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The Legend Of Tarzan Movie Review

Name: The Legend Of Tarzan Movie Review
Item: The Legend Of Tarzan
Rating: 3
Author: Lalitha Mallikeswaran

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Review for the film " The Legend Of Tarzan"

Streaming On: Amazon Prime Video

Runtime: 1 Hour 50 Minutes

Certificate: UA

Released: 01-07-2016

Genre: Action, Adventure

Similar To: The Casagrandes, Zombieland 2, Ballerina (2024), The Man With The Iron Heart

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CAST & CREW

Charles Babalola

Christoph Waltz

Djimon Hounsou

John Hurt

Phelim Kelly

Craig Brewer

Glenn Freemantle

Margot Robbie

Alexander Skarsgard

David Yates

Mario Grigorov

Rupert Gregson Williams

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Producer:

David Barron

Alan Riche

Mike Richardson

Jerry Weintraub

Music Director:

Rupert Gregson Williams

Mario Grigorov

Editor:

Mark Day

Director:

David Yates

Movie Actor:

Alexander Skarsgard

Movie Actress:

Margot Robbie

Costume Designer:

Ruth Myers

Painter:

Adam Crosby

Art Director:

Christian Huband

Kate Grimble

Guy Bradley

Toby Britton

Gavin Fitch

Su Whitaker

David Allday

Ravi Bansal

Sound Designer:

Glenn Freemantle

First Assistant Director:

Martin Curry

Josh Robertson

Ben Howarth

Second Assistant Director:

Danni Lizaitis

Jessica Corlett

Ben Harrison

Glen Carroll

Tom Brewster

Annie Hitchcock

George Batchelor

Jonny Eagle

Dom Channing-Williams

Jonny Benson

Co-Producer:

Scott Cherrin

Director of Photography:

Henry Braham

Executive Producer:

Bruce Berman

Susan Ekins

David Yates

Nikolas Korda

Assistant Director:

Alex Irvine

Laura Wootton

Dara Carroll

Second Unit Director:

Stephen Woolfenden

Visual Effects Producer:

Daniel Barrow

Casting Director:

Susie Figgis

Mito Skellern

Lucy Bevan

Animator:

Fernando Falero

Graham Gallagher

Matteo Ceccotti

Cedric Blondin

David Vandenbroecke

Krzysztof Boyoko

Sarah Arduini

CJ Burbage

David Gimenez

Jhon Alvarado

Norihito Fukuda

James Bown

Nicholas Cabana

Daniele Zannone

Novelist:

Edgar Rice Burroughs

Still Photographer:

Jonathan Olley

Production Company:

Jerry Weintraub Productions

Dark Horse Entertainment

Village Roadshow Pictures

Riche Productions

Production Manager:

Kate Hazell

empty:

Paul Massey

Assistant Editor:

Rachel Durance

Assistant Costume Designer:

Maja Meschede

Visual Effects Supervisor:

Asregadoo Arundi

Francois Dumoulin

Screenplay Writer:

Stuart Beattie

Craig Brewer

Adam Cozad

Story Writer:

Adam Cozad

Craig Brewer

Script Supervisor:

Irene Chawko

Gaffer:

Shawn White

Music Editor:

Michael K Bauer

Lewis Morison

Foley Artist:

Glen Gathard

Peter Burgis

Production Designer:

Stuart Craig

Set Decorator:

Anna Pinnock

Storyboard Artist:

John Greaves

Jim Cornish

Giles Asbury

Casting Associate:

Ruth Key

Casting Assistant:

Emma Crompton

Emily Brockmann

Costume Assistant:

Jessica Lawless

Jason Airey

Emily Lancaster

Sarah Higbid

Location Manager:

Benjamin Bailey

Nicola Fedrigoni

Georgette Turner

Makeup Artist:

Emmy Beech

Ria Biggerstaff

Adrian Rigby

Nicky Knowles

Lauren Katie Cox

Fae Hammond

Samantha Easey

Hair Stylist:

Rachael Speke

Nora Robertson

Malwina Suwinska

Post Production Supervisor:

Katie Reynolds

Special Effects Coordinator:

David Watkins

Special Effects Technician:

Jonathan Wilson

Roderick Pulis

Paul Brady

Christopher Brennan

Kevin Skehan

Kevin Lumley

Stunt Coordinator:

Buster Reeves

Stunt Performer:

