However, unknown to Clayton, Rom has an additional ulterior motive with links to his past, and before long Clayton is forced to adopt his Tarzan persona once more, interacting with the animals of the jungle to save his wife and free the slaves.Īside from some unexpectedly hokey CGI special effects, The Legend of Tarzan is an engaging and enjoyable adventure romp, with a handsome leading cast, a traditionally despicable villain, well-conceived character motivations and emotional revelations, and an unexpectedly strong socio-political aspect involving the colonial Belgians and their terrible treatment of the Congolese population. Jackson) to help investigate possible acts of slavery against the native population by representatives of King Leopold II of Belgium upon their return Clayton and his wife Jane (Margot Robbie) encounter the ruthless Leon Rom (Christophe Waltz), King Leopold’s emissary in the Congo, who is soon revealed to be using slaves to extract diamonds and build railroads on behalf of the Belgians. Clayton is convinced to return to Africa by American lawyer George Washington Williams (Samuel L. In this new story, Swedish actor Alexander Skarsgård stars as John Clayton, the Earl of Greystoke, who has abandoned his Tarzan name and settled fairly comfortably into the life of an English aristocrat.
This latest cinematic adaptation, directed by Harry Potter alumnus David Yates, could almost be seen as a sequel to the excellent 1984 film Greystoke, which told the chronological origins of Tarzan. There have been dozens of movies and TV shows based on Edgar Rice Burroughs’s classic Tarzan story since he was first introduced in literature in 1912.
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