1999 · animation · family
Tarzan
Directed by Chris Buck, Kevin Lima1h 28m1999
Tarzan was a small orphan who was raised by an ape named Kala since he was a child. He believed that this was his family, but on an expedition Jane Porter is rescued by Tarzan. He then finds out that he's human. Now Tarzan must make the decision as to which family he should belong to...
Our read: Tarzan (1999) reads as a warm, kinetic, grounded animation · family entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, tender in temperature, redemptive in outlook.
Warm, kinetic, measured animation / family, grounded in texture. Redemptive, mid-stakes, tender.
- warm
- brisk
- redemptive
- tender
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How Tarzan feels to watch.
Each axis is scored by hand, not from votes or genre averages. The bar uses the film's own colours.
What watching it is actually like.
“You want Disney jungle adventure, Phil Collins songs, and identity tug-of-war.”
Skip it tonight — Animated musicals or vine-swinging earnestness feel too kiddie tonight.
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