![]() ![]() Today, the term is considered derogatory, and doesn't really match up with the physically-imposing tribesmen of the film anyway. The real life indigenous tribes of the Congo, such as the Mbuti, Baka, and Twa, were often grouped together by Westerners as pygmies, given their small stature. Tarzan takes place in the Congo as well, but in the late 19th Century, at a time when Belgian colonialism was ravaging the area. Their appearance is quite similar to the fictional Ghost Tribe in the 1995 film Congo, who also covered themselves in white body paint. ![]() The tribe in The Legend of Tarzan, though they look cool, appear to be made up for the movie. Mbonga's tribe, whose warriors cover themselves from head to toe in white body paint, steal the show, but who are the tribal men in Legend of Tarzan, and are they real? M’Baku is inspired by the Dogon tribe of Africa. Coronation Outfits M’Baku challenges T’Challa in a grass skirt. Their costumes are loosely based on the dress of the Dogon tribe of Mali & West Africa. An insanely ripped Alexander Skarsgård portrays the King of the Jungle, who has to face off against a number of physical challenges including an angry gorilla, a vicious Belgian practitioner of genocide (Christoph Waltz), and a tribal leader, Chief Mbonga (Djimon Hounsou), who wants him dead. M’Baku and the Jabari tribe are the isolated Wakandan mountain community that shuns the use of Vibranium. ![]() One of the most popular heroes of the 20th Century, Tarzan, finally gets a 21st Century update in the new big budget, live action film, The Legend of Tarzan.
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