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Amadou · Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 4:05 am Post subject: A 'Tarzan' issue

I watched "Tarzan" recently, and I loved it to the point it's my second favorite Disney movie. And I have a question, or remark to ask/make.

The little Tarzan got upset every time he heard or got hints that he was different from the other gorillas, he wanted badly to be like them, like his "mom". When he came to the teenage period, he should have noticed that one day his face began to cover with hair. So, if he was so eager to resemble his simian congeners, - and here is my question - where is his beard?... Why would he want to shave it?

(I won't even ask, how come that he knew -without anybody around there who could actually set examples for him- how to articulate his mouth and everything inside it, to reproduce English sounds.......and he knew how his name would sound in human language......-while I don't think it's the same in gorillas' language. Or he is a genius.)
Confused

(I hope I have made myself clear)
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APK · Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 2:34 pm Post subject:

I always thought that Tarzan was naturally hairless. I know it's impossible to not be hairy at all, especially for guys but there are some dudes who have trouble growing a beard. Johnny Depp has claimed he can't grow facial hair except for that little mustache and I know my brother doesn't grow facial hair except for a little mustache sometimes and he's in his 20s.

I'm not sure, but I think a few guys are virtually hairless on their chest and back without having to shave or wax but they usually at least have hair on their legs and arms.

Then again, why doesn't Aladdin have nipples? Laughing

In real life, Tarzan probably would not have been able to learn English but in the movie, Tarzan was always good at mimicing sounds, even the sound of an elephant.

Calluna · Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 4:41 pm Post subject:

As to the language issue, my guess is that as a baby he had already started to learn some English (even if he couldn't speak it yet) and that that helped him to learn it faster as an adult. Even so he shouldn't have learned it that fast, I don't think. Laughing

Maybe his original human name sounded similar to "Tarzan"?
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AladdinsGenie · Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 5:56 pm Post subject:

Calluna · Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 7:22 pm Post subject:

At least in Pocahontas they semi-explained that it was magic. Or at least The Power of Love™. Laughing

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AladdinsGenie · Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 8:51 pm Post subject:

The Magical Leaves Edition! Laughing

Emmlei · Prince/Princess Joined: 21 Aug 2006 Posts: 184

That's something of a carryover from the original novels. Burrough wrote him to a very quick learner and a good mimic, so Tarzan did mimic sounds around him. I read the book once, and I had fun with the fact he learned French first, then English.

And his name was John Clayton, Lord Greystoke (yes, the book version Clayton, who wasn't trigger happy, was a distant cousin. Have fun with that Laughing

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Jafaria · Vizier's Handmaiden Joined: 14 Feb 2006 Posts: 419

That's why he started tugging on Jafar's beard when he first went to the palace, he was wondering if he could steal it.