

Um but the things to think about are the physics that goes on as jane swings down on the vine. So we'll treat everything like points or spheres if we really want to think about spheres. And I'm making that what I call mass to and Tarzan His mass three, he's on the ground to begin with And he has a mass of 72 kg, but there's a sequence of events um and we're going to treat the vine as if it acts in the center of mass of the vine. Now, this is a jane saving Tarzan type scenario And I am modeling Jane, she is mass one and 60 kg swinging on the end of a vine divine itself has a mass of uh huh 30 kg. I always embarrass myself at the movies it seems.We have kind of an interesting sequence of events.

Potts and Chip from Beauty and the Beast! I thought it was funny, but I don't think anyone else in the theater got it since I seemed to be the only one laughing. I felt the same way walking out of this one as I did from Beauty and the Beast and The Lion King. (well, I guess he WAS in The Phantom Menace) This truly is one of Disney's classics. I wish he worked in more films other then Kenneth Kenneth Branagh's Shakespeare films, but alas. Man, do I love his voice! It's the Voice of God! The deep, rich tones always give me a chill. And then there is Brian Blessed as the villain, Clayton. Her father is a stereotypical egghead professor who is as clumsy as he is smart.
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Minnie Driver is great as the strong, yet proper British lady of the time.
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The kids were just as wrapped up in the movie as the adults.

All the questioning ceased and I got to enjoy the film in complete "adult-like" silence. The film is very skewed towards adults HOWEVER, as I was surrounded by a mob of kids there was dead silence right after the main gorillas lose their baby and Tarzan loses his parents to the leopard at the beginning. Rosie O'Donnell's ape and the elephant are the only comic relief and don't have much of it. :-) What surprised me was the dramatic tilt of the film. (Tarzan does have nipples unlike Aladdin). Some of the situations are a little contrived, but it is mostly Disney sticking with a winning formula. Disney's Tarzan makes a different decision that Edgar Rice Burroughs' and I think it works better, but it's the decision I would make in the same situation.

And family is what this film is all about. Tarzan moves like liquid, filling the screen with gymnastic ease especially the scene where he fights a leopard to save his ape family. As for the picture itself: wow! This is the most beautiful Disney animation ever: lush, detailed, quick and smooth. Don't misunderstand me, the characters do sing, but it's more Rosie O'Donnell doing scat with the other apes as they destroy a camp and a very welcome singing cameo by Glenn Close doing the beginning of a lullaby that Phil takes over. It seems he was very inspired by the material and has rediscovered his love of music. The open number (and sequence) is best albeit Lion King-esque. He ventures into the Peter Gabriel territory, but does a great job especially with the rhythms since he IS a drummer. I mean who wants to hear an ape man spouting out show tunes? Hakuna Matata! The only songs are some of the best work Phil Collins has done in many years. When I first heard that Disney was doing a version of the Tarzan story, I was hesitant. Well, being the big animation fan that I am, I went to see Tarzan this afternoon.
