*TARZAN (1999)* is SO HYPE!! | First Time Watching | (reaction/commentary/review)

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Tarzan was such an interesting character! What made his journey that much more interesting was the dynamic he had with his adoptive father and his very nurturing mother. Also, the music slapped! Enjoy :)
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TARZAN (1999) is SO HYPE!! | First Time Watching | (reaction/commentary/review)
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[@h.haydon8044]

Everyone always react to Clayton's death, but Disney had the gall to show both of Tarzan's parents dead.

[@thecocoacouch]

They were both horrifying 😆😆

[@lilscenechick1995]

I understood death a lot sooner than most kids and that part made me so deeply sad as a kid.

[@taylornusteling8692]

Yeah, and the splattered blood everywhere after Sabour mauled and killed them. 😳😰💀

[@toodleloos]

really subtly too or i was just an unobservant child because i had no idea they were there til I watched it as an adult 😂

[@bambiquinton8946]

​@@thecocoacouch Same I was born in 1999, the same year, this movie Tarzan was released.

[@fernandaparraguirre5237]

the way i see Kerchak's character, the biggest thing holding him back from conecting with Tarzan was the grief for the son he lost in the beginning. He says to Kala "he won't replace the one we lost" and i do feel like that thought continues to weight down on Kerchak's mind for the rest of the movie, and with it the resentment towards Tarzan for not being what his first son was. It's as if Kala healed from the loss by opening herself up for love again, taking care of Tarzan, while Kerchak never quite recovered because he remained closed: he has to lead so he leads, he has to be strong so he's strong. He never stops to let go of the grief, only redirects his frustration at Tarzan. I think this movie paints a pretty good picture of grief and love in that way

[@paulchavez3039]

So true. That's what I get from it as well. This movie also speaks to at least four different types of masculinity: one being pretty friggin toxic obviously, one saddled with so much burden to provide and maintain strength and security even if it means sacrificing the emotional growth and well-being of your community, another that is so trusting-loyal-honest-pure silly and accepting, and the positive mirror of all the things in between those archetypes that can go wrong in the face of adversity. I'll let you decide who is who ❤

[@denisemay6807]

Yes totally. My3-year-old granddaughter loves this movie and particularly when they show the first scenes with the baby being found, watching her face she is just captivated!

[@hasicazulatv2078]

Solid explanation

[@brookerickettson4950]

I loved in the tie in Animated series (bc of course) how they didn’t forget Him, and at one point Tarzan makes a memorial statue of him in a cave the gorillas use during hurricanes, so he could always watch over them.

[@nicollevitorianovaisvicent8511]

@@paulchavez3039 you are totally talking about Cleyton, Kerchak, Jane's father and Tarzan, in that respective order. I love how you described Tarzan as a mirror, because is exactly who he are, he mirrored everyone he knew, and perfected to his condition/position/personality

[@JessieWard33]

I've watched so many reactors at this point that I literally thought you had already seen Tarzan. 😂

[@albapastor6538]

Same here lol 😅😂

[@16taysia]

Right?! 😂😂😂

[@Elena-bq8zc]

Same

[@anamimi18]

Legit

[@brandibastian4193]

Thank you for saying this because there are so many reactors I've watched watch different shows and movies that I swear sometimes a reaction will come out and I'll be like didn't (s)he already do this!?

[@ZondaFRoadster]

How ironic that Brian Blessed, the voice of Clayton, is actually a passionate wildlife conservationist, and has his own private sanctuary with thousands of rescued animals!

[@RealBradMiller]

OMG. Brian Blessed, the deepest voice I have ever heard. His laugh is.... Healing.

[@PHSDM104]

You mean "BRIAN BLESSED"?

[@kgunitkeese17]

Even more ironic: he was the one that did the Tarzan yell.

[@Laoruperteen18]

@@RealBradMiller Steven Hartley claims the top prize for deepest voice.

[@vyshak4455]

​@@kgunitkeese17 They ended up using the yell by Tarzan's voice actor for the movie

[@jessc.994]

This movie has so many great quotes. Three of my favorites: “Put me down! Ahh pick me up pick me up!” “And Daddy! They took my boot!!” “Mom…are you sure this water’s sanitary? It looks questionable to me!”

[@milo_thatch_incarnate]

Don’t forget “what kind of primitive beasts made this mess” 😂

[@zeph0shade]

I mean, they are great lines when you have the context, but not especially quotable... As opposed to something like "I've had it with your emotional constipation!" I have actually used the term "emotional constipation" before, thinking of this quote.

