The King Of Kong was a film that I honestly didn't think I would like at all. I had every expectation that a documentary on men trying to break classic arcade game records could be so fascinating. This is the mark of a great documentarian and a great storyteller.
What Seth Gordon was able to do with the documentary was create "good" little guys and "bad" guys who held a lot of power in the arcade world. This good guy bad guy play really made the film feel at times almost like a finely plotted narrative. The fact that it really happened makes you feel angry which really sucks you into the documentary.
The King Of Kong is a finely made documentary that is both surprisingly heartfelt and entertaining. It is a good into to both the world of documentary filmmaking and the world of video gaming.
Agreed with everything said here. Side note: Neither of the characters in the movie currently hold the high score, a japanese business man threw his shat in the ring.
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