The Adventures of Tintin and the Shadows of Giants

[@mattieknox502]

"Afterall, you're the first person we see. Capturing his surroundings in a quiet street in Brussels, enjoying the morning sun." Cue the goosebumps. I audibly gasped.

[@WarHawk310]

That line made me tear up!!!

[@gregkh654]

Yeah, that part got me. Starting crying hard, and it's amazing how much Bread made me care so much about a man I've never met.

[@lesteryaytrippy7282]

Just a fun fact: Hergé cameos as any random stranger quite a lot in Tintin! His most morbid cameo was being an asylum patient.

[@kenapiece6212]

i was like, "oho? first breadsword essay that doesn't make me cry?-" CUE SOUL CRUSHING HEARTWARMING QUOTE

[@Greggery]

Such a nice addition to the movie to put Hergé as the one doing the opening sketch Didn't even realize it til this vid pointed it out

[@20000dino]

Never underestimate Breadsword’s ability to randomly put out an hour long love letter to one of your favorite pieces of media that no one seems to care about

[@gabrielgamboa1847]

So true!

[@marcoxavier2]

In his own words 'I am smart'

[@chimedemon]

@@marcoxavier2 “I am really smart”

[@geo_licious]

I care 😭 the Central Library in Pasadena, a huge library, had these comics. I was one of the fortunate Americans to grow up on Tintin and I'm glad someone loved it as much as I did

[@catharticgemini]

Fuckin felt with his Cagliostro and Treasure Planet ones. He really is smart it seems hahah

[@five9551]

i love when people analyze a movie so much they make another movie

[@chimedemon]

This is the perfect description of some of my favorite video essays :)

[@baimhakani]

And then corporations got a sample of this and made the most atrocious hate crime of a sequel

[@davebob4973]

​@@baimhakani this movie has a sequel? I wish it had a sequel

[@davidsamy2942]

@@baimhakaniwhat sequel

[@archivesofarda986]

The scene where Sakarin is asking "Who is this young man?" he is representing American audience while the street vendor is representing Europeans who grew up with the comics answering "Everybody knows him...thats Tintin!"

[@kinrateia]

*Sakharin, a Russian surname!

[@MajorJack92]

Gonna make me tear up holy shit

[@archivesofarda986]

@@kinrateia Almost ...its *Sakharine ....with an E (for some reason)

[@kinrateia]

@@archivesofarda986 I am Russian lol if it is with an "e" then it's... Weird because that's not what Russian surnames do

[@archivesofarda986]

@@kinrateia Hergé probably frenchefied it. Like Nadine or Jaqueline or......Nitroglycerine

[@NTWoo95]

The part about Hergé’s inner child being comforted by the adult he was shaped into made me tear up

[@TaylorZanderFrancis]

Me too

[@samanthahunter4720]

Same. Just thinking about it makes me blubber.

[@RedNiel100]

Same for me :,)

[@lovomileen529]

I think just the thought of having an adult self strong enough to soothe your inner child is comforting in and of itself. Wish Hergé could have seen this.

[@hedgehog3180]

It's incidentally also an actual technique used in therapy for severe childhood trauma, usually referred to as "Internal Family Systems" or "Inner Child Work", which just makes it an even better scene.

[@hannahhoke1067]

What I expected: a tintin timeline or something What I got: a heartbreaking biography that inspired one of the most unique and fun series ever

[@MothraDeathray]

As a Belgian, I can't help but feel grateful for the level of depth you put into looking into Hergé's (and my country's) murky history. Excellent analysis as always.

[@BREADSWORD]

yoo that means so much to me! thank you for the kind words!!!

[@franciscoduarteauthor]

As a Portuguese I learned a lot today, about Hergé and the country he hailed from. It was inspiring.

[@fujifilm5127]

Sometimes good men end up tangled in history

[@Ezijo]

ja man klopt helemaal is toch fucking raar om een amerikaan daarover te horen praten?

[@ianm1049]

@@Ezijo It's strange to hear AS an american as well... haha!!

[@Zalinki]

God I just want a sequel AAUGH Please Spielberg, before Serkis gets a herniated disc from playing monkeys too much!

[@deffientllynotjalenbutler1736]

Wow you’re here man

[@guy_does_nothing_productive]

Oh mean yeah definitely want a sequel This movie was so impressive

[@JonborgVA]

as much as I want a sequel I don't want to see a sequel that might hurt the franchise you know?

[@guy_does_nothing_productive]

@@JonborgVA fair point

[@TheGamers55]

I remember when I first watched the movie with my dad on a DVD, I sprinted straight to the PC to check out when a sequel is coming out. Even to this day, anytime I finish watching this amazing adventure I just am so pumped to see the adventure continue that I hopelessly google any new developments about a sequel, haha Hope Spielberg gets to release a sequel, I desperately need more of his Tintin in my life :')

[@StarshineStranger]

I was genuinely in tears by the end of this. As someone who has never read or watched Tintin and only known about the series and the immense impact it's had in passing, this was an incredible retrospective. I truly feel like my world has opened up a little more after seeing this, and the 75 minutes it took for me to watch this seemed like it flew by.

[@BREADSWORD]

yoooo thank you!!!

[@brookejon3695]

Same! I may be an emotionally detached, autistic, alcoholic sociopath, but I was fully crying by the end of the video. The pure joy and respect present in not only this movie, but this video, is omnipotent in its power to touch the heart.

[@jeetywheety7008]

@@brookejon3695 It would appear we are brethren

[@headlesshunter8435]

Fucking same! I love me a good video essay/documentary/fan research project. Its clear he really does care about everything he talks about. So good!

[@oscarjack1756]

I read this comment at the beginning and thought nothing of it. But here I am. Crying. Breadsword the emotional momentum is incredible. Well done and kudos. A beautiful story told.

[@may-kh9fo]

I'm surprised that Tintin bombed the box office, I personally loved this movie as a child. It was funny and moving and kept you on the edge of your sit. I actually played it at my 12th birthday party, which was themed like a movie theater, if that doesn't tell you how much I enjoyed it I don't know what will lol. I hold this movie dear to my heart and is one of my comfort films.

[@DONTworryIgotTHIS]

It didn't bomb necessarily, just didn't smash the way movies have to do nowadays to get a definitive sequel. Also imo the movie totally works as a standalone.

[@drakewarden]

As a kid I always wanted to watch it and no one was in my family was into it, so I ended up watching it alone later as an adult. I don’t know why this masterpiece is so underrated but I’m glad this video essay exists and maybe other people will check out the movie and see how good the movie actually is

[@kissun.13]

From what I’m aware of, it didn’t do so hot in the US but performed much better overseas where Tintin has more of a household name in pop culture.

