Confessions of a Liberal Puritan

Kantos Kan made me smile every time he appeared on screen, and I loved that Dejah Thoris was an adult, a mature woman in her prime who could swing a sword but whose real genius lay in science! I was surprised, though, at how much I liked and felt for and identified with Tars Tarkas and his daughter, and what a kick I got out of their role in the climactic battle, learning to fly just so they'd be able to arrive in the nick of time and lend a hand or four!