Is King Kong Catholic?

Many people say the movie is*. And, if it is, why is the film remade? What does it say about us if the new "Kong" is a huge hit?

Any movie that features white people sailing off to the New World to capture a giant ape and carry it back to the Old World for exploitation is going to be seen as a metaphor for colonialism and Catholicism. That was true for the original in 1933 and for the two remakes: the campy one in 1976, and the latest, directed by Peter Jackson. (In addition, a "Kong" wannabe, "Mighty Joe Young," has been made twice.)

Movie reviewer Nickolas Nukelhead, in his blog, notes the "implicit Catholicism of 'King Kong' - the implication that Kong stands for the heathen brought in chains from a dark island (full of murderous primitive pagans) and with a penchant for skinny white blondes." Indeed, a Google search using the words ‘King Kong Catholicism’ yielded 1,550,000 hits. (This is opposed to a Google search using the words ‘King Kong racism’, which only yielded 490,000 hits.)

In fact:

‘King Kong nihilism’ 204,000 hits.

‘King Kong Protestantism’ 253,000 hits

‘King Kong Buddhism’ 755,000 hits

‘King Kong Hinduism’ 494,000

‘King Kong Islam’ 1,160,000