Has The Adventures of Tintin Aged Well?

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Oscar '07: The Fallout from the Happy Feet Win by Jerry Beck - bit.ly/3HzVrGO
Tintin Ushers in New Era of Photoreal Cartoons by Amid Amidi - bit.ly/3wOGgV2
Cinema: A Painstaking Fantasy by Chris Taylor - bit.ly/3Dl03Oq
Tintin: Weta Goes Animated by Ian Failes - bit.ly/3qEUwPb
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[@mcurran6505]

10 years later and still waiting for the sequel.

[@Killerqueen69420]

yes

[@Awesome-2709]

Indeed

[@magnolia1984]

So are we... So are we. Wouldn't hold my breath though 😕

[@watchingeye1278]

For real.

[@catherinedesrochers]

According to IMDB, this is the next movie of Peter Jackson

[@gabrielledebourg2487]

I’m a European who grew up on Tintin and I loved Spielberg’s version. He captured the spirit of adventure in the comics. I really liked the animation in it, because it captured the characters design. Spielberg also made great use of animation, like the one take scroll chase.

[@SirBlackReeds]

Eh, it's kind of weird to see Haddock, among others, translated to photorealism whilst retaining their goofy designs.

[@tasfa10]

I completely disagree. He deviated a lot from the original story, the characters are not represented accurately and silly things like Haddock firing a bazooka or the crane fight would've never, ever, been written by Hergé and are not in the spirit of Tintin. Plus, Hergé's art style is so central to Tintin and has been so influential in BD / European "comics" that this style of animation that completely disregards it adds nothing, and I'd even argue takes away from the original.

[@hz3068]

@@tasfa10 First of all movies are so different from comic books. Second of all if the movie was a carbon copy of the original books, why bother make one? It would have become so boring to watch

[@MidoseitoAkage]

@@hz3068 Yeah. A movie needs to be fast paced or else, the audience get bored. The golden rule is quite simple and hard to learn when you make a movie: Do NOT carbon copy the books into a movie. Otherwise, you risk having failures like the movie 300, the first Asterix and Arthur and the Minimoys. The world doesn't understand that you can't exactly transfer some scenes from the media into a movie. It is impossible and slow the action.

[@hz3068]

@@MidoseitoAkage exactly

[@dan-mb2ne]

Fun fact: the first person seen onscreen at the very beginning (the guy drawing a portrait of tintin) is Hergé himself.

[@yasho437]

12:57

[@conservativecalvinist3308]

*George Remí

[@conwaytwittyer2667]

@@conservativecalvinist3308 *Hergé

[@conservativecalvinist3308]

@@conwaytwittyer2667 also correct

[@adankmeme651]

Another Fun fact: Hergé would often Cameo himself in his own tintin comics, these also appeared in the cartoon adaptation, and yes the scene in the movie too.

[@tipsycat27]

I fell in love with that movie upon its release, but it was odd because it seemed to create no impact on anyone else. It was a flop in the USA and hardly made a dent here in Europe, either. Even fellow Tintin fans refused to see it because they thought it had been 'ruined'. I didn't understand it at all. It was ahead of its time, I think. People were so soured by all the previous MoCap animations of the last few years that they rolled their eyes at this one, and it's such a shame because I truly feel that MoCap really LENDED itself to the style of Tintin.

[@federicodalimonte7188]

I'm a huge Tintin fan and honestly I loved the movie!

[@karlkarlos3545]

Actually, it was a big hit in Europe and made all in all more than three times it's budget back.

[@MandoThingz]

This movie was the reason I bought all tintin books :3

[@FULANODETAL]

they get almost 400m in box office

[@federicodalimonte7188]

@@MandoThingz well done!

About Hergé's style, it's interesting to note that for him these characters are not cartoon characters, they are real people. That is why Hergé always favored live-action adaptations of Tintin over animated ones, despite the movie adaptations from the 60s being... not so great. So in a way, adapting Tintin with photorealistic motion-capture animation makes perfect sense.

[@drdewott9154]

Yeah. Heck I recall seeing another video essay on the Tin Tin movie and Tin Tin as a whole in that was like an hour long. But If my memory serves me well then according to it, Spielberg was even a Tin Tin fan and based Indiana Jones partially off of Tin Tin. I may be European but I'm actually not that familiar with Tin Tin, Lucky Luke, or Asterix, or any other major european comic and cartoon franchises. So I really ought to do my homework on this when I get the time

[@conwaytwittyer2667]

Exactly.

