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What We Like About Tarzan

    • deebashree.mohanty@timesgroup.com
    • Publish Date: Jun 30 2016 10:50AM
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    • Updated Date: Jul 6 2016 9:06AM
What We Like About Tarzan

The synopsis of the ‘Legend of Tarzan’ reads — “The gentleman summoned to 10 Downing Street by the Prime Minister of England is John Clayton III, fifth Earl of Greystoke, and a member of the House of Lords.  But half a world away, and what seems like a lifetime ago, he had gone by another name…a name that has since become legend.  Tarzan” —and so the tone is set from the beginning. This edition of ‘Tarzan’ is not what it seems to be —another fairytale born out of the deepest woods in SA. According to Craig Brewer, who has done the screenplay for the film, “the story is set in historical events surrounding King Leopold’s occupation of the Congo, so it was interesting to involve Tarzan and Jane with people connected to that time and place.” Though Tarzan and Jane are fictional, they interact with characters loosely based on figures who actually existed: George Washington Williams, a soldier-turned-humanitarian, played by Samuel L Jackson; and the main antagonist, Leon Rom, played by Christoph Waltz.
 
 
 
 
  

 "Values that this ever-green character portrays like: courage, adventure, compassion, helpfulness, kindness and innocence are values that remain idealistic for one and all." 
Anagha Ramanujam, class IX, HFS, Mumbai

 
"His spirit is what appeals to me. I developed a fascination for animals as a kid because of him."
Neil Trivedi, class XII, DPS, Gandhinagar

 

"I like the way he screams, the way he speaks to various animals and the way he travels through trees. In my childhood I used to jump around from here to there and my mother used to scream at me, ‘stop jumping like Tarzan."
Shreyas Kumar, class IX, St Mira's High School, Bengaluru


 

As Tarzan searched for who he was, he encouraged others to search for their identities. I feel the same way Kala did when she saw him “You’ll be in my heart from this day on and now and forever”.
Tanya Singh, class XI, Bhavan Vidyalaya, Chandigarh
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

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