[@accalialb]

@@zeph0shade I mean ''dishonor on you! Dishonor on you cow!'' isn't really quotable out of context, still do it very often. xD

[@zeph0shade]

@@accalialb Nah that absolutely is quotable out of context! Makes sense to pull that one out anytime someone does or says something you want to be jokingly 'offended' by, which I think for most people is fairly often. OP's are just a lot more scenario-specific which IMO means less quotable. Like go ahead and quote them too, but they probably won't make sense unless you're: A - Being picked up B - Your boot just got stolen and you're informing your dad (or, *ahem* maybe somebody else) C - You're being asked to drink water from a questionable source

[@proctologistbarbie]

why does it require context to be quotable, sometimes it’s fun to just quote for the sake of it lol

[@rachelmcdonald7296]

Terk is actually a girl, her full name is Terkina which her mother calls her at the very beginning when Karla shows up with Tarzan, also calls her little lady and later on Tantor calls her missy. She's just a tom-boy.

[@vdez836]

She's also voiced by the great Rosie O'Donnell!

[@XLoveOfLifeX]

I watched this movie as a child like all the time and it took me till my adult life to realize that xD

[@Smeowglass]

Tarzan should be renamed to "Phil Collins bangers featuring the ape man"

[@denimvelvet4670]

I feel like that's the movie's real name, and then Tarzan is just the shorter nickname everyone knows it by.

[@lilscenechick1995]

Honestly! Phil Collins went so hard for this soundtrack and I love it. The story and animation would still be amazing but it wouldn’t hit the same without Phil Collins.

[@Tinman452]

Fun fact, The actor who voiced tarzan, couldnt do a convincing tarzan roar, so Brian Blessed who voiced the villain Clayton did it instead.

[@vyshak4455]

They ended up using the yell from Tarzan's voice actor for the movie.

[@ThePinkDragon]

wpw

[@ThePinkDragon]

wow

[@JakkFrost1]

​@@vyshak4455not according to anything I can find on Google.

[@Bonobanos]

he also couldnt do an english accent so they let him speak in his own american accent

[@PootPootMagoot]

Phil Collins always nails the soundtrack, he also did the soundtrack for Brother Bear which is a pretty underrated Disney film!

[@michelle1794]

He already watched it not long ago iirc Edit: no he didn't, my bad, mistook it for another reaction lol I hope he watches it

[@laurencesnee8362]

He also surprisingly did a voice role in The Jungle Book 2

[@preciousbun]

I hope he watches Brother Bear at some point, it's such a good movie and Phil Collin's did an amazing work on it too :')

[@jxa155]

Every time I hear "Two Worlds" being played in this movie, I get teary-eyed so much for no reason. 🥺🥺🥺

[@bidishah]

For me it's Son of Man! 😅

[@judithrojasmolina4231]

Same!❤

[@InABroadwayStateOfMind]

‘You’ll Be In My Heart’ is the one that never fails to make me weep.

[@jxa155]

@@InABroadwayStateOfMind oh yes, that one too! But it's just really unexplainable for me when it comes to Two Worlds. Maybe because of how the parallel of the two families is being illustrated.

[@andrewcabral963]

I feel like swinging along side Tarzan when I listen to this song.

[@isarcastic5445]

I AM adopted. Im 27 years guy from Poland 🇵🇱. And I know this feeling. You arę not alike like the rest of your Family. But my mum and dad adopted me and loved me, the streanger boy, like my real parents never did. This is why, I always cry on This movie.

[@MirandaOdom-lu9bc]

I’m adopted too. And my family loves me just as I am and has always made sure I felt like a part of the family. My mom is my biological paternal grandmother’s cousin so we’re distantly related by blood.

[@jessquinn6106]

I am also adopted. there are several Disney and Non Disney films like this, that is hard for me to watch

[@divinelangene6813]

​@@jessquinn6106❤❤❤❤❤

[@kingofbudokai]

Tarzan's yell (especially in the scene after he defeats Sabor) is one of the single most underrated pieces of voice acting in history. People just don't understand how hard it is to yell convincingly with that kind of power behind it.

[@loupgarou95]

I heard that Tarzan's voice actor couldn't actually pull it off and that Clayton's voice actor is the one who did the yells.

[@BigBWolf90]

​@@loupgarou95that's correct which got a little bit of a chuckle out of the cast & crew

[@alking7655]

​@@BigBWolf90Indeed, with Clayton being the villain. Also, opposite to the portrayed character, Brian is a keen conservationist and runs an animal sanctuary.

[@kalahkirby5422]

The voice of Clayton does the yell of Tarzan.

[@short_sprite]

Fun Fact: Phil Collins wrote “you’ll be in my heart” for his daughter ❤

[@lilscenechick1995]

I can’t listen to it without getting tears in my eyes 🥺❤️

[@RedCaio]

when my son was newborn I'd sing random lullabies to him. Do NOT sing "You'll Be In My Heart" to your newborn. You will lose it and be a sobbing mess lol.

[@divinelangene6813]

Lily?