Jason Curle

Marvin Campbell

Ashley Beck

Nick McKinless

David Newton

Shane Steyn

Tom Rodgers

Luke Kearney

Andrius Davidenas

Nicholas Daines

Chris Newton

Sam Parham

Theo Morton

Karanja Yorke

Adam Smith

Neil Chapelhow

Charles Jarman

Rob Cooper

Sina Ali

Justin Pearson

Michael Byrch

Bobby Holland Hanton

Pete Ford

Simon Whyman

Tony Christian

Stunt Double:

Ingrid Kleinig

Special Thanks:

Wayne Johnson

Visual Effects Coordinator:

Francine Fontaine

Ashlyn Hardie

Victoria Albanese

Tom Barber

Melody Alasset

Digital Compositor:

Lionel Jacobs

Nicolas Desmet

Anastasios Agiakatsikas

Jorge Sanchez Fresno

Milena Hristova

Michael Harrison

Hector Gonzalez

Michael Bovberg

Aron Galabuzi

Compositor:

Ian Fellows

Visual Effects Artist:

Lisa Funkel

Supporting Actor:

Christoph Waltz

Charles Babalola

John Hurt

Djimon Hounsou

Phelim Kelly

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Elena Zokas

Matthew Jenkins

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The Legend of Tarzan is not a beginning story. This movie features Alexander Skarsgard Alexander Skarsgard is a Swedish-American actor. H >> Read More... in the famous role of Tarzan while his beloved wife, Jane, is played by Margot Robbie Margot Elise Robbie is an actress who was born in >> Read More... . Samuel L. Jackson is his sidekick for an exciting experience while Christoph Waltz One of the few German who penetrated Hollywood. He >> Read More... is in his usual facade of a manipulative villain. Also, Djimon Hounsou Djimon Hounsou is an actor from Benin, which is a >> Read More... plays the role of an African tribal chief, all with a leopard head as a crown and claws over his fists, who, for personal enmity, wants Tarzan killed.

Plot: The story begins where Clayton/Tarzan is living in Greystoke Manor with his beautiful Jane and is respected as a member of a prestigious committee. This film commences in 1884, with King Leopold II of Belgium, reigns power over an African tribe in the jungle and endeavors to use its assets for his kingdom. After five years, the kingdom is drawing close to bankruptcy after terrorizing, enslaving and exploiting the population. So, Leopold sends Leon Rom, his loyal representative to capture of the locals and to import a professional fighter who could be used by them.

Rom strikes an arrangement for jewels with a fierce native chief who asks for the death of the wild child of the jungle, Tarzan and Rom then brings him back to the tribal area by kidnapping Jane. Tarzan and Jane find themselves as pawns in Rom’s complicated and devious plot against the tribe. Mbonga, the chief, holds resentment against Tarzan, which precise flashbacks reveal. We also see Tarzan's initial years as an orphan raised by primates, and his life as a vine-swinging man-beast. Amid the long, an intense pursue over the mainland; Rom finds he yearns for Jane, so he tries to seduce her while keeping her kidnapped and simultaneously plotting to kill her husband.

Analysis: David Yates, the director, makes a thoughtful decision to assume that everybody knows who John Clayton or Tarzan is. This movie isn’t about the origin of Tarzan at all, but well-set flashbacks show the basics of how he became Tarzan and the Lord of the Jungle. This movie, instead, portrays a different, rather ‘original’ storyline which is quite fascinating. This new film is more practical, (giving out messages about the socio-political scenario back in the 1880s, feminism, and anti-inferiority) than quite a lot of the old Tarzan stories, and it managed to deliver scenes which enthusiasts of this famous man-beast desired: Tarzan in action, i.e. swinging from vines and yelling his infamous cry.

What's There:

1. The new plot is fresh for the audience and a unique transition of the famous Tarzan story.

2. Stunning visuals. There are computer generated animals, and scenic backdrops are captivating, taking the audience back to the 1880s.

3. The stuntmen have done a spectacular job, so have the screenwriters and the director.

What's Not There:

1. The computer generated animals are either in the rain or mist thus, in comparison to The Jungle Book Click to look into! >> Read More... , the artists could have done a better job.

2. William’s character is shown inferior to Tarzan, merely as a comical sidekick.

3. Similarly, Jane rather awkwardly represents the new era of women onscreen: a feminist, and a woman who will stand up for herself. But no matter how confident and efficient Margot Robbie is, her role in the could not be defined to more than a pawn.

Verdict: If you’re bored of the usual Tarzan jazz, and would like to watch a fresh, creative, “original” Tarzan story, this one is for you.

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