tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494160638739613756.post7765283092100328173..comments2024-03-28T02:30:08.913-04:00Comments on Not Just Movies: The Adventures of Tintin (Steven Spielberg, 2011)Jakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078001374402400232noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494160638739613756.post-54721636640843612392011-12-24T03:37:56.671-05:002011-12-24T03:37:56.671-05:00So glad to see you enjoyed this as much as I did, ...So glad to see you enjoyed this as much as I did, Jake. I've only seen it once, but I actually have a good feeling it will hold up with repeated viewings. And we still have one more Spielberg film to go before the year is out... man, the suspense is unbearable.<br /><br /><i>Through Haddock, the film touches upon the notions of failure, depression and redemption</i><br /><br />Very true. <br /><br />I only just recently became a fan of the Herge comics, but I must confess I went into <i>Tintin</i> with a slight fear that it would be one of Spielberg's more "impersonal" films: strong on exhileration, weak on emotion. And in some ways, maybe it is. But I do think Spielberg locates a human center in the story by focusing primarily on Haddock's loss of dignity and Tintin's attempt to help him find his footing again -- as a man and as a true Haddock.<br /><br />I've been hearing some complaints by other critics that, next to Haddock, Tintin pales a character. To me, that's okay -- he's sort of like the audience's window in the lives of the other characters, much in the same way Hugo was for Georges Melies.Adam Zanziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14524618281515322239noreply@blogger.com