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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: Zombieland 2, The Man With The Iron Heart, Ballerina (2024), Beverly Hills Cop 4

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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:

Mike Richardson

Jerry Weintraub

David Barron

Alan Riche

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:

Gavin Fitch

Su Whitaker

Christian Huband

David Allday

Toby Britton

Guy Bradley

Ravi Bansal

Kate Grimble

Sound Designer:

Glenn Freemantle

First Assistant Director:

Ben Howarth

Josh Robertson

Martin Curry

Second Assistant Director:

Jessica Corlett

George Batchelor

Danni Lizaitis

Dom Channing-Williams

Annie Hitchcock

Glen Carroll

Jonny Benson

Jonny Eagle

Tom Brewster

Ben Harrison

Co-Producer:

Scott Cherrin

Director of Photography:

Henry Braham

Executive Producer:

David Yates

Bruce Berman

Nikolas Korda

Susan Ekins

Assistant Director:

Alex Irvine

Dara Carroll

Laura Wootton

Second Unit Director:

Stephen Woolfenden

Visual Effects Producer:

Daniel Barrow

Casting Director:

Susie Figgis

Mito Skellern

Lucy Bevan

Animator:

James Bown

Jhon Alvarado

Krzysztof Boyoko

Matteo Ceccotti

Nicholas Cabana

Norihito Fukuda

Sarah Arduini

David Vandenbroecke

Graham Gallagher

Fernando Falero

David Gimenez

Daniele Zannone

Cedric Blondin

CJ Burbage

Novelist:

Edgar Rice Burroughs

Still Photographer:

Jonathan Olley

Production Company:

Village Roadshow Pictures

Riche Productions

Jerry Weintraub Productions

Dark Horse Entertainment

Production Manager:

Kate Hazell

empty:

Paul Massey

Assistant Editor:

Rachel Durance

Assistant Costume Designer:

Maja Meschede

Visual Effects Supervisor:

Francois Dumoulin

Asregadoo Arundi

Screenplay Writer:

Craig Brewer

Adam Cozad

Stuart Beattie

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:

Giles Asbury

John Greaves

Jim Cornish

Casting Associate:

Ruth Key

Casting Assistant:

Emma Crompton

Emily Brockmann

Costume Assistant:

Sarah Higbid

Jessica Lawless

Jason Airey

Emily Lancaster

Location Manager:

Nicola Fedrigoni

Georgette Turner

Benjamin Bailey

Makeup Artist:

Samantha Easey

Ria Biggerstaff

Nicky Knowles

Lauren Katie Cox

Adrian Rigby

Emmy Beech

Fae Hammond

Hair Stylist:

Malwina Suwinska

Nora Robertson

Rachael Speke

Post Production Supervisor:

Katie Reynolds

Special Effects Coordinator:

David Watkins

Special Effects Technician:

Roderick Pulis

Paul Brady

Kevin Skehan

Kevin Lumley

Jonathan Wilson

Christopher Brennan

Stunt Coordinator:

Buster Reeves

Stunt Performer:

Sam Parham

Rob Cooper

Pete Ford

Nick McKinless

Shane Steyn

Simon Whyman

Sina Ali

Theo Morton

Tom Rodgers

Tony Christian

Nicholas Daines

Neil Chapelhow

Adam Smith

Andrius Davidenas

Ashley Beck

Bobby Holland Hanton

Charles Jarman

Chris Newton

David Newton

Jason Curle

Michael Byrch

Marvin Campbell

Luke Kearney

Karanja Yorke

Justin Pearson

Stunt Double:

Ingrid Kleinig

Special Thanks:

Wayne Johnson

Visual Effects Coordinator:

Victoria Albanese

Tom Barber

Melody Alasset

Francine Fontaine

Ashlyn Hardie

Digital Compositor:

Nicolas Desmet

Milena Hristova

Michael Harrison

Michael Bovberg

Lionel Jacobs

Jorge Sanchez Fresno

Hector Gonzalez

Aron Galabuzi

Anastasios Agiakatsikas

Compositor:

Ian Fellows

Visual Effects Artist:

Lisa Funkel

Supporting Actor:

John Hurt

Djimon Hounsou

Christoph Waltz

Charles Babalola

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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