8 Upcoming 2016 Movies Already Spoiled By Their Trailers
5. Tarzan The Civilised - The Legend Of Tarzan (Teaser Trailer)
The teaser trailer for The Legend of Tarzan is pretty good going as far as spoilers are concerned, projecting a King Kong vibe onto the familiar tale, but it does have one major flaw: it assumes that everybody watching the trailer already knows that Tarzan will later become the civilised Lord Greystoke upon his return to England, which just isn't the case. "You are Lord of the Apes, King of the Jungle," says Samuel L. Jackson's character as the trailer comes to a close, before adding: "Tarzan... Tarzan..." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aj7ty6sViiU Now, this moment not only reveals the fact that Tarzan's story involves him becoming a refined, tea-sipping gentleman, but also shows a little too much about the overall story in general: it suggest that Tarzan will go to England then will later find himself enlisted by Jackson's character to return to Africa for some purpose. Audiences new to the Tarzan story might have found it interesting to have discovered this stage of Tarzan's journey while, you know, watching the film - given that the reveal doesn't really add anything much to the trailer, it does seem like an unnecessary spoiler.
Sam Hill is an ardent cinephile and has been writing about film professionally since 2008. He harbours a particular fondness for western and sci-fi movies.