[@short_sprite]

@@divinelangene6813 I believe so! since she was just a baby when this was released

[@hasicazulatv2078]

Its the song i sang to my kids when they were babies. ❤ love phil collins

[@Samgreen90]

(At 36:24) You want to know the sad part, Tarzan and Clayton are indeed related in fact "Clayton" is their last names. Tarzan's real name is John Clayton II. Clayton's real name is William Cecil Clayton. Clayton is Tarzan's younger cousin.

[@dylancole1910]

I remember reading about that being the case in the original novel but I don’t know if they kept that for the film beyond using the name for that character.

[@phoebusapollo8365]

A nice little detail that animators put in the movie is that Kerchak and Tarzan don’t beat their chests with their fists, like apes are often incorrectly depicted, they beat their chests with their palms (or cupped palms) like real Gorillas do

[@JakkFrost1]

Which explains why it sounds higher pitched when real gorillas do it, more like popping bubbles than pounding drums.

[@JessieW6776]

“You’ll be in my heart” gets me every time 😭 Such a good movie.

[@EChacon]

Without a doubt one of my favorite films and perfect finale to close out the Disney Renaissance. Also Phil Collins who sang and wrote the songs of _Tarzan_ and _Brother Bear_ respectively in the original English language also sang the songs in French, German, Italian, and Spanish (both European and Latin Spanish). Finally some voice actors in Tarzan have also worked in other animated films for Disney, Wayne Knight who voiced Tantor the Elephant was the guy with the Pottery vases in _Hercules_ but on-screen fans know him for Nedry in _Jurassic Park_ and Newman in _Seinfeld_ and Sir Nigel Barnard Hawthorne, an English actor who voiced Archimedes Q. Porter voiced Fflewddur Fflam in _The Black Cauldron._

[@patrickedger2448]

The face Tarzan makes at 18:18 when Jane yeets herself off during the Baboon fiasco will forever be one of my favorite frames of any film. My man is so done 🤣

[@majolkhine12]

I can’t imagine the goosebumps everyone must’ve had in the studio from hearing Tarzan’s cry

[@danielq7620]

“It came out the year I was born” Me: 🤨👴🏽💀

[@ryapowa]

Made me feel old, I'm apparently 4 years older than him 😭

[@bigredcube91]

8 years. Anyone higher?

[@kari_325]

I was 15.

[@brianb8060]

I was 20 when the movie came out.

[@ryapowa]

@brianb8060 one thing that'd make you feel old is that you're almost as old as my mom lol

[@MissFlow]

Fun thing is: Tuk is a girl And so is Sabor. Main theory of why she is so agressive is territorial behaviour rather than wanting to eat. It's why she didn't eat Tarzan's parents as they were freshly killed and Sabor was interupted by Kala before she could get to Tarzan.

[@clarathiel7918]

Yes! It's short for terkina

[@hasicazulatv2078]

Bruh i didnt even think about how recent they had actually died now im even more sad 😢

[@brookerickettson4950]

I’ve heard this leopard was considered mad/evil even by other leopards, (kind of like The Land Before Time’s Sharptooth) and the name the movie’s crew went with is actually something for a Lionesses. Apparently the native name for she leopard didn’t sound evil enough.

[@Kal-El_138]

Terk*

[@lukasbauer8783]

​@@brookerickettson4950They made it a Leopard as a nod to realism seeing as lions don't live in the rain forrest.

[@wolfywox]

Something that I find most people miss when they watch this for the first time: Terk is a girl! Her full name is "Terkina", you hear her mom call her that when she asks what's wrong with Tarzan when she first sees him. She's voiced by Rosie O'Donnell. Something that I've always found interesting about this movie is how they portrayed Kerchak in relation to how gorilla family groups are structured. As the leader of the group, all of the younger gorillas would be his offspring, including Terk and the boys she regularly hangs out with. He never seems to have bonded with his other kids the way he did with his and Kala's, and I'm sure a certain amount of tbat was him distancing himself intentionally. On the other hand, the silverback of the group will usually kick out the males before they reach the age that Tarzan and the older boys are, to stop them from trying to take over the troop (this also helps ensure genetic diversity within the group).

[@skiesc1606]

the most versatile musical instrument is the voice :D which makes sense how he adopted the gorilla's language, and then mimicked all the sounds like the gunshots etc.

[@OmegaS-117]

This movie has 1 of my favorite movie soundtracks ever

[@PostpartumDoulaJerushah]

Did anyone notice at 8:50, Tarzans pupils literally CHANGE on his way back down from his fall? Wow, such incredible attention to detail!!

[@namcamap]

No word can describe a mother's tears. No word can heal a broken heart. Those lyrics hit hard with the scene of baby ape killed

[@mcmc4120]

So happy - I always feel Tarzan and Prince of Egypt are two movies that are criminally overlooked. 25 years and it still makes me cry like a baby.

