tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6993256352257741804.post9169357173616016166..comments2023-12-12T15:27:50.573-08:00Comments on Lead Capes - A Superhero Wargames Blog: Superhero Media: The Legend of Tarzan (2016)Hat Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06749036845629700735noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6993256352257741804.post-43584428279697873402020-05-16T03:56:49.033-07:002020-05-16T03:56:49.033-07:00As someone who has studied (and has a degree in) b...As someone who has studied (and has a degree in) both English Literature and Film Studies, my experience has been that contemporary readings of older texts has been the norm. Characters like Tarzan have been around so long and had so many interpretations, ideas like Tarzan being an anit-colonialist are the only way to tell new stories with the concept. Personally, I think that story would be interesting, if told plainly, rather than hinted at obtusely, as was done in this film. Hat Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06749036845629700735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6993256352257741804.post-47623437077924385082020-05-16T01:53:59.044-07:002020-05-16T01:53:59.044-07:00I would say that modern political and social viewp...I would say that modern political and social viewpoints shoehorned into a source material that predates such ideals will never sit well. This coupled with the current batch of Hollywood `must include' in a film set pieces or sub-plots make things very similar to what has predated it.Phil Curranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06828625218031670912noreply@blogger.com