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[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I remember seeing Peter Jackson's King Kong for the first time a while back and the way the natives were depicted had my jaw hanging open

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

i remember reading they hired maori and actually sprayed them with black paint to make them even darker. also red contacts for extra evilness.

really gross stuff.

a long time ago i actually liked that movie despite it's length because the insect scene was deeply disturbing in a good way and i liked the monster ecosystem of the island. obviously no longer

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

Holy shit michael-laugh

I was about to add that it was especially egregious for Peter Jackson, a NZ filmmaker who made a big deal about how much he respected Maoris and Maori culture during the making of LOTR and the Hobbit