The first time i watched George of the Jungle I thought it was an extremely stupid but funny movie. The second and third times around, (watching it at an older age), I think that it is actually kind of entertaining. I especially like"Ape", the talking gorilla, and George, the dumb yet noble, genuine and loveable man. I think it is funny and ironic, how the Ape is more sophisticated than the human.
The scene that I want to look at involving movement, that adds in these ideas is the scene when George is going to save ape. First he gets out of a crate which he has shipped himself to africa in, puts on his nike sneakers and then he starts running. He runs all through the jungle and the mountains. This movement represents real chivalry, courage, bravery etc. He has left the woman he loves to go help his best friend and when he runs they play up his body and his stride is very chivalrious. Even though it is definitely a satire on chivalrious scenes from other movies, this is the first time in the movie where George is portrayed as not being extremely dumb and animalistic. He shows characteristics through this movement that we haven't fully seen before and although he goes back to being slapstick funny and stupid quickly after this scene. For a minute or so we are shown a different, manly, chivalrious side of George that changes the audiences view of him a little bit and definitely gives him more respect.
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