[@ZondaFRoadster]

What about Treasure Planet?

[@petrastein2531]

@@ZondaFRoadster I was about to comment the same thing!! :)

[@dylancole1910]

Overlooked? Didn’t this movie win an Oscar or at least an award for the soundtrack and for best animation at the time it came out?

[@theojohn0410]

phil collins went unnecessarily beast mode on the soundtrack for this movie like why is it so good lmao

[@melissasheppard6674]

Thanks Oscar :) suggestions for future reactions: Robin Hood (Disney), It Takes Two (1995), The Sound of Music (1965) - only if you want to though. Peace :)

[@AutumnSun140]

Yes, I would live a reaction to the sound of music. It will forever be one of my favorites 😊

[@annabelledrake2027]

YES THE SOUND OF MUSIC WOULD BE SO GOOD

[@melissasheppard6674]

@@annabelledrake2027 it’s a bit long but I like it 😊 Christopher Plummer was handsome in it if I say so myself lol

[@MK-sw7do]

Rush (2013) Is a really cool movie, i hope one they he react to it.

[@lilscenechick1995]

Omg yes The Sound of Music ❤❤❤

[@chrisdiokno5600]

Fun fact, in the original novels Tarzan was based on, and yes he came from novels by Edward Rice Burroughs, Clayton was Tarzan's brother and or cousin, IIRC

[@pleasehelp2446]

They were cousins.

[@thesylph4336]

Sir what do you mean *and* ?! 😨

[@erinn5055]

​@@thesylph4336😂😂😂

[@mckenzie.latham91]

I like that Disney chose to write clayton as what tarzan would have been if he was raised in england showing the difference in nature and jruturel between the two, Tarzan is stronger for his upbringing and two families (human and ape) that’s why tarzan makes that point to Clayton later on that he’s “not a man like you.”

[@chrisdiokno5600]

@@thesylph4336 i couldnt recall if they were brothers or cousins

[@Goosemeyer]

The cry you remember is from a royalty free sound effects album people have been using since the 1960’s, including me

[@thecocoacouch]

I figured it’d be something like that 😆

[@nicolecolombatto35]

I just discovered your reaction channel last week and I have to say you’re one of the best out there! You’re so respectful and positive about the movies you react to, which is what people want to see when they watch you watching the films that shaped them growing up. You’re also so perceptive to important themes and to what makes these animated masterpieces so universal. Watching you fall in love with the songs and characters gives your viewers the opportunity to feel like they’re also falling in love for the first time, again ❤. Keep these reactions coming please, I’m such a fan!

[@wattsink2009]

36:22 One of the most intense Disney villain deaths ever! 😎

[@prettybxy77]

I remember when this movie came out. There were tons of awesome behind the scenes features on the Disney channel. Like, for example, the animators studied surfing and skateboarding footage in order to get his movement right, as he moves through the trees. Besides Mulan, it was also one of the first Disney animated films that utilized CGI for some shots. I wish I had good news to share about Phil Collins, but unfortunately, he's lost his ability to perform due to a spinal injury. But the songs he made for this film will live on forever.

[@kenlykkeslett7501]

Is the part about CGI true? The Hydra in Hercules would precede that, unless that somehow isn't CGI. Certainly looks like it anyway

[@prettybxy77]

@@kenlykkeslett7501 Yes, Hercules also used CGI for the hydra. Now that I think of it, I think the first Disney movie that ever used CGI was Aladdin, for the shots of him trying to escape the cavern on the flying carpet.

[@kenlykkeslett7501]

@@prettybxy77 Good call on Aladdin. I can't think of anything that might have been even earlier. The dancing in Beauty and the beast has a certain CGI feel, but I don't think it actually is? Also, depening on how you classify it, Toy story was also CGI before Tarzan.

[@wattsink2009]

Be sure to watch George Of The Jungle! 😁 You can’t call yourself a fan of Brendan Fraser if you haven’t seen George Of The Jungle!

[@hyunjiniret87]

This

[@veronikamajerova4564]

"Watch out for that tree!"

[@ShilohSmith]

Turk is a girl btw, her full name is Turkana 😂 her mum calls her little lady in the beginning, but the voice throws peoples off lmao

[@benlhyenethehyena9947]

Fun fact the voice actor for Tarzan couldn't do the iconic "Tarzan yell" so every time he yells it's done by the man voicing Clayton !

[@Celeborn93]

The production of this movie is just something to behold. The animation alone, my god. It is truly sad that we don't get these anymore.

[@JimboBaggins45]

Fun fact: the creators of frozen modeled Elsa’s parents after Tarzan’s parents as an Easter egg that they are actually the same people, and that Tarzan is a brother to Elsa and Anna.

