The humour of "old urchins", Hergé knows it

Natalia 2022-08-21 23:40:26

The animated film was undoubtedly a huge success. As a loyal "Tintin fan", director Spielberg actually laid the groundwork for the birth of this film. As early as 1983, when "Indiana Jones 1" was being produced in London, Spielberg personally went to meet "Tintin" cartoonist Hergé. The two have been fans of each other's work before, and this meeting has naturally become a historic moment.

Because he was dissatisfied with the scene design of the "Tintin" script by Melissa, the creator of the "ET Alien" script, Spielberg decided to use "The Secret of the Unicorn" and "The Pirate's Lost Treasure" in the "Tintin Series" " and "Ding Ding in Tibet" and other original works, and then adapted them to create a "trilogy" series. The "Adventures of Tintin" we saw today is the first one. This film is based on three relatively independent, but implicated stories, "The Secret of the Unicorn", "The Pirate's Lost Treasure" and "The Golden Claw Crab Drug Cartel". Spielberg cleverly connects the clues in these three stories, opening up the memories of those stories in the movie.

Although the official said that the filming of this film began in May 2007, because at that time Spielberg was busy with "Indiana Jones 4", while producer Peter Jackson was busy with "The Lovely Bones", so that the same year 7 The script for the month has just begun to be created. Based on his successful use of the "performance capture" technique in "The Lord of the Rings" and "King Kong", producer Pete, who is also a "Tintin fan", decided to use this technology in "The Adventures of Tintin". Then they made test samples from live-action shooting in Playa Vista, Los Angeles, California, etc. After seeing the samples, Spielberg decided to make "Tintin" an animated movie instead of a live-action performance, but he still Directed in the traditional way of filming.

That's what made The Adventures of Tintin. Its success lies in the fact that it never loses the original flavor of the comics when putting the stories of cartoons on the screen, and makes people feel in the situation with the vivid picture. Like Pete said, what we want to do is to look like a real person, from the fibers of the clothes to the pores of the characters, and even every hair! As Chinese audiences, while enjoying its visual impact, we have to sigh once again the technological advancement and maturity of American films.
If it weren't for the exit of Midway Universal, we might be able to see the movie about a year earlier, but fortunately it still came, and it came quietly amid the long-awaited anticipation of "Ding Ding fans" all over the world. Spielberg's "Old Naughty Boy" concept once again gave everyone a surprise, presumably if Hergé could see it in the sky, he would also smile knowingly.


(Text / Gyeonggi girl)

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The Adventures of Tintin quotes

  • Captain Haddock: I thought you were an optimist.

    Tintin: You were wrong, weren't you? I'm a realist.

    Captain Haddock: Ah, it's just another name for a quitter.

    Tintin: You can call me what you like. Don't you get it? We failed.

    Captain Haddock: Failed. There are plenty of others willing to call you a failure. A fool. A loser. A hopeless souse. Don't you ever say it of yourself. You send out the wrong signal, that is what people pick up. Don't you understand? You care about something, you fight for it. You hit a wall, you push through it. There's something you need to know about failure, Tintin. You can never let it defeat you.

  • Tintin: Captain, can you get us to Bagghar?

    Captain Haddock: What sort of a stupid question is that?

    [gets up]

    Captain Haddock: Give me those oars! I'll show you some real seamanship, laddie! I'll not be doubted by some pipsqueak tuft of ginger and his irritating dog. I am master and commander of the seas!