[@federicodalimonte7188]

@@drdewott9154 if you do it, you won't regret it. 😉 Also, Indiana Jones was based off both Tintin and Scrooge McDuck!

[@dimbulb2959]

If they ever decide to make a live-action Tintin movie, Tom Holland is perfect for the role

[@sangdrako]

@@drdewott9154 do you mean Breadsword's video? kzbin.info/www/bejne/eXSsi5Kgh7SMnpY

[@BugsyFoga]

Still hoping for that sequel to happen.

[@colbywinfield]

Check out Peter Jackson’s upcoming directorial projects. The only one now listed is Tintin 2 :) it’s happening

[@lorenzuploads4543]

@@colbywinfield you serious bro??

[@shellshock10]

@@colbywinfield it’s been too long sadly. I love the original animated tin tin though

[@highfunctioningpsychopath2453]

I’ve been trying to keep up with the news of it since I first watched the film. They’ve been saying that it’ll come out for a while but never gave a set date. I’m still hoping they make it a definite thing with the original cast tho

[@BugsyFoga]

@@shellshock10 Not sure if “it’s been too long” I’d a valid excuse considering we’re getting an avatar sequel after a 13 year wait.

[@MicahBuzanANIMATION]

The camera is always spinning around in this movie, yet I never felt dizzy. The pacing and editing of action sequences is frenetic, yet I never felt confused about what I was seeing. The CGI characters were just about in the uncanny valley, yet never felt creepy. I think Tin Tin has aged very well, as someone who just saw it for the first time 10 years after its release.

[@PineappleDealer37]

The movie perfectly avoided uncanny valley by making its characters highly stylised. Rather than try to emulate reality they went ahead with mog noses or ears.

[@yoman9446]

I disagree with the film not having enough character depth. If you look at the first 2 episodes from the '91 tv series or the comics, you'll notice that not only does Captain Haddock have more emotions here but also Tintin is extremely natural in his emotions and decisions. This was never the case with the original source material, only later do you see these things more fleshed out, the movie enhanced everything to a point where you could say it's definitely something of an underrated masterpiece.

[@L16htW4rr10r]

I completely agree with you. I hated Haddock in the comics, or at least in the earliest book he appeared in. But the movie Haddock was easier to sympathize with.

[@invalidopinion5384]

@@L16htW4rr10r that's interesting, because Haddock is in a way Herge's self-hatred (whereas Tintin is his boyhood fantasy). That's why the scene where Haddock rouses Tintin to keep going is so meaningful. Herge's worse self telling his best self to keep going

[@cara-seyun]

Reading tintin I was like “Why the frick does he keep this drunk dude around?”

[@unsuccessfullyjari]

I do not agree with you that it's not an underrated forgotten masterpiece.

[@ethanhenrichs5677]

Same. It is too underrated.

[@endorstick1569]

@@ethanhenrichs5677 I really enjoyed it

[@CovershotV8]

Same. I do think it is highly underrated and a true masterpiece of animation.

[@AndorRadnai]

For the fact alone that it is such a love letter to the cartoons, staying entirely true to their feel and visuals. And this is coming from someone who is the second generation having grown up with these stories.

[@DeepEye1994]

Wish I could see how the like/dislike bar of this video would look like if it still existed, I don't think it'd be SPLIT in the middle, but at least a third of it would be dislikes since I still haven't met someone who has given me convincing reasons to dislike this film and I'm glad others rejected some of the points made in the video. Tintin IS underrated, and it's a damn shame that in 10 years we got no sequels despite pretty much everyone fancying the idea of getting more Tintin stories adapted in this style, but in the meantime we got a shitton of bad sequels/reboots to other things nobody asked for.