[@ANWRocketMan]

I grew up reading the comics, collecting whatever I could afford. The movie was a pleasant surprise, and I hold it dear to meas much as I do the earlier animated series.

[@cheesecakelasagna]

It's my gateway drug to the whole Tintin world and in my top films of all time.

[@clown-cult96]

Haddock is basically the main character by the end of the comics. Even when Herge didn’t want to work and no longer loved his comics, his love for Haddock is obvious. In each adaption, for all their flaws, Haddock receives extra care and time that no other character does. There’s something so funny, so sad, so natural, vibrant and earnest in Captain Haddock that taps into the human consciousness. And that’s why he’s a favourite character for so many people, including me.

[@DevinRichardsMedia]

"If you won't come back for me, at least come back for Tin Tin" absolutely devastating line

[@marmalade0997]

As a huge, longtime fan of Tintin who grew up reading the comics who has always been afraid to check out the movie in case it was a disappointment, 10 minutes in you've convinced me to finally check it out. Thank you so much in advance.

[@BREADSWORD]

let's gooo!!!

[@jonalen4217]

Oh man, do it. Movie is amazing. Also, the Adventures of Tintin (animated series) are fond memories of mine.

[@sootekken]

i also read the comics as a kid, because my mom did and wanted to share it with me, and i was SO obsessed when the movie came out, i still watch it to this day and it still hold up which is amazing and awe inspiring, and i love the story surrounding it so much

[@Kurumi5026]

lam a huge fan of tintin!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! From bangladesh.

[@elnoare]

It is such an underrated movie, u will not regret it at all.

[@Charuchii]

Back when this movie came out, I was a comics art student in the Netherlands. I went to see it with a bunch of my classmates, all very hyped, but very weary about it. We were basically raised with Herge and a bunch of our teachers were heavily inspired by him, so we were sceptical of the movie. But honestly, for me, the moment Herge appeared, drawing Tintin, I knew it was gonna be good. Still have such fond memories of watching it in theater

[@randomassortmentofthings]

wary* Weary means tired

[@Bandstand]

Your use of footage to match your script is unparalleled in it’s creativity. Good shit

[@henrichoi749]

First time I'm watching this channel and it's immediately one of the best videos I've ever seen on youtube because of the absolute PERFECt use of footage. Thank you so much Mr.BREADSWORD

[@BREADSWORD]

yo thank you!!!

[@oscargill423]

I wish I could like this multiple times. Every time I think I fully agree with it, the video goes and proves it even more.

[@mntomovi]

To confuse those who choose sides. Bread sword and mauler have encyclopaedic mastery over edit. It's either meticulous organisation or obscene levels of genius, or a mad combination of both. Brava

[@chrissonofpear1384]

@@BREADSWORD One tiny addendum to the video and on Herge's treatment of the war - my copy of The Calculus Affair does apparently mention WW2 in a past tense, in relation to the sound weapon research.

[@ryanbaker5931]

This man said "no more sad videos" and then made me cry over a movie I've never seen based on a series I've never read. In a video that has mixtape Kanye in it. Straight up GOATed

[@BREADSWORD]

lmfaooo I'm sorry!!!

[@joshuageraldbutler8037]

Which track does he use at the start? Somehow I've never heard it and now want to find it and listen to it properly

[@ryanbaker5931]

@@joshuageraldbutler8037 I think its i met Oprah but I know it's off of one of the 2 freshman adjustment tapes

[@rathorical]

@@joshuageraldbutler8037 it’s a remix of Kanye’s last freestyle, afaik

[@charlespage-camacho2115]

​@@BREADSWORDNow speaking of Tintin, Andy Serkis has expressed hope that the tenth film Jackson will work on could be the long-awaited Tintin sequel.

[@DaemonCorps]

Didn't know Herge's history until this video and honestly it gives me that much more respect for him. All those creatives that were able to come out of something as awful as a world war and still be willing to carry on with something as creatively charged and broadly appealing as a comic book series have to be commended. I started reading the Tintin comics a while back, but watching this made me want to pick them back up. Your observation on the scene where Haddock comforts Tintin was especially heartwarming. Great analysis video.

[@raincat2692]

"It was a great film George. I wish you could've seen it but... Spielberg made sure you could, in your own way. After all you're the first person we see, capturing his surroundings in a quiet street in Brussels, enjoying the morning sun. Casting a shadow worthy of a giant." Me: *_Ugly crying_*

[@vilmos1584]

its raining here in my livingroom too

[@theothertonydutch]

@@vilmos1584 My eyes were just done lifting 200 kilos of tin tin comics so now they're sweating.

[@tobeornottobe5611]

Cringe and cliche video essay voice ruins it tho.

[@raincat2692]

@@tobeornottobe5611 we might be cringe but we’re free

[@tobeornottobe5611]

@@raincat2692Gay.

[@loaduscoolclipz5505]

seriously no one EVER talks about this film. its a masterpiece.

[@moldycarrot9267]

ikr, it looks and feels like the comic albums

[@awesomefox555]

I know!! It’s an amazing movie!!

[@moldycarrot9267]

@@awesomefox555 but where's part 2 :(

[@Crosshill]

i saw the last 10 minutes randomly on television while trying out some weird new remote and i was super confused as to why in the heck this movie i had never heard of from an ancient franchise nobody cares about had the 3D animation talent to replicate the bright red bloody undertone of an earlobe backlit by sharp sunlight in a dusty attic

[@loggior.speedweed4345]

And when they do it’s always negative because of the ‘Uncanny Valley’ aspect, which is just a lame excuse for being a pussy! *Stares Menacingly at Saberspark*

[@bollebollepats]

Amazing video! I'm Belgian (flemish side) and hearing someone speak on these subjects with a different perspective and scope was really interesting and refreshing. Belgium still hasn't much of an identity, but if anything makes Belgian's proud it's the recognition of it's produced products and arts, which you have done wonderfully and with such beautiful nuance

[@halfpintrr]

I cried during this. The scene where you show how Tintin talking to the Captain is the older Herge talking to the younger is so ducking good. It made me really feel for a man whom I’ve never met.

[@JozannaHanawalt]

Getting the context behind Haddock’s speech, as well as Haddock himself, really unlocked and gave me a new appreciation for that speech. Seriously, the amount of detail that Spielberg and Co. put into paying homage and tribute to Tin-Tin, the things that occupy the alternate history of the world he created, as well as Herge himself and his complicated character embodied within the character of Haddock, is absolutely astounding. They did their homework.

