Tarzan 2016

[brotherbear]

The closest any movie Tarzan has come to the literary Tarzan, with the exception of the 1918 silent film with Elmo Lincoln ( who looks more like a Neanderthal than Tarzan ) are ( IMO ) greystoke ( 1984 ) and this 2016 version. In this movie, your first look at Tarzan shows him drinking a cup of coffee and next to him is an ashtray. In the novels, the two things from civilization that he has grown to enjoy is a hot cup of black coffee and a good cigarette. Well, Liberal Hollywood, in keeping with mainstream political correctness, would not portray Tarzan smoking a cigarette. Both Greystoke and this 2016 movie shows off Tarzan's skill at mimicking the animals. Not only could he mimic any jungle bird or beast, but he quickly learned human languages. Tarzan has extraordinary intelligence. Both movies portray Tarzan as an accomplished fighter, but neglects to portray his physical strength which is far superior to that of any civilized man. 
When movie-makers take a character created by someone else; a writer or another movie-maker, and completely change the character, well, I just think its wrong. Not every story is meant to be scientifically and historically accurate. The attempt to put hard-cold realism into age-old stories kills the stories. Pulp Fiction heroes were an entertainment; not an education. In post #1 I gave this movie a thumbs up. That was for a good attempt and for finally giving us another Tarzan movie. But, I could easily lengthen my list of discrepancies. Reply