[@Narfu1]

This film is CRIMINALLY underrated, so glad to see more people talking about it! Thanks for this video mate

[@isaywhateveriwantandyougot7421]

I think we take criticism too far sometimes. This point that he makes about the pacing being too fast and having too much action is a very valid point, something I already noticed as a kid, but here's the thing: it It does not generalize the movie's entire strengths and weaknesses, it's only one singular weakness. You don't have to pin point every tiny mistake in a film and pretend like it ruins the entire experience

[@PineappleDealer37]

Eh... It... Depends. I loved this movie when I watched it and I still do love it, but I feel like a lot of people are not enough critical even when the movie or game or whatever has a tone of glaring issues, yet people seem to ignore them as they're "not major enough" or something something. This really lowers industry standards and it's how we end up with junk series like Witcher from Netflix or Rings of Power from Amazon, which have terrible writing, unlikable inconsistent characters, horrible costumes and feel as something made to check all the checkmarks on diversity list rather than something which people pay to be entertained by.

[@kinoire]

@@PineappleDealer37 Yeah, almost as if there's a differnece between if a flaw actually ruins a movie or not

[@erfaniom9576]

i am a massive tintin fan and i think if you read it first and then watch the movie the movie becomes less "weightless" as you put it, because you know all the characters

[@traskulgo]

I agree with you. I mean, it seems the movie was made to those who already knew Tintin. It may seem weightless when you don't know them very well.

[@tasfa10]

If you read all the books you just don't need to watch that silly movie at all! haha

[@hz3068]

@@tasfa10 well the movie is a combination of three books and there are a lot of things that are different in the movie.

[@BIGBMH]

While I understand that perspective, a movie can’t derive its storytelling merit primarily from what has been done in other material. Knowing the characters doesn’t mean that the character work done here was effective. From my perspective, I know through comics, animation, etc that Batman is a character with depth and dimension. However, if a Batman movie doesn’t do the work to bring that out, I don’t ascribe to it the qualities earned by other stories.

[@vanyadolly]

I have to disagree. The comics were infamous for speech bubbles often taking up more room than the art. It was talky. The non-stop motion and action just didn't feel grounded enough to be Tintin to me.

[@chumuheha]

This movie definitely felt very close to the spirit of the original comics. All of the ridiculous stunts are taken straight from the pages.

[@TheJayman213]

Jeez, that Ratatouille disclaimer... If I find out somebody used simulations for fluids or crowds or whatever on that film I'm gonna be PISSED. How DARE they not animate everything by hand!? /s

[@StravaigingMTB]

I mean everytime they stir a pot, if someone didnt keyframe every ripple of the soup, man , the movies ruined.

[@AdrianParkinsonFilms]

I guess something must have changed at Pixar since Brad Bird's own Incredibles 2 used motion capture for crowd animation.

[@k-leb4671]

@@AdrianParkinsonFilms Motion capture for crowd animation? Was a big crowd of people in real life hooked up with the mo-cap gear?

[@AdrianParkinsonFilms]

@@k-leb4671 I think it was mostly for background characters in the Elastigirl train sequence.

[@joaocmj]

I am actually really sad modern cinema moved away from motion-capture movies, I was a major fan of the technology/art form, and I was impressed by all of these films when they came out. Beowulf stands as my favorite Epic narrative film of all time, and both Zemeckis films and Tintin are for me incredible pieces of art that pushed the edges of what is possible in the art of moving pictures. As a major animation lover and a live-action lover, I think there is space for all times of art, and I really hope someone in Hollywood comes with another one of these movies sometime in the near future.

[@ChrisMaxfieldActs]

Let's not forget Gore Verbinski's RANGO, which was ILM's first stab at a mocap, animated feature, which went to the extreme with character design for similar reasons.

[@AsheUnloaded]

@@ChrisMaxfieldActs If your looking for more, might I recommend Final Fantasy: Kingsglaive?

[@Freaky0Nina]

Öl

[@teleportingpotatoe]

james cameron invented a new type of for his new avatar movies

[@Scarshadow666]

I'm sure there's definitely ways to bring back more mocap acting and animation, depending on the movie. Monster House is another great example of using mocap well as, at the time, there was still some uncanniness to the animation and it would take a while for the technology to get better, so Monster House used that uncanniness to it's advantage.

[@justafidemyself]

I still think this is one of Spielberg's best movies, period. Everything just works from the music to the characters and the animation is stellar, even ten years later. As a Belgian, it's very rare to feel proud. We don't have too much to be proud of as a small country, unless our football team wins something big, we, as a country rarely connect as a whole. That being said, I vividly remember when this movie came out, everyone felt so proud that this came from our little country. To get acknowledgment from some of the best movie makers in the world (I mean, Spielberg, Jackson and John Williams etc) was just so special. He captured the spirit of the books so well and the changes he made to the stories also meant that we got to experience the story in a new way, since the books are so well known here, there wouldn't be any big surprises left. It saddens me that we still haven't gotten a sequel, there is so many potential here.