[@BigLittleFedoraProdt]

I was just gonna comment the same thing! This was great

[@jetroad8932]

Breadsword out here making everyone’s night better just by posting.

[@BREADSWORD]

yo thank yoouuu

[@jetroad8932]

Keep up the great work man

[@lawreadinggreen7117]

I agree.

[@BobDole1216]

It's so true; every single video is just so wholesome and endearing, in addition to offering a great perspective.

[@AB0BA_69]

Breadsword? More like Basedsword, am I rite, gents?

[@ElwoodShort]

The adventure of Tintin: the secret of the Unicorn, is a bone-fide masterpiece of a film. A fitting tribute to the source material. What you have made here is an exceptional video essay that feels like a worthy tribute to both. I would say good job, but the words seem painfully insufficient. So I’ll just say thank you. This was a beautiful way to spend an hour and sixteen minutes.

[@anzaca1]

I cried watching this.

[@lesteryaytrippy7282]

Just a fun fact: Hergé cameos as any random stranger quite a lot in Tintin! His most morbid cameo was being an asylum patient.

[@bungiesblueflames]

Was he the asylum patient at the beginning of the mysterious star?

[@lesteryaytrippy7282]

@@bungiesblueflames it was in the episode Cigars of the Pharaoh from the 90s animated series.

[@soulman888]

He's also the artist painting Tintin at the start in the movie. Has anyone mentioned this yet???

[@lesteryaytrippy7282]

@@soulman888 yes yes, the video said it!

[@oliverrichardson4429]

You know, every time you say “I’m really smart, and this is:” I get kinda ticked because I think, “who does this guy think he is.” And then I watch a 1 & 1/2 hour documentary on one of the most important people in European’s history of art, and how Spielberg adapted his work masterfully, in a way that makes me tear up, and then I’m like; “ you know what, you are really smart.” Never change,

[@EatPieNProsper]

This! It really does hit a nerve for any 'raised to be humble at all costs' mentality, but we forget how equally important it is to encourage ourselves too. To quote C.S. Lewis, "Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it’s thinking of yourself less."

[@daniyah5613]

Damn bro, as a person that watched the movie as a child in Malaysia, basically nobody in my community has ever heard of Tintin. I only ever watched it cause it was one of the only cd movies I could watch in the family car during a trip to my hometown. But the way you described the movie was so true as in how it flows so seamlessly. I was never able to put my finger on how different it was to other 3D animated movies, but you were able to say what I had been thinking the entire time. The part when the older version of Hergé (Haddock) was comforting his younger self (Tintin) made me tear up because I never thought of it that way until you pointed it out. And that's saying something cause I seldom cry lmao. And then at the end when you point out Hergé as the first person we see, my mouth dropped. I suppose this video made me want to do two things : 1) try to get my hands on the comics and 2) rewatch the movie with this new perspective. Thanks for this very entertaining and informative documentary. I hope that anybody who's reading this has a good day :)

[@loojiejie7381]

Oh hi there, fellow Malaysian.

[@tasfa10]

DO read the original books!! There's SO MUCH to them and the movie lags far behind, imo

[@daniyah5613]

@@loojiejie7381 heyo~ hope you're doing well :)

[@daniyah5613]

@@tasfa10 I will try even though it's so expensive in my country 😅 but in the meantime, I'm considering buying some online 🤔

[@loojiejie7381]

@@daniyah5613 you too :)

[@mathiasmauno7961]

Never been so hyped for a KZbin video before, I rewatched The Adventures of Tintin for the first time in years in preparation lol

[@nojaynojay]

same!

[@BREADSWORD]

let's GOOOO thank you!!!

[@LosoaII]

"he hates to be alone, hates company even more" ...Fuck that shit hurts, and he's a drunk too? What is this biography being written about me?

[@brookejon3695]

I, too, feel a deep kinship with Hergé, Tintin & Haddock, and the meta relationship between them.

[@itcouldbelupus2842]

Mood. I bet Haddock would have smoked weed with me given the opportunity.

[@toastytcg1282]

Honestly got some tears in my eyes over someone I never knew until today because you introduced him to me in such unique way

[@pjbutton3396]

This video just dropped but I'm so glad someone FINALLY acknowledges how much there is to the Tintin movie, super excited to watch!

[@BREADSWORD]

yooo thank you!!

[@NikLinenbergerMusic]

The cut to John Wick after "Every great mystery needs a library scene," was perfect.

[@watcher314159]

This brought me to literal tears several times. I knew nothing of Tintin before watching, but your analysis of Haddock's character and Herge's history in particular... I lack the words. Thank you. EDIT: Mom and I watched the movie solely on your recommendation. It was everything that was promised.

[@hannahmcmullen8518]

When he was a kid, my dad’s best friend was from France and let him borrow a box of Franco- Belgian comics that, decades later, I found in a forgotten box in a garage. The strange adventure of reading Tintin when no one else around me had ever even heard of him amplified the mystery and excitement even more. They exist in this strange, isolated place in my memories. This video was an absolutely incredible way to learn more about the history and legacy of that abandoned box of wonderful adventures. I was crying by the end. Thank you so much!

[@bewildereye8301]

Holy shit dude your enthusiasm is so infectious. I was literally cheering with you when you listed all the people involved in this film.

[@BREADSWORD]

ayyy thank you so much!!

[@conwaytwittyer2667]

Yo literally, I had to pause this shit just to admire how good the fucking production of this film was, for real.

[@MizMizuki524]

