NAOMI WATTS - WATTS: 'KING KONG IS THE ULTIMATE MAN'

Australian actress NAOMI WATTS is convinced KING KONG symbolises the "ultimate man" because the ape offers complete protection.

The 21 GRAMS beauty has complete empathy with her character ANN DARROW's feelings of love towards Kong in PETER JACKSON's remake of the 1933 classic - and she views their relationship just like any other.

She says, "He's the ultimate man! I mean, perhaps he's lacking in social graces but so much of their relationship is like any other relationship.

"He's ferocious and angry but he's also loving and protective. There's a point in the story where she chooses him.

"She says, 'Take me,' because she's in this environment that's completely wild and dangerous. It's not opportunistic or manipulative, it's, 'I feel safe with you.' That's when their relationship changes."