[@HamishMacfleetwood-h6l]

Fun fact that is not true Frozen 2 debunked the her parents ended up in Africa theory. The timelines don’t add up Frozen takes place in July 1843 according to Glamour a fashion expert pointed out Elsa's coronation dress would have likely had layers and layers and layers of petticoats to make the skirt fuller. Tarzan takes place during the bustle period of the Victorian era.

[@jeremyferrell9753]

I remember watching years ago that the director said he wanted to give Tarzan a skater attitude and it was from his son he got the motivation

[@dylancole1910]

Attitude, not so much. The movements though, definitely, I can see it.

[@TheDaringPastry1313]

Disney and their stampedes, am I right? You were like, they could die from that. RIP Mufasa

[@fxlm5906]

They were not afraid to make it DARK back then in a way that only adult, with few exception, would get it, very well handled.

[@TylPhumin]

00:10 oh, if its about the songs, the next logical one should be Brother Bear~

[@flame-29936]

Yes! I can't wait for him to watch brother bear 😁 I still cry every time x

[@lingodelfo5415]

I guess after that Brave?

[@fightingfaerie]

It’s not Disney, but if we’re following pop artists covering an animated soundtrack, he should add Spirit to the list.

[@milo_thatch_incarnate]

This movie came out the year I was born too, I’ve watched it my entire life, it still never fails to disappoint. It’s so emotionally moving, I sing the songs all the time even when I’m not watching the movie cause they’re so good, and I tear up every time Kala’s baby dies in the beginning, and full on cry at her expression when Tarzan chooses to put his dad’s clothes and go.

[@primegotbars4343]

I could say so much about this movie. I was also born the year this came out, and this has been a comfort movie for me for as long as I can remember. One of the greatest disney movies ever made, and one of the best stories ever told in general

[@Dudeman23rd]

I knew Tarzan's soundtrack was good, but I forgot that Tarzan's soundtrack was THIS GOOD. Like, Jesus, Phil Collins, you didn't need to go this hard on the funny monkey man movie. What a legend.

[@bidishah]

Phil Collins did not have to go so hard for a Disney cartoon but I'm so grateful he did 😂😂😂

[@bigbob3623]

haven´t seen this movie since i was a child, and i just remember that the jaguar in the house scared the sh*t out of me and i was scared literally for days... but i remember also that the movie was great

[@Shaesi.]

Fun fact: Phil Collins sang the songs not only in English, but also in German, Italian, French and Spanish (Latin American and Castilian).

[@Xethuron]

A true legend

[@JamThaFab]

Fun fact. Before Frozen 2 was announced a creator of Frozen mad people believe that Tarzans parents are Elsa and Ana's parents and Tarzan is their lost brother.

[@shanajeangedeon9060]

I think the new theory is that Belle is a descendant of Jane and Tarzan (or a distant relative)

[@ple8379]

I always thought that theory was kinda stupid, Elsa and Anna's parents don't even look similar to Tarzan's parents, not to mention their boat caught fire, whilst in Frozen it sank. If these two movies were in the same timeline, wouldn't Tarzan be much later? Clothes of the parents look more like early 20st century or very late 19th, according to google, story takes place around 1900s. Frozen is thought to be happening around 1850s, that's half a century earlier. The only thing that could potentially back this idea up is that both of the couples traveled on a ship at some point, were in heterosexual relationship and looked to be similar age. I was always so confused, that theory never made sense to me :0.

[@nicholaspeters9919]

@@shanajeangedeon9060I think for the apparent times that the movies are set in, Jane would have to be a descendant of Belle.

[@shanajeangedeon9060]

@@nicholaspeters9919 Thanks. I couldn't remember the actual theory, so I just kinda guessed it👉🏽

[@milo_thatch_incarnate]

I thought that to her first, before I even saw the rumors on the Internet! The stories are so similar, and they look so similar! Kind of disappointing that it’s not canon

[@dylmarieeee]

I died laughing when Oscar said “*gasp* A MAN!!” That’s the best part 😂

[@elindayana8174]

ONE OF THE BEST MOVIES EVER! I'll always love Tarzan! 🤩🔥💕

[@CarWashReviews-Ethan]

I don't know whats going on with my brain. 1. I think i have Deja Vu thinking you already reacted to this movie 2. My deja vu lead me to start listening to the soundtrack (mostly of Phil Collins) yesterday. 3. Suddenly this pops up the day after me listening to the music. I'm glad you're reacting to this. Lol

[@andreazamora99]

Tarzan was a huge part of my childhood growing up. I remember they used to air this movie often on Disney Channel back then. And how cool that you're my age, 'cause I was also born the year this movie came out!

[@jessxani]

SO HAPPY YOU REACTED TO THIS!!!! one of my all time favorite childhood movies 🥹🥹🥹 the phil collin songs are sooo good

[@BETMARKonTube]

13:28 "That's gonna leave a pretty cool scar though" nope. 10 seconds later is totally gone.

