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TARZAN

I have been thinking about The Emerald Forest; the film that I saw the other day; Friday.

And not just about Charlie Boorman with his war paint and not much else.

I forgot to mention the Tarzan connection in my writeup.

It is sort of obvious; the same story arc, similar circumstances. The kid gets taken by the aboriginal tribe instead of monkeys.

Where I think they always had to push the Tarzan myth a bit because of the apes; squeeze out some more believability; this is not the case in this film.

There is a language. People from the outside including the boy's dad understand it.

The people who raise the kid have wisdom, dignity and grace. They are loving and highly skilled.

Late in the film we find that some other tribes have civilized and were able to do it. The language barrier is crossed. They are not stupid. They are well evolved.

Anyway, nice thoughts. It is still all a fantasy like situation even if it is based on a true story.

It lingers nicely in the mind. That usually gets a film a 5 out of Netflix5.

And while we are at it, I found out or remembered that Charlie Boorman is the best friend that traveled around the world on a motorcycle with Ewan McGregor.

Here's Charlie 20 years later. And Ewan. There is a DVD of the trip; The Long Way Round