Skull Island

Skull Iceland is a fictional island, which occurred for the first time in the classic film King Kong and the white woman from the year 1933. The island was later used in several films as an action scene.

Skull Iceland is the home of King Kong, and a variety of other prehistoric and actually before the rise of mammals long since extinct animals. In addition, it is still inhabited by the survivors of a former civilization. They live behind a large wall that they have protection from in front of the giant gorilla, they call themselves Kong, built.

King Kong from 1933

On the first King Kong movie King Kong and the white woman, the location of the island at about 12 ° S, 78 ° E indicated. The island would be so off the coast of Sumatra. A striking feature of the island is the so-called Skull Mountain, which has the form of a human skull and is located approximately in the middle of the island - hence the name of the island Skull Iceland, which means in German Skull Island.

The island has a large wall that separates a small section from the rest of the island. There is the only landing point of the island, since the rest of the island is surrounded by large cliffs. In this area lives a small group of indigenous people in a village. On the other side is a jungle where prehistoric animals and Kong live. Kong is worshiped by the natives as a god, so regular young women be sacrificed to him. Who were the ancestors of the indigenous people, is not mentioned, although the settings suggest that the natives a südostasischen group members.

King Kong's son

At the end of the continuation of King Kong son of 1933 shows how Skull Iceland sinks into the sea and drowned Kong's son, while he saves Carl Denham, the main character of the film. In the original film, the name Skull Iceland itself is never mentioned. It is called only Kong Island or Skull Mount Desert Island. The name first appears on Skull Iceland in its remakes.

John Guillermins remake of the 1976

Also in the remake of King Kong from the 1976 Skull Iceland is the scene of the action. Shown are the rugged coastline and the rampart of the natives. In addition Kong, the island is inhabited by other animals, including a giant snake.

Braindead

Also in Peter Jackson's splatter film spoof Braindead of 1992 Skull Iceland plays a major role. At the beginning of the film is shown in a flashback, as a zoologist discovered in 1957 on the island of a new species. This cross between a monkey and rat bites in a zoo an elderly lady, who later returns as a zombie and inflicts a massacre of the inhabitants of the city.

Peter Jackson's film version of 2005

Skull Iceland from Peter Jackson's King Kong from 2005, the island from the original film is very similar. Again, it's a long-forgotten island west of Sumatra, " a place from which it was thought he would be just a myth." A group of film people and sailors led by a mysterious map to her. First, the place was hard to find because it seems that the magnet in the region are strongly affected and the island is often hidden in the fog. In addition, the island of many reefs and rocks surrounded. The island seems to be slowly sinking, and then the many ruins and statues indicate in the water. Again, the island is crossed by a large ruined wall, lives behind the Kong. The myriad of jungle swallowed the whole island scattered generations old ruins, probably added from the ancestors of the natives, the only remains of an ancient human civilization are (possibly Mu ).

In addition, the island is populated by a series of monstrous creatures. Most of these are prehistoric animals like dinosaurs, some of which may have developed something of their ancestors on. But even a few mammals such as the Great Gorilla King Kong, probably belongs to an endangered species, live on Skull Iceland. Moreover, it seems that the ecosystem of Skull Iceland is unstable because there is much more meat than herbivores. Aside from dinosaurs and other large animals there are on Skull Iceland a variety of insects and worm-like creatures, such as Weta - Rexes, Arachno Claws, Scorpio- Pedes and millipedes.

The island can be divided into several smaller ecosystems:

• The crumbling coastal region and the village
• The densely vegetated level
• The swamp and the river
• The humid forest
• The pits and ravines
• The highlands (Skull Mountain )

Each has its unique collection of animals.

Video game King Kong

The video game Peter Jackson 's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie is the game to Peter Jackson's film of 2005 and was released in 2006 The player takes turns in the role of Jack Driscoll and King Kong.. Skull Iceland is once again the central point of the plot. Only the last two level no longer play on the island, but in New York.

Following on 12,000 -mile trip, the ship had reached the island on 12 October 1933. The island is inhabited by natives and a variety of prehistoric creatures. However, the island is different than in the movie this time in the Pacific Ocean. Also differ in other points game and movie.