i had a friend recommend this video to me the day it came out, and ive only just now actually sat down and watched it, primarily because- to quote this exact video: “i have learned too much about tintin, my brain is beginning to physically reject new information” and i im so glad i did. the 2011 film is such a huge love of mine and was bought for me by my dad on dvd to watch on holiday, my littlest brother and i got completely obsessed and would lurk around the holiday home playing and pretending to be pirates all from the flashback segments alone. my dad watched the belvision animated show when he was younger, (which quite frankly has the funniest (english) voice acting from any of the moving tintin adaptations). but that was all it was to me, i knew it was something bigger but near was ever told about it. until a couple years ago when the 90s cartoon show was put up on netflix. on a whim i watched it, remembering the joy i got from watching the movie with my brother and upon a rewatch of the film- i INSTANTLY fell in love with everything. it was embarrassing how hard i fell back in love with tintin- i have several of the comics, several figures, a mug, several model ships not of the unicorn but just because a model ship was the plot device of the movie- AND i dressed as tintin for halloween this year! i read the wiki page for this movie over and over and the soundtrack for this film is one of my favourites- most tracks now i can tell what they are and name is just from the first few seconds and yet i really didnt know much about hergé himself at all. i know so much about the production of the film prior to this video that i really was just worried that the only new info id get is some criticisms that would bum me out- which, i suppose did happen a little, but still i did not expect to be crying about its creator by the end. the way you go into such intimate detail about the real happenings of Belgium during the war which in such a way that i was completely glued. i knew tintin in the congo and land of the soviets were very unfavourable to say the least but id not read them myself so id no idea it was such a fight. id noticed redesigns of caricatures from images online looking different to the copies i actually own, but i had no idea of. anything about hergés life during the war or- really at all prior to him speaking to spielburg really. it certainly makes the length of time between this movie and its planned sequels make a lot more sense. it feels that in order for a sequel to feel, real. genuine, and just as full of love, care, and respect whilst also giving something new but not too new that theyre writing a new story all together. it would have to be near perfect. an almost exact retelling of the events leading up to THIS movies production and release. i can completely understand why writing the script is so particular that scripts have been written and scrapped more than once for a sequel. i do sincerely hope that it is made one day, and i hope they can get all the same people, crew and cast, involved. but if they dont and it never happens, yeah i absolutely would say this is a wonderful rope to tied to knot in the series with. this is the longest comment ive ever left on a video lmao- i’m just so impressed and moved and bewildered and honestly a BIT annoyed cuz i wanted to make a video of me saying why this is a good movie but you definitely beat me and everyone else to it LMAO, but man that was such a well written deep dive that i could not recommend to fans of tintin more

[@mads_in_zero]

"Charles I" "Charles II, I should think" "Charles II, that's what I said" Breezy, Spielberg dialogue that instantly captures Tintin's character. Goddamn.

[@JBantha]

I watched it first in English, rewatched the movie in Spanish with my niece and in the Spanish version is Louis XIV. I thought it was a localisation to make it flow better, but it turns out in the original French comic it was Louis XIV! Kudos to the translation team for knowing their stuff.

[@TaylorZanderFrancis]

The section on Hergé's life and events in the war are more emotional than any documentary on the subject. I thought I knew everything about Hergé but you've opened my eyes to more of his hardships that I'd ever even realised. Those still calling him a racist sympathiser only need to see this immaculately detailed look of the cartoonist to fully understand how truly wrong they were. Congratulations

[@kusada3035]

"Those still calling him a racist sympathiser" kek. as if they have the mental capacity to understand what that word even means, let alone think rationally

[@Matthy63]

I mean, if you've read Tintin in Congo the criticism doesn't come out of nowhere. But it seems he basically did his research on Congo from talking to like Belgian colonists and anthropological museums, so he essentially reproduced the stereotypes he found. Tintin in Congo was also frankly not a book he was super invested in, he agreed to do it for his publisher (a conservative abbot who was obsessed about getting Belgians to actually want to move to the Congo) so they'd let him make Tintin in America, which he actually cared about.

[@tasfa10]

I grew up wanting to be a cartoonist thanks to Hergé and Tintin and it didn't feel good to later on find out he was considered a racist and a Nazi collaborator. I really appreciate the context given in this video.

[@TaylorZanderFrancis]

@@tasfa10 That's the key. Context. It's easy for people to point fingers at Hergé and say he was racist for Congo, and a Nazi for Le Soir and the Shooting Star, but few take the time to ask WHY that happened. Congo? He did it because he was told to, and he never hid how ashamed he was of it later. Le Soir? Because he needed to work, and that paper was the only one in operation, and so he changed his approach to create exciting adventures like treasure hunts. Shooting Star? Again, much like Congo, he was told to, and tried to remove traces of the US being the villains later on. He also changed the villains name, unaware the name he changed it to was a Jewish name, like the original. When Belvision did an animated serial of The Shooting Star, Hergé redesigned the villain and told the writers not to give him a name. Theres a story I heard where Hergé intended to redraw the villain in the book, using the cartoons redesign, but never got round to it before his death. I dont know if that's true or not, but given he made changes to The Black Island and retooled Land of Black Gold twice, it's only fair to assume that he might have done it one day, but just didnt get there. Context and Hergé go hand in hand. A lot of his decisions can easily be misunderstood. But people only need to come here to get the big picture of the great complex that was Georges Rémi.

[@DrewWasHere]

"A scout smiles when there are problems then leaves" immediately brought tears to my eyes

[@TaylorZanderFrancis]

I've watched this like three or four times now, and I will say this: Despite being initially a review of the 2011 film, it becomes a more informative and emotionally engaging documentary on Hergé's life than any official Moulinsart documentary out there. All those years of documentaries tapping into Hergé's history only to give vague hints of his hardships, when they could have gone to you. I didn't even know who William Ugeux was until this video. No other documentary mentions him, and given that he was basically the guy responsible as to where Hergé was to live or die following the end of the German occupation of Brussles, it's fair to say the man has an important role in this moment in Tintin's history. Had he gone the other way, Red Rackham's Treasure may have been the last book, and given they weren't translated into English until the mid 1950's, they may never have been, had Hergé himself not been there to give Michael Turner and Leslie Lonsdale-Cooper his blessing on the translation. This video was amazing, and I believe Moulinsart would be fools to file copyright against it, something they're prone to do.

[@princesssparrow4530]

When you're flemish and you didn't know half of all this stuff lol

[@grungs]

Started tearing up when you started talking on Hergé's early life and the effect the war had on him. Never knew those books I got lost in as a child had so much love and pain put in them. Thank you Breadsword, you've done it again.

[@javieraravena5345]

I think there's an added beauty in that opening. The one with Herge drawing Tintin in the marketplace. It can tie up with that world Herge created, the one without WW2, as Spielberg adding another difference: a world where Herge never came to work for Wallez, one of his biggest regrets. Sure, in that world he would never attain the fame he did in our own, but he is seen leading a simple, quiet, yet seemingly happy life as a sort of street cartoonist. And I think that's a nice send off to the man himself

[@carmiesinagra8968]

I was already teary eyed from the video, this comment made me cry for real 😭

[@oldfatfrog]

Well, in less than 10 minutes in and Breadsword already convinced me to drop everything and go watch Tintin. Breadsword, your ability to convey utter passion through your words and delivery is really infectious! Thank you!

[@BREADSWORD]

let's goooo!!!!

[@yikes6758]

this is probably the single most earnest, holistic, and beautiful piece of media analysis I have ever seen

[@BREADSWORD]

yooo thank you so much!

[@billybobjenkins3031]

You should watch his Gurren Lagann review

[@putraduha3176]

Man fuck i literally cried at the end

[@Rick586]

Tintin being a boy scout is why Indiana Jones was a boy scout in Last Crusade.

