>>109099383>>109100361Was Tarzan actually forgettable though?
This thread is making Tarzan sound like it ended up like a
Oliver and Company or even the Great Mouse Detective but it's still a largely beloved classic and part of the renaissance.
>Yeah but it's not nearly as talked about Well yeah but I can easily tell you why that is: Marketing and merchandise potential.
Renascence Disney was wildey made up of Princess films. Do you know what's the greatest appeal to Disney of these films?
Merchandise. Toys. Dolls. Ariel, Jasmine and the others were created with a clear age group in mind. Even nonPrincess films like Lion King had cute and cuddly animals which was easier to market.
In comparison to a film like the Hunchback, Tarzan didn't really have the perfect merchandising potential and age group. There are a couple of animals but not a whole bunch to makes toys, there really isn't anything about princess or generic feminine things for little girls.
Tarzan simply didn't have as much potential to milk stuff out of so it gives off the perception that it's "forgotten" when in reality Disney simply doesn't feel the need to market it as much as other properties they now for a fact has greater potential.
