There is more to life than worshipping at the Tinseltown Valhalla of the muscle gods, writes Peter West.
Australian boys grow up looking for a guide to manhood.
They need to have a clear vision of what a good man is. But when I interview boys, they talk of being muscular, defined, and bigger, always bigger. This masculinity is defined by Tarzan and the Terminator. One of the most successful silent movies was Tarzan of the Apes . Tarzan has been one of the most enduring stories on film.