[@fluoxetoon]

I watched this multiple times on our flight to Orlando back in 2000 😅 I'd missed the prologue the first time, so when it finished and stared again, I was so shocked to see it 😂 Minnie Driver's delivery on the line "And Daddy, they took my boot!" makes me laugh every time lol

[@ArabianLady]

It's one of my absolute favorites! Went to the theater to see it with my Mom for a girl's day out! Great memory. I will always treasure it, especially now that she is gone. I'll probably cry, but I'm hoping you'll love it .😊

[@AnatoleVGC]

This was one of my favourites as a kid. This, Lion King and Toy story were amazing growing up. Especially cause I lost an aunt really early in life and she used to take me and my brother to watch movies like this. It was cathartic to have movies like this. And this one starts SO sad but its SO good. I think child movies this days underestimate kids a lot, old disney movies didnt hold back

[@sarahthegeek1]

what is insane is that animaters watched skateboarders, surfers and snow boarding to get Tarzen's slides and glides in the trees. Also it blows my mind to me that I born in the begining of the 90s in 1991 and he was born at the end of the 90s at 1999... spirits take me

[@auburnsmith2062]

I recognize sound bits and voice actors so well too!! I absolutely recognize a few of Tarzan's baby noises that's too funny. You're such a cutie, man. This has always been one of my all-time favs. The animation is RICH. and Tarzan is such an unproblematic untoxic GREEN FLAG of a man and physically fit too are you kidding?? I was even obsessed with the animated series. Golden Disney

[@darreylhenderson702]

36:23 It took me till I was an adult to notice that you can see The shadow of Clayton's Dead body hanging In the background during the lightning flashes

[@raenorton7709]

PLEEEEEASE watch “The Prince of Egypt”! It is as epic as The Lion King. Plus it has Val Kilmer, Ralph Fiennes, Sandra Bullock, Jeff Goldblum, and Hans Zimmer is the composer! I mean, come on!

[@misseli1]

34:10 I never realized that Tarzan dove just like his dad in that scene!

[@Brimmy21]

My favorite part of this movie is Tantor being a germaphobe cuz honestly same "are you sure this water's sanitary? looks questionable to me!" 😂 My other favorite part is "And Daddy they took my boot!" 22:38 - 23:02 was also apparently unscripted from what i remember reading

[@dylancole1910]

It’s the jungle, of course it’s not 😂 In reality you’d wonder how Tarzan survived so long without at least knowing how to boil water.

[@paigeatwork]

this is one of my favorites! the art and music is so beautiful, and so many likeable characters.

[@acire8188]

As a Swedish person, I grew up watching this in Swedish. Feels sooo weird seeing this in English

[@davidcarnevale8885]

This is THE movie of my childhood! An absolutely amazing soundtrack that doesn't get the appreciation it deserves, and wonderful story. This and Hercules are my two favorite Disney movies. So great to see one of my favorite reactors watch one of my favorite movies!

[@misseli1]

I love how (whether he knows it or not) Tarzan avenged his birth parents and Kala & Kerchak's first son when he killed Sabor the Leopard. I wonder if that's why he gained Kerchak's respect.

[@Exekort]

As a kid I watched this movie so many times the VHS tape was damaged so I couldn't watch it anymore

[@az397]

Same

[@zsoltnagh1619]

Brother Bear is also a really good cartoon. Highly recommend it ❤

[@fantasyaj6510]

This movie won the well deserved Academy Award for Best Original Song for YOU'LL BE IN MY HEART. Also if you liked the Phil Collins music in this movie than I recommend watching Brother Bear (2003). Wonderful music by Phil Collins and Tina Turner.

[@avataraang122389]

The soundtrack

[@bidishah]

Couldn't agree more! ❤

[@N3RDYG0GGLES]

Dude the bit with the baby gorilla at the beginning gets me in tears every time, but the absolute shock on your face at the time somehow intensified it 😭 they really don’t make Disney movies this dark anymore

[@Danlutz40]

So glad you got to see this one. Bit dark but beautifully crafted. When I wss younger, I always thought that Terk was a boy, until I watched it again and found out her full name was Terkina, voiced by Rosie O'Donnell and Tantor called her 'Missy'. Fun Fact - the animators had got inspiration for Tarzan's tree sliding and movements from skateboarders and surfers.

