David Yates’ film takes the same route Tim Burton took in Alice in Wonderland, and before you recoil in doubt, let me explain. Rest easy, the only similarity The Legend of Tarzan shares with Alice is that both feature protagonists who are called back into the land where they first had their adventures, the lands where they became, and still remain - legends.
He is now John Clayton III, Lord Greystoke. He sips tea, speaks infrequently, and sits, visibly uncomfortable, in gentlemen’s clothes. And then Samuel L Jackson reminds him who he used to be, and why he needs to return to the jungles of Africa to protect his kingdom – and save the woman he loves.
Tarzan and Jane are a legendary romantic couple. And this movie treats them with respect, telling the origin of their romance, and how it has evolved over time.