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| THE LEGEND OF TARZAN movie poster |
Dear Readers, unless you have been living under a rock then you must know the beginnings of the story of Tarzan. His parents perish in the African rain forest leaving him as a baby all alone. But he is taken in by a family of Apes and has a mother, Kala and a brother, Akut. He becomes part of the Ape family and lives with them. But then he meets Jane and his life is changed forever. They find out that he is the heir to his father's title, Lord Greystoke. After marring Jane they move to the family estate in England, but they both dream of returning to Africa someday.
In 1884, Colonial powers, Great Britain and Belgium, carve up the African Congo between the two countries. However,King Leopold II, of Belgium, is going broke and needs to mine diamonds found in the Congo to fund his military and his expansion plans. The British government tells Tarzan that King Leopold wants him to head up an expedition to evaluate the situation in the Congo. But Tarzan refuses. However, George Washington Williams, an American diplomat, suspects that the tribes of the Congo are being enslaved to work on the Belgian railroad. Tarzan decides to go with George but he does not want Jane to go with them, but she talks him into it as she wants to go home....home to Africa. So the 3 start out and forge their own path as Tarzan and George are suspicious of the Belgium expedition forces and their leader Rom. But the 3 are intercepted at their village home. Tarzan is captured and is to be taken to a tribal leader who demands Tarzan for a revenge killing then the tribal leader will give Rom the diamonds he wants and needs. But with the help of George, Tarzan is able to escape.The 2 of them are then on a quest to rescue Jane and the Congolese villagers who have been captured as salves.
So Dear Readers, is Tarzan able to save Jane from the dastardly Rom? Are the native Congolese released from their slavery? Does Tarzan settle the score with the tribal leader who wants him dead? Does Rom get what's coming to him? Well, you will just have to see this movie yourself to find out the answers to those questions and so much more. By the way, Christoph Waltz is an awesome bad guy. He can be devious so well!
The Travelling Toe and the Friday Movie Mavens really did like this version of the story of Tarzan. The scenery in the movie was absolutely breathing. At the end of the movie we found out it was filmed in Gabon and the Dolomite Mountains of Italy.
Side Note:
Gabon is about the size of Great Britain. It is on the west coast of Central Africa. The country has a large National Park which is untouched and that was the area used for filming the movie.
Side Note 2:
The actor who played Tarzan, Alexander Skarsgard, was of course very handsome but he was not so beefed up he looked out of proportion and he did not wear a loincloth. Later The Travelling Toe learned that he worked out at a gym, then did yoga and Pilates. He also worked with a movement coach who is a ballet choreographer. That is why Alexander was so fluid in his movements as he swings from vine to vine and running through the rain forest.
CAST:
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| Alexander Skarsgard Tarzan |
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| Margot Robbie Jane |
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| Samuel L Jackson George Washington Williams |
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| Christoph Waltz Rom |
The Travelling Toe gives this movie 1 big toe up with a loincloth as worn by the Tarzan of our youth, Johnny Weissmuller!
Disclaimer: The Travelling Toe is not a professional critic and any opinions expressed are for entertainment purposes only!
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