[@thewolfofwallstreet627]

This is arguably one of Disney's most underrated animated films in my opinion. It doesn't get nowhere near the love it richly deserves. Granted, a fair amount of Disney animated features do get their love like "Aladdin", "Lion King", "Frozen", "Moana", "Cinderella" and etc, but this is one of the few that usually ends up being all but forgotten it seems. I don't understand why sometimes because it's such a beautifully well told film. Everything from the voice acting, the animation, the story and etc is simply beautiful. The music was great too, as I felt a lot of the songs helped convey the emotions of the story itself without bogging down the audience with needless expositional dialogue. For example. When Jane, Clayton and the father were teaching Tarzan about humanity and their rich knowledge, the song they played by Phil Collins was perfect because the lyrics alone you could argue emphasized how Tarzan felt during that transition without saying a word. it was beautiful.

[@henriettesveumlunde5760]

Would love to see your reaction to "Brother Bear"🐻(2003) It's my favorite Disney movie that I used to watch with my sister as a kid, I still cry to this day while watching it🤎

[@The_Early_Gamer]

Clayton's end might be one of the most horrific of the disney villains. Atleast it was the one that freaked me out the most when I was young. I highly recommend looking at some stuff behind making the movie. How they really studied pro-skaters, rollerbladers and surfers to make all his crazy tree sliding.

[@loganleroy8622]

Clayton’s end and Dr. Facilier in the Princess and the Frog are the two villain deaths that freaked me out as a kid.

[@beccamann7535]

They also heavily referenced animals through in person study, along with human behaviors and how they stand, walk, emote, and more. The visual acting in this movie has to be one of my favorites in animation

[@rainbowpegacornstudios]

I have made it a mission that when I become a parent, I would sing You'll Be In My Heart to soothe their crying. While I doubt I'd do Phil Collins due justice, but I'd try hard to emulate the emotion behind the lyrics.

[@lilscenechick1995]

One of the greatest animated films ever created ❤ With one of the best soundtracks. I love this so much. Whenever Tarzan’s adopted mom says “you will always be my heart,” I cry.

[@kineuhansen8629]

phil collins nailed the songs in this movie special with son of man and stranger like me for those who goes to africa never ran into a silverback gorilla they can be scary

[@keyblademasterclark]

Something about 90s and early 2000s disney movies ALWAYS having the best soundtracks

[@MonAhgasInsomniAroELF]

i really appreciate jane as a disney heroine/princess (imo she deserves disney princess status!) she's smart, funny, kind, and brave... what's not to like 😊 great movie and great music! i don't think i would say it's a favorite, but i always have a good time watching it. enjoyed the reaction!

[@fox_trot0214]

Tarzan and Brother Bears where the movies that make me fall in love with Phil Collins songs when i was a kid

[@hallieraymond]

There are lots of interesting things to think about in this movie. Of course, Burroughs's basic idea isn't remotely accurate to what would actually happen in the real world on several fronts, but it's a fascinating exploration of adoption, nature vs. choice, and more. One aspect I noticed in your reaction that I hadn't thought about before-because of your attention to Kerchak-is that Tarzan actually has more of Kerchak's respect than he thinks as an adult. He doesn't have affection. But Kerchak is protecting Tarzan as well as Terk and the others from the humans at the camp, and before Clayton pulls his subterfuge, Kerchak explicitly charges Tarzan with the protection of their family-he is considered an adult and a champion of their tribe, and Kerchak expects Tarzan to do his part to keep everyone safe in a way that he wouldn't if he still thought Tarzan was just an annoying tagalong. Another feature of their relationship? Tarzan could have challenged Kerchak for leadership of the family when he killed Sabor. Kerchak failed to protect the family. Tarzan did it, protecting Kerchak as well as everyone else when he faced Sabor. It exposed a weakness in Kerchak's leadership and gave Tarzan a claim to authority. When Tarzan brought Sabor's body to Kerchak, it was a demonstration that he wasn't going to make a challenge and still submitted to Kerchak's authority. This gives his later actions more weight. When he challenges of Kerchak's orders regarding the humans, there's an edge of danger to the status quo there. Tarzan doesn't have to submit to Kerchak at this point. He could actually move to take over and go a different direction with the family. Then, when he attacks Kerchak to protect Clayton, in addition to being a demonstration that his loyalties at the moment are with the humans and not the gorillas, it also serves as a humiliation of Kerchak and an overset of his familial authority. Tarzan rebelled against the laws of his tribe. He's technically an outlaw, and Kerchak could do a lot worse to him than he does. (Essentially public disgrace, maybe shunning, but not even exile because Kerchak is so legitimately relieved and happy when Tarzan returns.) But my favorite part of Tarzan has always been the juxtaposition between Tarzan's nature and his choices. "Son of Man" illustrates it beautifully with both lyrics and animation. Tarzan doesn't grow up a gorilla. Despite being raised by gorillas, he grows up indisputably and defiantly *human.* He makes more complex tools than his mother and cousins could ever think of. He makes his environment serve him. He learns many different forms of communication before he ever learns English, and takes wisdom from many different sources. He learns to swing from smaller monkeys, to swim from the hippos. He experiments to find new and more efficient ways of doing work. Not only is he human, he's a scientist and inventor in the most primal sense. Doing civilization from scratch. He realizes in the end that he is NOT a gorilla and won't ever be. But he also realizes he can choose his path and his family. In the climax, he essentially tells Clayton that he has learned he can choose what type of man to be. Before that, while dressed in a suit, intending to enter human society, and looking exactly like his biological father, he realizes the crucial difference between a person's genes and a person's family. It's a pretty darn nuanced portrayal of existence. And the Phil Collins songs slap.

