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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.

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Warm, kinetic, measured animation / family, grounded in texture. Redemptive, mid-stakes, tender.

ElsewhereIMDb7.3265kRT90%Metacritic80TMDB7.47k
  • warm
  • brisk
  • redemptive
  • tender
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DNA · twelve axes

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.

MoodHeavy ↔ Cosy
PacingSlow-burn ↔ Kinetic
IntensityGentle ↔ Extreme
WeirdnessConventional ↔ Surreal
HopeNihilistic ↔ Redemptive
StakesIntimate ↔ Epic
HumourNone ↔ Broad
RealityGrounded ↔ Fantastical
DensitySparse ↔ Twisty
WarmthCold ↔ Tender
AuteurTransparent ↔ Signature
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“You want Disney jungle adventure, Phil Collins songs, and identity tug-of-war.”

ends warmyou’ll feel glowing aftergrabs you earlygrips from the openattention 2/5breezes by
Date nightWith friendsSoloWith parentsKids around
Heads-upgraphic violenceanimal harm

Skip it tonight — Animated musicals or vine-swinging earnestness feel too kiddie tonight.

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