Forces open Gate

Driscoll heard the ominous creak and crack of wood. He couldn’t believe his eyes. The gigantic portals bowed inward, slowly, relentlessly. The gate gave way, inch by inch. Kong must have exerted all his force, all his rage, all his power. Zigzag cracks appeared in the heavy bars, and the gap widened. The patch peeled back and fell away. Kong pounded the top of the door, shattering its wood beams and forcing back the top of the frame, creating a gap big enough for his huge hands to find a purchase.
The fingers closed as he threw all of his weight into one mighty “push. To the left and right, the beams holding the gate closed shattered with a sound like cannon fire. Kong rammed the gates again with such force that the left door flew open, almost torn from its hinges. Kong stood in the gap for a moment, eyes glaring in the torchlight. Now nothing stood between the king and his subjects.


Merian C. Cooper's King Kong Chapter 19