[@brittanysolano6833]

Holy cow- you pointed out so many thing I would have completely missed simply because I just wasn't looking between the lines. (Even if it's not really between the lines.) Bravo.

[@DaZebraffe]

28:30 "What a couple of wingmen, though..." Actually, one wingman, and one wingwoman. :P The gorilla's a girl.

[@nicholaspeters9919]

And it took me like 15 years to realize that.

[@jessquinn6106]

Read all the Burroughs Tarzan books when I was a kid. Tarzan was my hero back then. Tarzan and Swiss Family Robinson were my world. My favorite books. And they still are.

[@kyrstenwilson3111]

14:31 oh he proved his worth all right --he killed the leopard when Kerchak couldn't! Now if Kerchak accepts Tarzan as a son not only is he publicly admitting he was wrong, he's backing down in the face of someone stronger than him...

[@JulieK89]

Fun Fact: Phil Collins also sung the songs in German. For that he wrote down the words the way he would pronounce them from his english-speaking background. He also made impressive live performances singing the main songs in German.

[@fantasyland3646]

I was too reminded of Gaston when seeing this clay character the first time

[@gabriellemartinez7331]

The name of the person who does all the songs is Phil Collins! He is am amazing Vocalist/drummer! He also did some songs in Brother Bear

[@morisatsuki3659]

As an adopted child, this movie and especially the song “you’ll be in my heart” hits me so hard as an adult that I feel my younger self couldn’t understand. My family normalized me being adopted and being no different than my bio brother so much, that it never hit me how hard being any sort of blended family could be and how other people might perceive that. So it has touched me so much more to see the struggle that others, like Tarzan, may have gone through just for being different from your family and not related by blood. The love and care Kala gives Tarzan who is so confused and trying to find his place moves me to tears and reminds me of my own mother so much who honestly prevented me from ever feeling that way growing up.

[@sarahstvincent6584]

this is one of the few movies where the series that Disney made after was actually really great. soundtrack, and character development didn't fail to amaze me 😌

[@midnightlupus1262]

When coming up with the way Tarzan would move through the jungle Disney animators and researchers actually went out and watched skateboarders at various skate parks or locations in the city. Those fluid movements that Tarzan uses are based on grinding and gliding with a board. They cited watching people navigate the "urban jungle" as their inspiration for his 'vine surfing'.

[@psychokitty71]

This is movie is based on characters from a whole series of books. Disney very much cleaned up the story from the books, in spite of the death of Kala and Kerchak's son, Tarzan's parents and Clayton. Clayton, however, was an original character. Tarzan's birth parents named him John Clayton II. He was also an English Earl, the Earl of Greystoke. The original story is very different from this Disney version, but still very interesting. For example, Tarzan's parents knew that his mother was pregnant and they had taken many things with them on their journey. Things that they were able to rescue after the shipwreck, like children's books. He found the home where they were killed and those books and taught himself how to read with them. The jungle was full of native Africans, but they were enemies of Tarzan's. The first white man he ever met was a Frenchman who taught him how to speak. He wasn't fluent in English, so he taught Tarzan to speak French first. So, Tarzan learned to read and write English before he ever learned a spoken language and his first spoken language was French. If you like to read, I highly recommend the books.

[@misseli1]

I've watched this movie countless times growing up, but you are watching it for the first time as an adult and you're catching so many parallels and repeating motifs I never even noticed!

[@flame-29936]

Yesssss! Thank you for reacting to this 😁 childhood favourite love the music x Edit: loved the reaction so glad you picked up the more subtle details 😊 if you're taking requests please react to brother bear Phil Collins also done amazing music for it and it is such a beautiful story ❤

[@ITSAHARDNUGLIFE]

5:47 that's also Baby Kuzco's cry in Emperor's New Groove

[@palexa188]

Tarzan was the very first movie I saw in theatres (that just made me feel so old 😅) 😁 it has a special place in my heart ❤ even though it doesn't really follow the OG Tarzan of the Apes but *shrugs* but you add Phil Collins music and you have a perfect combination 😉

[@fernandaparraguirre5237]

son of man will always be such a banger!! one of the few songs i know by heart in both english and spanish (my native lenguage), and the fact that Phil Collins sang it in both lenguages... legend