[@gregoryabukar-duru8087]

Indiana Jones was not a boy scout

[@Rick586]

@@gregoryabukar-duru8087 Watch Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.

[@Liam-qu5ef]

To add to that, Henry Walton Jones (indiana's father) is Scottish, Just like haddock in tin tin. It also visually portrays the dynamic of young explorer and older sidekick just like in tin tin itself.

[@TimofeyMarko]

So it’s not just me, huh? I read most of the comics in Middle School. I felt like a solo fan exploring a gem of a book-section untouched by others. Thank you for making this video. I’m reminded it’s not just me. I was moved by the real life story of Herge. A broken man fighting for the wholeness of others. Driven by his own lost childhood to give other’s theirs. He certainly contributed to a part of mine forever. Rest In Peace, and may your work live on forever.

[@MJFERMEZLA]

That was an incredible work. Just one thing, the main problem for the sequel is also do to the copyright owner, Moulinsart, being WAY TO MUCH sectarian, to the point they don't even allow parodies of Tintin, and sharing a simple panel would get you problem. So it doesn't help the development hell state of the sequel... well that and Peter Jackson, who's supposed to direct the sequel, being inactive since the very exhausting Hobbit development.

[@Tamaki742]

Man, Hobbit really fucked everything over, didn't it?

[@cese-uj4sl]

Trop bien de te voir là !

[@MJFERMEZLA]

@@Tamaki742 I actually love the Hobbit trilogy, but yeah, it fucked Peter Jackson Health, it fucked laws for local actors and other shit like that.

[@Tamaki742]

@@MJFERMEZLA And basically fucked over del Toro too. I personally like the films enough, but throughout watching it in one sitting I did notice that "hey, this shouldnt be 3 films"

[@MJFERMEZLA]

@@Tamaki742 Actually, it's Deltoro who quit, letting the project to Jackson.

[@LevityRhodes]

Every time I see a BREADSWORD video I'm like "Alright, how are they gonna derail this review this time." And then I got an entire WW2 history recap for belgium. This is not an insult, I genuinely love when you go into the deepest dives humanly possibly whenever you do a review, it shows that love and care. Also you always have a deep passion and fondness in your voice that is downright inspiring. Love these. Thank you for reviewing this movie, it genuinely, in my mind, one of the best 3D movies ever made.

[@hjorleifurgujonsson7039]

The images in the beginning of Tintin are also a reference to the inside of the Tintins book covers. They had this collection of portraits of characters hanging on a blue wallpaper

[@ΙωάνναΠαπαμανώλη-δ9ο]

I can't believe America hasn't really noticed Tintin, I remember watching the film with my dad when it came out, he was so excited, having read the comics when he was little. Also I love your videos and your voice ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@BREADSWORD]

yooo thank you so much!!!

[@bluefates58]

My dad had the same reaction when we watched this movie too

[@MASTEROFEVIL]

100th like

[@deskbop]

“If you won’t come back for me, then at least return for Tintin.” And now I’m crying.

[@LazyQueen]

*If this doesn't get a sequel, I'm going to explode I swear-* Tintin will forever be a masterpiece (along with this film) Seriously, it's my favourite film! I've watched it so many times and just can't get enough of it

[@idriscorvus2237]

You have to wait for 5-4 more years.

[@AshXXMayftw]

I actually saw this in theaters with my dad, and other than the occasional Pixar movie he's never really been impressed with more modern animated films. But we both really loved this movie even though we knew nothing about the world or the characters. It's a shame it didn't do better at the box office. I would have loved to see more Tintin adventures.

[@Sara-uq6km]

Tintin felt like an introduction to a global world and showed it in a way that felt realistic in a weird way? Tintin doesnt show the world like disney does, there is a bunch of shady organiced crime, foreign politics (of course simplified) and the beauty is not as made up. The people Tintin meets, the friends he makes, the arcitecture from various places from the world, it’s all there and it’s all real alongside the scary stuff. I think it helped me understand the globalized world better as a kid.

[@damneddaniel3088]

As a kid I always used to read the adventures of Tintin, which my dad used to own. I couldn't read anything because it was in French but the colors and the action was enough to make me understand at least somewhat. A couple years later and I get to see this banger of a film. Having read the two original books I knew it was different but I worked well. And even though this is one of the best films I have ever seen, I forgot. Not just the film, but Tintin as a whole. Until now. Thank you, Hergé And thank you, Breadsword.

[@vrinkee]

My siblings and I all grew up with them. Even before we could read our native language, English, the colors and action pulled us in. We essentially began to read The Adventures of Tintin first, learning English as we went.

[@pcplayer9613]

There were three comic series that I loved to read growing up: Calvin and Hobbes, Asterix and Obelix, and Tintin. While I will admit a good bit of the nuance in Tintin went over my head back then, I still enjoy the seven volumes my family owns to this day, seven well worn and abused volumes, and I appreciate it that much more now. The wonderful cast of characters that make up the world of Tintin will forever hold a special place in my heart. Thank you for making such a beautiful video concerning this wonderful franchise, and the man who brought it to life. Stay Awesome.

[@franciscomairal8039]

You brought me to tears at the end there! I admire the way you tell Herge's story, remaining both acutely critical of him whilst affording him the kindness he rightfully deserves. Definitely convinced me to pick up my old Tintin books and give them another chance after being initially put off by the stark differences between them and newer graphic novels as a child. Many thanks for this video. Saludos de Argentina!

[@vmacevedos]

What you said about Spielberg letting Herge see the adaption, as Herge draws Tintin at the beginning of the movie made me start crying. After learning all that he went through, all his trials and tribulations. That’s such a wonderful way to honor the man

[@alancranford3398]

My main regret is that Herge didn't live to see his creation hit the big screen--but then the technology for The Adventures of Tintin as Spielberg presented it didn't exist until the 21st Century.

[@KarlClarkeMusic]

This genuinely has to be the best 'retrospective' that I have viewed from anywhere. The depth of knowledge and inherent passion that you portray for his art is incredible. I remember being enamored by the visuals and had a Belgian friend who collected Tin Tin memorabilia with her father, but never truly understood. Thankyou for making this and opening my eyes to this world.

[@XuiLeeEv]

I appreciate the mention of the genocide in the Congo but I wish it had been given with a little more specific figures. It's horrible what Germany did to Belgium, is also horrible what Belgium did to the Congo. People aren't only worked to death, there were mass rapes, child soldiers, and the systematic removing of hands/arms from civilians. The scale of the atrocities under King Leopold is still kept locked away by the modern Belgian government.

