‘The Adventures of Tintin’, the movie version of Belgian comics writer and artist Georges Prosper Remi who is well-known as Hergé directed by Steven Spielberg is now being screened at Liberty cinema, Colombo.
The animation movie produced by Peter Jackson, Kathleen Kennedy and Spielberg himself revolves around Tintin and Captain Haddock who set off on a treasure hunt for a sunken ship commanded by Haddock’s ancestor. The film is based on three of the original comic books: The Crab with the Golden Claws (1941), The Secret of the Unicorn (1943), and Red Rackham’s Treasure.
Intrepid young reporter Tintin (Jamie Bell) and his loyal dog Snowy are thrust into a world of high adventure when they discover a ship carrying an explosive secret.
As Tintin is drawn into a centuries-old mystery, Ivan Ivanovitch Sakharine (Daniel Craig) suspects him of stealing a priceless treasure. Tintin and Snowy, with the help of salty, cantankerous Captain Haddock (Andy Serkis), and bumbling detectives Thompson & Thomson, travel half the world, one step ahead of their enemies as Tintin endeavours to find The Unicorn, a sunken ship that may hold a vast fortune, but also an ancient curse.
An avid fan of The Adventures of Tintin comic books, Spielberg came up with the idea of making the comic art to a cinematic creation when a review compared his ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’ to Tintin in 1981. Having seen the original French-language editions of Tin Tin books, Spielberg immediately fell in love with its art. At the same time the comics’ creator Hergé, who didn’t like the previous live action film versions, became a fan of Spielberg. Michael Farr, author of Tintin:
The Complete Companion, recalled Hergé “thought Spielberg was the only person who could ever do Tintin justice”. Spielberg and his production partner Kathleen Kennedy were scheduled to meet with Hergé in 1983 while filming Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom in London. Hergé had died that week, but his widow decided to give the rights. |
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