There have been several versions, some good, most bad, and now over 25 years since Hollywood last filmed a Tarzan movie – a new one comes along, with the huge title – ‘The Legend of Tarzan’.
This movie is great to look at – it has got some of the most beautiful African scenes ever filmed, but sadly it lacks a plot, and yet it’s got a plot and a half. The back story of Tarzan being raised by Apes, making friends and enemies, meeting and falling in love with Jane, and returning to his ancestral home in London under his birth name, John Clayton is told as having happened in the past. Tarzan and Jane are played by actors Alexander Skarsgard and Margot Robbie, both of which have done mostly tv series. Both had great chemistry as the well-known characters.
The new movie takes up the story of he and Jane returning to Africa, along with a Dr. George Washington Williams, played effectively (obviously) by Samuel L. Jackson. Dangerous times await them when they encounter Dr. Rom, (played well by Bond villain, Christopher Waltz) who captures Jane, and intends to bring Tarzan to the lair of an old enemy.
Unfortunately you get the feeling that you missed something in the movie, ie the prequel. But there was no prequel. This was it. The whole story of Tarzan is clumsily told in this feature, which is a pity, because this movie is worth seeing, and its cinematography will certainly pick up an award next year at the Golden Globes, and be nominated for an Oscar.
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