{"id":702,"date":"2016-07-05T10:44:11","date_gmt":"2016-07-05T17:44:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/2016\/07\/05\/the-legend-of-tarzan-%e2%80%93-returning-to-the-jungle-to-help-save-it\/"},"modified":"2016-07-05T10:44:11","modified_gmt":"2016-07-05T17:44:11","slug":"the-legend-of-tarzan-%e2%80%93-returning-to-the-jungle-to-help-save-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/2016\/the-legend-of-tarzan-%e2%80%93-returning-to-the-jungle-to-help-save-it\/","title":{"rendered":"The Legend of Tarzan \u2013 Returning to the Jungle to Help Save It"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a onfocus=\"this.blur()\" onclick=\"ps_imagemanager_popup(this.href,'Tarzan216209.jpg','214','317');return false\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tarzan216209.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"135\" vspace=\"5\" hspace=\"5\" height=\"200\" border=\"0\" align=\"left\" alt=\"Tarzan216209.jpg\" title=\"Tarzan216209.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/thumbs\/th-Tarzan216209.jpg?resize=135%2C200\" \/><\/a>This latest installation of the Tarzan mythology follows Tarzan who has acclimated to life in London and is called back to his former home in the jungle to investigate the activities at a mining encampment. KIDS FIRST! Film Critic Harmony M. comments, \u201cAlas, Tarzan lovers rise to the continuation of this legendary story, but take a seat because this film is disappointing.\u201d See her full review below.<\/p>\n<p>The Legend of Tarzan<br \/>\nHarmony Makhfi<\/p>\n<p>Alas, Tarzan lovers rise up to the continuation of this legendary story,  but take a seat because this film is disappointing. The film covers  Tarzan\u2019s life after he left Africa to live in England as John Clayton  and returns to Africa to help his country. After a series of dangerous  obstacles and captures, Tarzan fights to save his love Jane.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Q5UhebAcDpE\"><\/p>\n<p><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>I found the film\u2019s plot so confusing and disconnected that it was difficult to give a thorough <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/tarzan.e.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"199\" vspace=\"5\" hspace=\"5\" height=\"132\" border=\"0\" align=\"right\" title=\"tarzan.e.jpg\" alt=\"tarzan.e.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/thumbs\/th-tarzan.e.jpg?resize=199%2C132\" \/><\/a>summary without looking it up. The film stars Alexander Skarsgard as Tarzan who, in the movie, is quite civilized, British and sophisticated despite the fact that he was raised by gorillas in the jungle. This disappointed me because it is one thing to make a bad movie but it\u2019s even more disappointing when the film has a template to follow and doesn\u2019t. In the original film, Jane is British but in this adaptation she is American. This really confused me because of its inconsistency with the original story. Another disappointing aspect is that the apes in this film were not his friends. They were his enemies. The back story of Tarzan is all about how he was raised by gorillas and how they are his family. I did not enjoy seeing Tarzan fighting the creatures that are supposed to be his family. <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/tarzan.b.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"198\" vspace=\"5\" hspace=\"5\" height=\"101\" border=\"0\" align=\"right\" title=\"tarzan.b.jpg\" alt=\"tarzan.b.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/thumbs\/th-tarzan.b.jpg?resize=198%2C101\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Looking past that inconsistency and hard-to-follow plot, on the positive side, the film has impressive visuals that make it quite entertaining. The characters are not ones you get attached to or gain a bond with and, me for that makes the movie lack the emotional connection it needs to really draw in the audience.<\/p>\n<p>I feel as if the film doesn\u2019t focus on appropriate things. It focuses a lot on business schemes<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/tarzan.g.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"198\" vspace=\"5\" hspace=\"5\" height=\"132\" border=\"0\" align=\"right\" alt=\"tarzan.g.jpg\" title=\"tarzan.g.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/thumbs\/th-tarzan.g.jpg?resize=198%2C132\" \/><\/a>to get money rather than the emotional struggles and journeys in the jungle.<\/p>\n<p>The film has little details and aspects that are alright, such as the casting, but I just did not find the movie compelling. I think it would interest people that like historical fiction and recommend it for tweens and teens. People between the ages of 30 to 60 would also enjoy it because of its complexity and historical background. I would not go out of my way to see this and rank it 2 out of 5 stars because I was so disappointed in it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This latest installation of the Tarzan mythology follows Tarzan who has acclimated to life in London and is called back to his former home in the jungle to investigate the activities at a mining encampment. KIDS FIRST! 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