bring up.
10-15-13, 09:36 AM
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Re: KING KONG question - regarding whether apes see in "color?"
Which King Kong are you talking about?
Claymation apes see only black and white.
Men in monkey suits see in color.
CGI apes are blind.
Claymation apes see only black and white.
Men in monkey suits see in color.
CGI apes are blind.
10-15-13, 10:31 AM
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Considering Merian C. Cooper conceived the idea of Kong going ape over Ann Darrow in the early 1930s, I wonder if they knew back then about how animals view the world. Of course, I don't think he gave an ape's giant shit if he knew it or not - his story is fiction, so what difference did it make for the movie whether Kong could see Ann's skin and hair color?
10-15-13, 10:58 AM
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You clearly haven't seen that mantis shrimp meme from The Oatmeal.
10-15-13, 11:14 AM
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So maybe Kong saw that Otter thread a while back that said certain race's women aren't that attractive. Kong is a damn racist & into beastiality.
10-15-13, 11:40 AM
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10-15-13, 12:45 PM
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10-15-13, 01:34 PM
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Re: KING KONG question - regarding whether apes see in "color?"
"King Kong" is an allegory. White Man's Warning to Black Men about the Dangers of sleeping with White Women.
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10-15-13, 01:38 PM
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'Twas beauty, killed the beast... and our superior honkey firepower..
10-15-13, 01:51 PM
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That's one school, but I'm of the other, more obvious school of thought is Kong being an allegory of black slave taken from his homeland and brought to America against his will by white men.
10-15-13, 01:52 PM
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10-15-13, 02:08 PM
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Re: KING KONG question - regarding whether apes see in "color?"
Where did you come to understand this?
A person or animal that is "color blind" doesn't see the world in black and white. It usually means they don't have the necessary cells in their eyes to see red and orange.
To most people the rainbow is Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Violet. To a color-blind person, their rainbow starts at the yellowish-green. Dogs and cats are color-blind in the same way. They can't see red, orange and organish-yellow.
Some animals have cells that allow them to see colors that humans can't see.
if you have 5-10 mintues, this comic explains things pretty well.: http://theoatmeal.com/comics/mantis_shrimp
A person or animal that is "color blind" doesn't see the world in black and white. It usually means they don't have the necessary cells in their eyes to see red and orange.
To most people the rainbow is Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Violet. To a color-blind person, their rainbow starts at the yellowish-green. Dogs and cats are color-blind in the same way. They can't see red, orange and organish-yellow.
Some animals have cells that allow them to see colors that humans can't see.
if you have 5-10 mintues, this comic explains things pretty well.: http://theoatmeal.com/comics/mantis_shrimp
10-15-13, 02:20 PM
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10-15-13, 02:40 PM
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Re: KING KONG question - regarding whether apes see in "color?"
My favorite was Danny Perry's take that Kong was a manefestation of Carl Denham's frustration at being impotent. He suggests when Denham tells Ann she doesn't have to worry about him he means because he can't physically have sex, and the King Kong puppet has no penis, so obviously it is Carl's id, stroked into a wild rage by Carl's sexual frustration over hot Ann.