Tarzan the Apeman is an action-packed adventure, circa 1932. And racy! Who knew that the implication of sex is far more sexy than the real thing? Elephant graveyards, juju, five-time Olympic gold medalist Johnny Weismuller, a super cute and hilarious chimp named Cheeta, actual ethnographic footage and weird allusions to colonialism make an evening with Tarzan worthwhile. Did I mention Johnny Weismuller?Feminist theorists love this movie because Jane, woman, is given voice. It must be mentioned, but who even wants to go there? I'm much more satisfied sticking with the weird ethnography and loincloths. It may say more than the theory. Then again, it may not.
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