By DJ Momo
Spider-Man, Terminator and Cinderella;
What do these movies have in common? They are all movies that, in recent years,
have had some sort of reboot. This week saw the release of another one of those
remakes in the form of The Legend of Tarzan. The Legend of Tarzan is a new
movie made by Warner Bros that tries to recreate the eponymous story with a
more adult twist and, I have to say, I am really divided on the whole issue.
Let’s start with the cast. Alexander Skarsgard stars in
the movie as Tarzan opposite of Margot Robbie’s version of Jane Porter. The
movie also includes Samuel L. Jackson as George Washington Williams, a friend
of Tarzan’s and Christoph Waltz as Captain Leon Rom, a captain sent by the King
to the Congo. The acting of the main four actors in the movie was impeccable,
but I was left expecting more. While Skarsgard’s and Jackson’s roles were
well-rounded, Robbie’s character was not as likable as intended and Waltz’s
role as Rom was not worthy of him.
Talking about the plot, the movie faced quite a few
problems. First off, the movie started out really slowly, taking about 30-40
minutes before getting in the actual plot of the story. This really pushes
people’s patience because not only was it slow, it was also boring and tedious.
Also, the movie spent quite a lot of time working on the African setting,
trying to build this whole community of animals with “traditions” and
“customs”. This is all fun and good, but for a movie that takes around 2 hours,
there isn’t enough time to present this stuff. But even worse is the fact that
five seconds after they are introduced, these customs, without advancing the
plot, go out the window and are forgotten for the rest of the movie. A good
example of what they should have done is the recent The Jungle Book which
really managed to introduce those customs without it killing the plot. They
honestly would have fit better in a television show with more time and more
build-up. Another problem, and it’s important to mention here that this is a
Warner Bros movie, this movie had the EXACT. FORMULA. OF A MARVEL MOVIE. The
movie literally made it feel like it was trying to be part of this universe
with the battles happening the exact way they happened in the Marvel movies and
every other plot point following. One last thing: When you spend the whole
movie making bets with the guy next to you, and winning every single one
because there is no surprise whatsoever, it is problematic.
Looking at directing, I have nothing but praise for
David Yates. The shots were amazing, the score’s placement in the movie was perfect.
I honestly felt like the movie was really well built and well led. While
talking about his directing, its important to note the work that was done on
the setting, and how the light was used in multiple scenes, you really can see
the attention to details he has. Then, you have the effects: they were AMAZING. The gorillas, the
ostriches, all the animals felt so realistic, I really thought they must have
trained real animals to act like that.
Finally, it is worth noting that, even with all the
negatives, the movie was a good experience. I honestly enjoyed watching it as
it felt fun and exciting at the same time. I would give that movie a 5.5/10.
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