介绍:
Two weeks ago, I went to the theater and watched The Legend of Tarzan. In the film, Tarzan, now a gentleman living in London, is called back to his former home in the jungle to investigate slave trading, and with the help of old and new friends, he saves the land from becoming a huge slave plant.
I loved it; it's the best film I've watched in theater this year!
First of all, the story was masterfully written, very believable, and I didn't find any obvious logic flaws. What I especially appreciate is the control of tempo; for example, 10 minutes into the film, Tarzan is already on his way back to Africa. You can feel that the director intends to tell a good story and every scene serves that purpose.
Second, the film has a very strong cast and the acting is amazing. I mean, the characters in this movie are typical in Hollywood films, and the actors can easily do a mediocre job and no one would blame them, yet instead, they clearly studied their roles and acted with high standards. I remember, Jane, Tarzan's wife, when she first appeared, I thought: Oh, No, she's going to be the typical stubborn and good for nothing but screaming kind of role, but No, the actress's acting turned out to be very convincing and memorable.
What I liked most about this film is that it conveys a profound message. Unlike other commercial films that you walk out of the theater and you forget about, the Legend of Tarzan provoked a lot of thoughts in my mind. It forced me to think about the relationship between humans and nature, and left me ashamed of the lack of respect for mother nature which has made our existence on the planet a possibility.
And I was particularly disgusted by the ugly truth of slavery which will always be a stain in human history, but the film made me wonder how we shall teach our children about it so that they can see its evil nature and understand why it was there. So, even though the film wasn't well received by neither critics nor moviegoers, I myself had a very good experience watching it and found it excellent.