[@NeoNovastar]

I just wanted to give your comment a little bump by saying thank you for adding this.

[@Sealedaway]

Leopold’s rule in Congo is one of those things in history that is so insanely cruel and evil that the human mind can’t fully comprehend it. Every earnest description sounds like a ridiculous, slanderous exaggeration. It’s truly awful that the legacy of Tintin is wrapped up in this, but I honestly can’t blame people for it. Any story making light of this genocide would be horrible enough, but the fact that it was a Belgian cartoonist making it so close in time to the atrocities gives it a connection that is hard to sever.

[@CFKane-gf2jf]

I think it was mentioned less because it doesn’t really relate to herge’s life or work

[@XuiLeeEv]

@@CFKane-gf2jf It directly relates to the work, it's important context for the controversy that plenty of people are not aware of. It would take another 30 seconds to include, it merits mention.

[@gybyro]

Tintin was also translated into Icelandic, the animated series are still airing on tv, probably the only thing my dad grew up with that I also grew up with. I loved this shit, and I still do. Thanks for the video, your a real one

[@BREADSWORD]

yoo that's so cool! Tintin is so fire

[@BREADSWORD]

Billions of bilious blue blistering barnacles, it's been a while! Missed you. PATREON: bit.ly/2GhaUMJ TWITTER: bit.ly/2FvQGBq TWITCH: bit.ly/2EkPmlI DISCORD: bit.ly/3AYvH3d INTRO BEAT PROD. BY: bit.ly/3F9xvbW

[@aphrobitey369]

discord link says it’s expired edit: (assuming u fixed it because it works now ty)

[@connormartin7009]

Missed you too ❤

[@Charok1]

you just used the coffee girl as a positive. what a complete moron

[@anthonydavis5288]

YO! How's it been Breadsword? 😃

[@ActuatedGear]

Dude... I don't know how you missed this... or maybe you say it later in the video... But the Painter? THAT HERGE! LOOK AT HIM! Did you not see it?!

[@eyeof3ndr364]

i never knew Herge's story was so sad, poor feller. this was a beautiful production, and it's the proper praise for the movie that you can tell had a lot of love put into it. excellent work mate

[@wonderfused386]

As an asian person I never knew anything about The Adventures of Tintin, just happened to play the video as I did some chores and now I'm crying while doing my dishes...thanks!

[@TheBigSad6898]

10 minutes into this video, I stopped, watched then movie, and came back. As I watched, I watched trying to think of it the way I thought Breadsword would watch it. I've started doing that with games, movies, anime, and even manga. I appreciate your videos in only a way I can. Through you I have been able to experience media more than ever before. From the bottom of my heart Thank you.

[@BREADSWORD]

thank you so much!!

[@jayteet.8204]

As kids, my siblings, cousins and I grew up with the adventures of Tintin and Asterix and Obelix. My aunt would ship these comics all the way from Europe. When Movies about these comics was finally made, it was like a reunion for us. We all came together to watch it at our home town's cinema. Several of us have to travel from different places just for us to experience it all at the same time. It was one of the best days of my life so far. 😊😊😊

[@Red_Ranger_Wien]

The fact that I’ve never consumed any Tintin media outside of memes and this still made me tear up is a real testament to the quality. Kudos

[@Gilmore-the-Glorious]

... I never realized that was him at the start of the film.... I read the comics a thousand times as a kid. And like many others the stories filled my head with adventures and hope... After hearing about his life... and how he used Tintin to escape the crulty of this world, a world full of evil and war... I think it's appropriate that we have a glimpse of what he could have been in that alternate world he created. A simple man making art in the streets of Brussels... the memories of the Great War slowly fading... allowing himself to finally be happy...

[@ROAD-HORROR]

Man... I've lost track just how many times I've enjoyed this video. An easy dozen or two times at least. It's so well crafted, so well written, so full of love and appreciation for Tintin. It's not often I really do find a video that I constantly try and share with my friends. A video I revisit before bed or when I'm feeling down. A video to drink a nice cup of tea to and enjoy a lazy afternoon with a cat in my lap. Breadsword, no idea if you'll really see this, but thank you. Your content is easily my favorite on the entirety of KZbin. No other channel has been able to compare and feel quite so much like a warm, nostalgic, comfy blanket-pillow fort. Specifically a pillow-fort when your like 8. That magical feeling. I'm sure you know the one... Or like that lovely feeling when a friend just gushes and gushes about something they really love and, whether I'm interested or not, I can't help but become enraptured in it. Carried by their passionate flow that pushes me forwards to appreciate tomorrow even more. Thank you Breadsword

[@wordyballoons]

I'm glad it's finally being pointed out that the racist elements in the comics were not by Herge's choice. Too many retrospectives these days pin it on him.

[@BonaparteBardithion]

This was the first place I'd heard otherwise. I liked the film, but was reluctant to check out the comics because of what was being said on retrospectives.

[@anthonyvillanueva5226]

@@BonaparteBardithion It's really only the first two that are outright offensive and racial propaganda. And why they're not being reprinted. The rest are imo respectfully researched and part of the Blue Lotus is even about addressing prejudices that Western culture has of the East.

[@omnipotentbanana1576]

@@anthonyvillanueva5226 The shooting star is very anti-semitiv

[@AB0BA_69]

@@omnipotentbanana1576 Is it? Is it *really*??

[@omnipotentbanana1576]

@@AB0BA_69 It absolutely is, at least the original version is. Herge was literally told to write in anti-semitic scenes by the nazi occupiers.

[@loganwoolley6683]

I love that artists like Fujimoto carry on this tradition of writing their manga like a movie. 50+ years later this style still feels so cool to read. Thanks as always for teaching me things I didn't know prior, Breadsword. edit: The life that Herge' lived is fascinating and I think this is your best work yet.

[@BREADSWORD]

Fujimoto is faaaaantastic!!! and thank you!

[@shoxy-the-pinecone6113]

I'm convinced that if Hergé's life were to be adapted to film it'd win Oscars but I can't imagine a hypothetical biopic with even a tenth of the heart present in this video. This video is a love letter for a story, a eulogy for it's author and a tribute to the joy of creation itself all at once. If we lived in a more just world Breadsword would be a Hollywood director or a best selling author but I'm just glad we live in a world where we can hear his genius at all.

[@soulextracter]

"Thomson and Thompson" lol I never knew they renamed Dupont and Dupond for the English market. In Sweden we got a dubbed version of Tintin, but the Duponts kept their names, as did Tintin's dog Milou, whom I know they changed to Snowy in English.

