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It’s a Tarzan thing.

July 18, 2016 By Talya Tate Boerner 3 Comments

It’s true. I have a thing for Tarzan. We go way back. As a kid I never missed a Saturday afternoon Tarzan movie, especially when Johnny Weissmuller played the part. He was legit . A hero. A survivor. He was one with the jungle and rode an elephant like nobody’s business.

I wanted to be Jane. I wanted to live in a treehouse and do the yell and fill out a loincloth dress and have a chimpanzee friend and never go to school ever again.

But that didn’t happen.

What did happen was this… In the back of Mrs. Ashley’s very organized 7th grade English classroom, a private library of her personal books lined wire shelves. We were allowed to check out books any day of the week. It was in this magical place that I learned of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Tarzan books. I read them all and began my own collection thanks to the Scholastic Book Fair order forms.

I still have my well loved, well read collection.

my Tarzan Books

Yesterday I saw The Legend of Tarzan movie, because, well, Tarzan. John humored me, I know that. He went with low expectations, but we both left the theatre pleasantly surprised.

Tarzan (Alexander Skarsgard) and Jane (Margot Robbie) provided most excellent eye candy. The breathtaking scenery provided a wonderful escape from reality—and don’t we need that? Yes, the movie was a little corny at times. Each time Samuel L. Jackson delivered a line, I felt transported back to the present instead of the 1800s. (I don’t think men of that time said, “Man, we’re screwed.” Did they?) But seriously, Tarzan never looked better swinging through the jungle. The elephants spoke without saying a word. In fact, all the requisite animals made an appearance.

The Legend of Tarzan entertained me. Isn’t that the point of a July movie?

Oh to be Jane.

Grace Grits and Gardening
Farm. Food. Garden. Life.

P.S. I highly recommend you add  Tarzan of the Apes to your summer reading. It’s a great book.

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Musical Pairing:

Jethro Tull – Bungle in the Jungle

Filed Under: Memories, Reading & Books Tagged With: movies, summer movies, Tarzan the Ape Man, The Legend of Tarzan

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Comments

  1. Gary D. Henderson says

    July 18, 2016 at 9:58 am

    A larger part of me than I’m comfortable admitting NEEDS for you to put those books into numerical order. 🙂

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  2. Talya Tate Boerner says

    July 19, 2016 at 8:16 am

    Yeah, I’m not sure how #6 jumped out of place.

    Reply
  3. Dorothy Johnson says

    July 19, 2016 at 9:32 am

    I saw all the Tarzan movies, too, when I think of Tarzan Johnny comes to mind first. However, I didn’t read the books. Your 7th grade teacher was wise.

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Hi! I'm Talya Tate Boerner. Writer, Reader, Arkansas Master Naturalist / Master Gardener, Author of

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