But his magical role in the narrative never quite jells.
It plays the same magical role as the ghanta, but it also serves as a mode of ascending to the realm of the sacred for the shaman.
He discovers that his late (and "real") father was not a perfect magical role model, but someone who went in for fits of nasty playground bullying.
Furthermore, finds of bones and drawings show that the preservation of skulls with still attached vertebrae, ribs, and front legs of oxen and reindeer played a certain religious or magical role.
Although, strictly speaking, Theravada Buddhism has no place for a "divine ruler" whose identity an actual king may adopt, provision was made in legend and in court and monastic ritual for the ruler of a Theravada Buddhist country to assume a magical role as the dominant sponsor and patron of the Buddhist truth.
The Legend of Tarzan reunites Jackson with screenwriter Craig Brewer, who conjured up a magical role for Jackson in the steamy 2007 racial melodrama Black Snake Moan, and who is intent here, as in his movies as a writer-director (Moan, Hustle and Flow), on creating provocative black characters.
The magical role of Queenie has also helped.
"After pouring my heart, soul, blood, sweat, and tears into this romantic, beautiful, magical role, the last thing I want to be remembered for is a silicone appendage that comes in two sizes".
Even though Daniel Radcliffe is all grown up and starring in a whole lot of mature, non-magical roles these days, we will always know and love him for playing the world's most famous wizard: Harry Potter.
Most have been helped into their pseudo-magical role with a heavy, uniform coating of paint.
