Kong: Skull Island - 25 Easter Eggs & References You Must See

8. The Resident Evil Shot

Vogt-Roberts has been quite open about the part video games played in his film-making journey with Kong, and he attributes one particular shot - the shot of the helicopter that goes 360 - to one classic game.

"...That’s a very video game shot to me. That shot actually was inspired by a cinematic in a Resident Evil game. The stamp on this movie of video games and anime is massive. That is my childhood. That is my DNA."

The game in question is probably Operation Raccoon City, which has a similar shot to the one that sees the camera move through one of the choppers when Kong first attacks the Sky Devils in slow motion.

Vogt-Roberts also says the game owes something to another great game:

"...The influences of Shadow of the Colossus on this movie are massive in terms of the feeling of these sort of like lonely, towering, lumbering gods... I think video games rewired my brain."