The Legend of Tarzan - The Swing is off the mark by a longggggggggg way

When there is something new in the market, obviously, a competitor will not be far enough. They will immediately jump on the bandwagon and ensure that the pie is divided for them also especially if the product is commercially successful. Among the many wild boy characters to have danced with the untamed and undomesticated animals in the jungle, Tarzan is also a person whose roots are predominantly influenced by Kipling's Mowgli. Numerous movies have been released under the eponymous character and The Legend of Tarzan is continuing the wild legacy now.

Disney's The Jungle Book was a highly successful visual triumph. The trailers of The Legend of Tarzan also promised a similar feast for the eyes. Does the promise set by the trailers satisfy the innate uninhibited and unrestrained free and true feelings of the audience?  

The elephant scene where Tarzan bows to a herd of crossing elephants is more than enough to say whether The Jungle Book or The Legend of Tarzan wins the battle of visual effects. The crowning glory goes to Disney's Jungle Book for their attention to detail and superior VFX. However, The Legend of Tarzan's only savior is their cinematography and CGI in an otherwise dismal film.

The background of Tarzan is assumed to be known to the audience and the story directly takes us to the plot where Tarzan is looking polished and refined in his suit considering his raw and feral nature when he was suited up only in his loins. Mbonga wants Tarzan's head on the platter as he killed his dear son. In a flashback, it is revealed that Mbonga's son kills Tarzan's mother, Kala and as an act of revenge, he kills the boy in a fit of rage. Samuel L Jackson wants to expose the slave trade in the region and accompanies Tarzan in his quest to protect the weak people. Unfortunately, SLJ is made a mockery in the movie and is reduced to a mere sidekick by providing Should-I-Laugh-for this scene humor. Similarly, Christopher Waltz, who has effortlessly reprised scintillating performances in his earlier films, has also played down in his role as Captain Rom. Two very talented actors' potential in the dumps. Even the romantic scenes between Tarzan and Jane did not evoke the intense love that was showed between them in the 1999 Disney version. There was no sense of even a remote feeling of sympathy or pity when the chief refused to be on his knees before he was brutally murdered or the tribal people captured as slaves and their villages burnt down though these two scenes should have been the gravitas of emotionally charged up scenes. It's pictured like "yeah..it happens..so what?" and makes totally uninvolved towards the characters at that point when it should have been otherwise.

Likewise, the legendary Tarzan swing, the highlight of the protagonist which should have been relished and devoured with gusto by the audience, was simply missing the He-nailed-it feeling and factor. It was like some Tom, Dick and Harry swaying through the trees. 

Overall, The Legend of Tarzan's trailer was way better than the movie itself.