There's two problems with the page image. First off, the monster, King Kong, looks tired or depressed, but that doesn't mean he's not malicious. Second, and more practical, there's no human standing next to him for comparison, so he looks just like a regular-sized gorilla if you haven't seen the movie.
Would be great if we had an image showing one of the more tender scenes where he interacts with the female lead.
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First, King Kong is well-known enough to function as a page image for this trope. Second, he's the same height and width as the buildings he's chained to, so no, he does not "look like a regular-sized gorilla."
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"This is not to say that they're not a threat; they're usually a literal monster, and if they're not dealt with, many people will die. It's just that, in theory, options besides killing the monster exist." It seems as if you're trying to imply that all monsters are naturally aggressive which only worsens the stereotype that the creature gets and why their name is used as an insult towards villains or other kinds of bad people i.e. "you're a monster", etc. Not all monsters attack the first person they see and in fact many of them only do so in self defense only to end up being killed anyway. Lastly, the term "monstrous" just means to be of monsterkind. It's not to be used as an insult either.
ZCE example, and I haven't a clue how it could fit the trope.
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