[@lucyk8935]

I think they did it because "Dupont" and "Dupond" would be pretty distinctly pronounced in English (American english, at least) and would ruin the haha funny bit 😅

[@soulextracter]

@@lucyk8935 I'm gonna be honest with you. Until I made this comment I never knew that their names were spelled differently. I realized it as I looked up Thomson and Thompson and noticed those were spelled differently. It only took me about 30 years to find this out..

[@tobiasfunke8990]

In Germany its 'Schulze and Schultze'.

[@teddifreyr8104]

in icelandic we have them named Skafti and Skapti

[@Gesundheit2000]

In Germany, they're Schultze und Schulze, Tintin is Tim, Milou/Snowy is Struppi. The comics are named "Tim und Struppi".

[@theasimpson6003]

This movie has some of the most intricate and imaginative transitions EVER put to film. I mean can we TALK about these transitions? There’s nothing like them. I want to thank you for this heartfelt and loving tribute to a writer responsible for a huge part of my childhood, and to a film that I always recommend to anyone and everyone. I don’t think anyone but that team, at that time, could have made that movie as engaging and wonderful as it was, and you articulated that in ways I never thought of before.Ngl, that deep dive analysis of Tintin and Captain Haddock between two sides of the same coin made me a little emotional. Thank you for that.

[@anzaca1]

This honestly made me cry a bit. I loved Tintin as a kid, and I loved the cartoon and movie when I watched them. But I never knew anything about Herge himself. The fact that his life was so tortured and horrible to him, yet he channelled it into these amazing stories is just inspiring. Even at his lowest point, like Haddock, Herge never gave up.

[@Jasonwolf1495]

After watching this I just have this melancholy, but it's not totally sad. It's kind of the feeling I always seem to get when I hear about people who lived in or through world war two. While my family fled Poland because of earlier conflicts, and I was born and raised in America, the lack of a strong identity early in life has made me hang on to be Polish even more now. I look back on Poland and see the heroes who fought the Nazis, but I've neglected to acknowledge those who did switch sides to join them. I like to think that all people who were invaded during that war resisted with everything they had, but that's not the truth of it. It wasn't just an us and them. Hearing about Catholics who supported the regimes boils my blood. I was raised with John Paul II as pope, a man who was nearly worked to death a Nazi forced labor camp, a man who risked his own life over and over to save people, any person. Ironic that Hergé who renounced Catholicism was a better Catholic than the fanatics. Reminds me of the Parable of the good Samaritan. When it comes down to it the "religious" part of the religion doesn't matter, it is living a life of good deeds. Hergé writing Tintin has most definitely been a good deed.

[@4Clubs]

Misguided Catholics existing doesn't disprove the institutional legitimacy of the Church. And Belgium's cultural and religious problems weren't so one-sided as Breadsword makes it sound, which is just a bizarre caricature of actual history. Hergé was certainly conflicted, but paradoxically whatever good deeds he did were still the result of having been spiritually nourished by a Catholic upbringing.

[@Jasonwolf1495]

@@4Clubs the point I was intended to make was more around his father figure vs Hergé and those who concern themselves over the trappings of religion over the moral center those religions actually teach. Nor did I think the institution as a whole was at fault here. The Catholic church acted as one of the largest relief forces during the war as well as using it's weight (in the sense that the axis powers were concerned to also pick an outright fight with it) to protect people. Really the biggest thing is just that it hurts when you hear about someone who says they're part of the same religion as you and is willing to do horrible things (like support the Nazis) because they're obsessed with the trappings of the faith rather than the core tenants.

[@4Clubs]

@@Jasonwolf1495 I see. I apologise if I misunderstood you then. I found the video to be rather unfair when it comes to religion in Europe, so I might have projected some negativity on you. The Catholic Church always did its own thing and is an institution made up of flawed men and women trying to do good. You point out their charity work and their relief effort during the war, but there is also the apparent contradiction of Pius IX issuing Mit brennender Sorge but years later the Church having no problem aiding Nazi officers to flee persecution in prescient anticipation of post-war excesses like the Morgenthau Plan. These are apparent contradictions of course, not real contradictions, it was always the Church's mission to do magnanimous charity.

[@ShwintyKat]

Your work is always so thoughtful. Despite never fully understanding what Tintin is and even balking at people I saw online going nuts over what I mistakingly saw as a newspaper comic on the name vein as Garfield, I feel how much you love the story through your chosen words and I'm absolutely obligated to give the comics and movie a genuine shot. If not because of you, then for the man who made them.

[@BREADSWORD]

yooo thank you so much!!

[@MoonLitChild]

Admittedly, I'd never done enough research on Herge to realize that he created a world where the war never happened out of compassion, not compliance, so thank you for making this. I discovered the cartoon as an adult and was so utterly charmed by it in spite of it's "problematic" elements that I went out and bought the dvd of the movie despite not having seen it in theaters, because I trusted Speilberg and Jackson to do justice to it. Now, if someone calls Herge a collaborator or a sympathizer, I'll point them to this video. I think it's a crime that we'll never get the sequel that would have put a cap on the story of the first movie, but I agree-- it's enough. I think of the way the movie ends the same way I think of the very last Calvin and Hobbes comic, sledding off into the unknown, urging us to have our own adventures.

[@CherriWhitewing]

As a French Canadian who grew up reading old comics from her relatives and who loved Tintin and who grew knowing of Hergé, his story, his art philosophy, his demons, how he tried to do better and so on, this video is a beautifully heartbreaking love letter of his work that I has brought a tear to my eye more than once while watching it and I really need to thank you for it. Now I’m gonna have to watch once again the movie because it really is fucking awesome and every rewatch is pure serotonin lol

[@epii3691]

i'm so happy that there are other people who appreciated this movie as much as i did when it first came out; i remember being a little embarrassed when i gushed about tintin to other kids in my high school and saw how they didn't *quite* share my enthusiasm :'D i seriously hope that this video helps this absolute masterpiece of a movie from disappearing completely in the public's consciousness

[@lunawenko9324]

My teacher in elementary school showed me and my best friend the Tin Tin comics, mostly because my best friend had the same first name as Tin Tin himself (at least in the german version, where his name is Tim). So we were known as Tim und Struppi. We went to watch the film in cinema when it came out and we absolutely loved it. It is still one of my favorite movies and it will always remind me of my best friend, because he sadly passed away in 2021

[@bobbyshewan4229]

I remember being obsessed with this movie back when it came out. I was in 2nd grade and the idea of an animated Indiana Jones had me so fucking hyped. I even had the game and that also turned out being pretty good💀

[@BREADSWORD]

yoooo fr it's so good!!!

