We cannot forget the soundtrack. Phil Collins’ songs have become nostalgic touchstones for Millennials. "You’ll Be in My Heart" is routinely played at weddings and adoption ceremonies. In 2020, a random video of a gorilla mourning a zookeeper went viral; the internet immediately scored it with Collins’ song. The connection is subconscious but powerful.
Here is why, two decades later, Disney’s Tarzan remains the definitive version of the Lord of the Apes. Tarzan -1999-