![]() One of the most moving scenes is Tarzan’s return to Africa and his being greeted by the lions he knew as cubs. Tarzan’s relationship with the animal kingdom, from his ability to speak to them in their own language to his ability to call upon them for help, are reflections of humanity’s original vocation. humanity would have spoken to the animals, directed their lives as needed, in cooperation with the rest of humankind and with the sovereign action of God.” 1 As philosopher Dallas Willard describes it “. ![]() The first Adam named the animals which meant he saw deeply into them, knowing their very essence. Part of the Imago Dei was to exercise benevolent dominion over the zoological kingdom. He created man in His own image and placed him in the garden to cultivate and keep it (Gen. God created an amazing creation, a garden paradise which He blessed and called good (Gen. The goodness of Creation and its brokenness are predominant themes in the movie. The story of Tarzan and Jane, as specifically retold in this newest version, captures human hearts and imaginations because it contains eternal truth biblical themes of creation and fall, exile and return, sacrificial love conquering evil and life triumphant over death. While film critics may pan Warner Brother’s The Legend of Tarzan, and financial success remains questionable, audiences are responding very favorably and there is a reason why.
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