Line #9 WesternAnimation/TarzanOfTheApes


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3	In 1999, Creator/GoldenFilms released a film they had made two years prior in time for another adaptation of the same beloved story: ''Literature/TarzanOfTheApes.'' In contrast to [[WesternAnimation/{{Tarzan}} the Disney film]], this production more or less follows the original book but it is, for the most part, a LighterAndSofter adaptation.
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6	!! The film has examples of:
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8	* AdaptationalAlternateEnding: In the original ending, Tarzan [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy gives up on pursuing Jane]] and would only be with her at the end of the first sequel ''The Return of Tarzan.'' However, since the couple is iconic, this film has Jane go with Tarzan.
9	* AdaptationalHeroism: Rather than Terkoz being Tarzan's enemy, he is Tarzan's friend and adoptive brother.
10	* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: Kerchak's apes have brown fur (though a few of them, like Kala, are white-furred), whereas Bolgani's apes have dark grey fur.
11	* CompositeCharacter: Sabor, a blanket term for lionesses in the Mangani language of the book series, is the name of a lion, whose blanket term in the Mangani language is "Numa."
12	* DeathByAdaptation: Black Michael and his mutineers are killed in a storm not long after marooning the Claytons. It is never stated what happened to them after the marooning in the novel.
13	* DecompositeCharacter: Terkoz's role as a villainous exile of the ape tribe is given to Kerchak.
14	* DiesDifferentlyInAdaptation: Tarzan's biological father John dies because of an illness rather him being killed by Kerchak. Illness was how his mother Alice died in the original novel making it the exact same.
15	* DistantDuet: In "Everlasting Love", Tarzan and Jane sing about their love despite being in different destinations.
16	* FurBikini: After spending a day with Tarzan in the jungle, Jane ends up wearing a pink furry bikini-like outfit.
17	* GenderFlip: Sabor is a male lion instead of a lioness.
18	* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Jane Porter has long blonde hair, and she's kind, modest and caring.
19	* IAmGreatSong: "Tarzan of the Apes" is a song that Tarzan sings boasting about his skills.
20	* KillerGorilla: Kerchak and Bolgani, or rather a killer "brown ape" and "grey ape" respectively.
21	* LighterAndSofter: Just for an example, Kerchak does not kill John Clayton. Rather he dies of illness just as his wife Alice does.
22	* MisplacedWildlife: The film shows lions and giraffes living in the jungle.
23	* {{Mockbuster}}: Came out the same year as the Disney version, but lacks the high-quality animation and mature writing, being a much LighterAndSofter version with LimitedAnimation.
24	* NiceGirl: Jane Porter is very brave, kind, loving and good-hearted.
25	* NonIndicativeName: While "Brown Apes" and "Grey Apes" would imply the two tribes are based on fur color, many of both tribes don't have the indicative fur color with Kerchak, Leader of the Brown Apes, having orange fur, and Bolgani, Leader of the Grey Apes, having black fur.
26	* PinkMeansFeminine: All of Jane Porter's outfits, from her fancy dress to her jungle bikini, are pink.
27	* PrimalChestPound:
28	** Kerchak and Bolgani both pound their chests as they lead their tribes to battle against the other ape tribe.
29	** Tarzan pounds his chest as he lets out his SignatureRoar during the song "Tarzan of the Apes".
30	* SparedByTheAdaptation:
31	** Kala is not killed by the Tribe of Mbonga, as they were called in the original book.
32	** Terkoz is not killed by Tarzan due to the AdaptationalHeroism.

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