{"product_id":"king-kong-anatomy-of-an-icon-9791259917966","title":"King Kong: Anatomy of an Icon","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Team Visio\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Edizioni Intra\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Edizioni Intra\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Film \u0026amp; Video\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Tragic Monster to Pop Legend: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Visual and Cultural Evolution of King Kong\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOver 100 full-color images and QR codes\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBorn at the heart of the Great Depression to give a face to Western fears, King Kong is not merely a giant ape: he is the first true myth of the twentieth century, the embodiment of a wild nature that refuses to be tamed by civilization. For nearly a century, his silhouette atop the Empire State Building or the Twin Towers has shaped the collective imagination. This volume retraces the creature's entire evolution-from the adventurous genesis conceived by Merian C. Cooper to the global dominion of the Hollow Earth-showing how each era has projected its own obsessions onto the giant's body. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA visual and narrative journey through Kong's defining incarnations: the handcrafted masterpiece of 1933 (including its censorship history), the \"industrial dream\" of Dino De Laurentiis and Carlo Rambaldi in the 1970s, Peter Jackson's emotionally driven reinterpretation, and the digital power of the modern MonsterVerse. But the investigation goes beyond the screen. The book explores the transmedia expansion of the myth-from the historic legal battle with Nintendo over \u003ci\u003eDonkey Kong\u003c\/i\u003e, to Kong's \"physical\" appearances in Italian theme parks (such as Fiabilandia), to his transformation into an icon of protest within contemporary street art. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom Willis O'Brien's pioneering stop-motion models to previously unpublished technical drawings of Rambaldi's animatronic, from Andy Serkis's performance capture to the \"visual grammar\" of Kong's hands and gaze, \u003ci\u003eKing Kong - Anatomy of an Icon\u003c\/i\u003e examines the monster's physicality, voice, and psychology. A comprehensive analysis revealing how the giant became a universal language: an enlarged mirror of our desires, our fears, and our enduring conflict with what we cannot control. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eVisio Collection - Pop Icons Series\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVisual explorations - At the crossroads of art, architecture, fashion, cinema, and image culture \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntra\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBooks, ebooks, and audiovisual projects, between Innovation and Tradition\u003cbr\u003e16 series - 350 authors - 900 titles in Italian, English, and Spanish\u003cbr\u003eGlobal readability, Italian charm","brand":"Edizioni Intra","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47593351479447,"sku":"9791259917966","price":1306.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9791259917966.webp?v=1774981550","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/king-kong-anatomy-of-an-icon-9791259917966","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}