
Early this week I watched The Legend of Tarzan, starred by Alexander
Skarsgard and Margot Robbie. The story takes place in the 1930s, and Tarzan is
older, living in London as a lord. Tarzan and Jane are used to the life among
human, but they have to go back do Africa, sent by the British government. What
Tarzan (or John, his name now), doesn’t know is that the trip to Africa is
trap, set by Captain Rom, who wants African diamonds. A native African will
give his diamonds to the Captain, if he can get his revenge for Tarzan killing
his son.
The movie toggles between present and past, so a lot of things you won’t
get at first, especially if you don’t remember the original story. The life of
Tarzan in the jungle is told, since his childhood, using flashbacks. Every
place the character visits in Congo active memories from his boyhood. The
Legend of Tarzan is not a faithful adaptation of the original story, like it
was in Mogli or Cinderella. It’s some other story, with an older Tarzan,
finding his friends and family in the jungle.

The movie has a lot of action, because Tarzan will have to save Jane
from the government traps and deal with jungle creatures to survive. The
agitated life in the jungle is only interrupted by the cute moments of the
couple Tarzan and Jane. Margot Robbie is wonderful as Jane, she’s not a
helpless woman, but fights for his husband and to free the African people from
slavery. The ones who like the original story can expect almost everything the
way it was, even the famous Tarzan’s shout.
I could watch the movie 2D and but I believe 3D is not really necessary.
What I didn’t like about the movie is that it is very artificial; both in the
visual effects as in Tarzan’s unnatural strength, he can fight any jungle
creature. Also I didn’t like the fact that it has to be a white and rich man to
free Africans from slavery, as if they would never be able to do anything for
themselves. But I recommend the movie for the ones who like action movies or
like the character Tarzan. It is a good movie if you are looking for pure
entertainment.
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