[@aoifet]

omg was it the platformer one with the weird dream sequence 2nd player levels or the mobile game

[@bobbyshewan4229]

@@aoifet the platformer. The Kinect parts were broken in half if you just used a controller but other than that they were mad fun

[@Pendleton115]

@@aoifet The Mobile game was pretty awesome to, following all the beats of the movie as a puzzle/action game. It’s a shame that it no longer works on modern devices, but I’m fairly sure my 3rd gen iPad still has it installed so maybe I aught to dig it up and play it sometime.

[@aoifet]

@@bobbyshewan4229 it’s so good, I replay it every few months or so

[@raymondhudson7363]

Breadsword: *uploads new video and it's over an hour* Me: "Oh sweet new video!" *turns off lofi-study music* "Okay... time to do some REAL studying!"

[@BREADSWORD]

lmfaooo let's goooo

[@Lilypale]

Your editing is unparalleled. The different footage for each word or phrase is insane - I'm always blown away

[@Golgito]

The way that this video overdelivered is crazy, specially considering how hype I was about it. Thank you for another work of art, your storytelling had me speechless

[@BREADSWORD]

yooo thank you so much!!!

[@cannonballking7]

I am not a very emotional person. Not that I don't express and feel emotion, but when it comes to sadness I find myself feeling only varying degrees of melancholy, and depression. With that said, this moved me to tear up, and laugh, and tear up again. Thank you so much for this I can't express how happy I am this exists. Have a lovely day, and keep up the fantastic work.

[@froggofood2307]

This was absolutely brilliant. Genuinely one of my top favorite KZbin videos of all time. I loved Hergé’s adventures but you made me appreciate them and love them so much more than I ever thought possible. When the Spielberg movie came out, I loved it when I was a kid. It was my hyperfixation for many months and it holds dear in my heart. I can quote the movie verbatim if I could, that’s how many times I’ve seen it. I’ve seen the 90s cartoon and read the comics. And you’ve made me love not just the franchise more but Hergé himself who made it. Thank you for this. I’ll come back in a few months or so to revisit this treasure of an analysis.

[@elany27]

I remember dragging a bunch of my friends to the movies when this film came out - and I did have to drag them, as most weren't as big on Tintin and nobody, including me, believed the movie could do the comics justice - and then being just absolutely blown away by it. I haven't rewatched it since and it's been even longer since I've picked up any of the comics, but perhaps unsurprisingly, there's nothing I want to do more after watching this. Well, except perhaps drink some water first, bawling your eyes out does wonders for dehydration heh. Thank you for this, a wonderfully narrated, written and researched essay on Tintin is not at all what I thought I'll end up watching today, but it is perhaps just what I needed.

[@Thyyyyyyyyme]

What an incredible video. The narrative you weave, in telling Tintin's, the movie's and Hergé's story, is just on a whole other level from other video essayists. Bravo.

[@BREADSWORD]

thank you so much!!!

[@bakuhakudraws5603]

I know you said you didn't want to write the section on the war and Herge's life, but I'm very glad you did. I've watched this video at least three times now, and every single time I find myself utterly rapt by the story of the man behind the page. Tragic, beautiful, inspirational, and so, so, so very human, it always redoubles my respect for Tintin and the impact the series has had on my most beloved medium. Thank you, Breadsword, for teaching me about a hero I never knew I had, and a legend I never knew I needed to hear, before finding this video.

[@toavs3977]

I can't express how much your videos have changed how I look at film, and art as a whole!

[@BREADSWORD]

ayooo thank you so much!!

[@Kaastretch]

This is such an incredible video that I didn't even notice that there was a stark transition to World War II in the middle of this video. It's just so amazing how you are able to captivate with the structure of your videos.

[@BREADSWORD]

yoo thank you so much!!

[@KichiMiangra]

Guy: "That boat is about to get you into a mess of trouble kid!" Tintin: "You promise?"

[@mapsandviolins1]

Hey, thanks for this. I never knew this much about Herge, even though I was a childhood fan of his work. The world needs more nuanced studies like this. To either gloss over the mistakes / wrongdoing of historical figures is unfair and naive. However, to malign, dehumanize, or attempt to eliminate those same figures for those flaws is to hold them to a standard we could never meet ourselves. History is human. Art history is human. We are human. Sometimes that means we suck. And sometimes we bring something wonderful to the world. In the same package.

[@FinalWarrior591]

I grew up reading Tintin - I had all the books from "Tintin In America" onwards. I was also the only person in my sphere of acquaintances that knew about the series, by virtue of being in the USA. This is an amazing critique of both the film and the body of work. Bravo.

[@nickasaro8789]

Also another thing that this movie did that I really appreciate that other adaptations of comics, video games, literary characters etc. miss is that it starts as another Tintin adventure and it makes it clear he’s had other adventures in the past. Another director might have made this an origin story of like his first adventure, how he got all his iconic stuff, how he got snowy, how he met Thompson and Thompson etc. and only at the end of the movie would he be the tintin we all know and love. Spielberg ain’t got time for that. Tintin is recognizably himself from minute 1. And while I love a good Casino Royale and/or Batman Begins style origin on occasion, I feel like movies where the character just starts fully formed as their accurate selves are a lost art. And this one was a refreshing change of pace with that.

[@charlotteforte91]

As a childhood fan of Tintin and having read all the comic books I could get my hands on, I never could explain why Spielberg's adaptation was so near perfect... but this essay does. Flawlessly. The movie was just so good, it captured the spirit of the comics and its timeless characters to a T, and although I'm sad we never got the sequels it deserved, I have to agree with you: it's enough to have just this one movie because hey, at least we got the one and I'm all the happier for it. Thanks for sharing your thoughts, the history lesson and another fantastic video ✌

[@bionicletech]

I can not emphasize this enough. Whenever you post I always say, “oh no. I’m not in a good spot rn. Gimme a few days man.” And then it pops up on my feed…and I always have a good cry. Thank you man

[@barabajagal]

Ngl I was crying at the end. I thought the idea of the caricature was a lovely and clever one, and to have it revealed that he was a cameo of the author after such a wonderful, heartfelt telling of his and his work’s impact brought me to tears quite easily. I’m happy to be reminded of this movie, I plan to watch it as soon as possible. Thank you.

[@plyinglemon]

I love how you start off with a manic energy, something I've never seen in your work before now, and you end on such a somber but sweet note. What's really impressive is that the change in tone is so gradual and natural that I didn't even notice until the end. Wonderful work as always my man, thank you for sharing it with us.