[@cozzie4ra]

Definitely one of Spielbergs greats and unlike Polar Express it only looks better on modern tvs. Especially in 3D Blu Ray.

[@biogeopaleo2736]

I have a lot of associations with Belgium, although not all of them positive. Smurfs, chocolate, European Union, Belgian Congo etc. XD the most stereotypical view of Belgium ever.

[@snarkus63]

It all depends on the final result. Tintin truly was the best of this short-lived trend of filmmaking, and it still holds up today.

[@filmtoppings]

For both Tintin and Tenet, the style IS the substance. The emotion, characters and story are told through the visual energy

[@Comuzzy]

Tenet? The time traveling movie?

[@arkabharadwaz4222]

Tenet? 🤣🤣🤣

[@josephchandrasegaran276]

Hmm... I don't know. I think Tintin was still great because despite the flaws mentioned in this video the audience could still become engaged with the characters. Nolan's Tenet on the other hand in my opinion, failed to capture any sense of engagement because I felt that the film was too focused on it's difficult concept of time travel, rather than giving time for audiences space to breathe. Spielberg's Tintin did not linger on with it's action scenes, and still gave moments of personal dialogue between Tintin and Haddock, as an opportunity for the audience to escape from the action momentarily.

[@al112v4]

Tintin understood than, Tenet is just pretentious and long.

[@paradise_valley]

I love both those films, they’re like guilty pleasures

[@mrrd4444]

Tintin is one of the most underrated films of its time. It's a true adventure tale, and I still wish there were more of it.

[@apeeatape]

Only people who have VEEERY surface level understanding of animation would be afraid of mocap replacing animators or call it "not a real animation". The work of an animator may be different in nature when working with captured performance but the amount of it is staggering. If I recall correctly Glen Kean once mentioned that he was amazed how much more work 3d animators needed to achieve the same life and fluidity as traditional animators. So even though motion capture allows for some shortcuts it's not like they just feed this footage to a computer and render out final gorgeous result. Anyhow, Tintin was and still is in my opinion one of the best examples of 3d animation, in style, cinematography and editing and yet I'm glad that nowadays 3d animation finally (mostly by Sony Animations efforts) going more away from photorealism and toward completely new cgi horizons :)

[@rainscratch]

The best example I've ever seen. Breathtaking.

[@TwinTales]

The tv series The Adventures of Tintin did a great job capturing the style and tone of the comic books.

[@z3ronotfund939]

t3s

[@StockdeFerry]

Agree! The soundtrack of that series is also great!

[@paradise_valley]

@@StockdeFerry ahhh such a great composition that intro theme, can’t get it out of my head

[@Bejlof]

I watched tintin in cinema and it is one of my favorite cinema experiences ever. The flow, energy, humor and actions is fantastic.

[@rainscratch]

Unforgettable cinema experience. Dynamic exhilaration all the way, perfect characterizations and totally engaging storytelling. Plus perfect vision and sound-scapes.

[@hajilee4539]

It would have been that way for me too, sadly I had some infant child planting his foot in the back of my head rhythmically for half the movie :(

[@conwaytwittyer2667]

If you wanna a carbon copy of the comics go watch the cartoons and live action movies that Hergé himself helped make, like they're not very good. To the point that Hergé literally refused to make another movie, unless it was made by Spielberg, who's movies were literally inspired by The Adventures of TinTin. In fact, Hergé and Spielberg were literally friends before he died in '83. Hergé entrusted his works to Spielberg in his will, and Spielberg wrestled with that for decades until technology advanced enough for him to capture what Hergé wanted. And in my opinion, at least, he accomplished that; he made a movie for his friend that he loved, and that's why Hergé himself is the first person we meet in the film. There are so many omages to Hergé and the comics if you're just willing to look close enough. I don't necessarily agree this one, but good video essay dude.

[@thegoodgeneral]

literally literally literally

[@voice_0f_reason]

@@thegoodgeneral yeah, but did you get the point of the comment?

[@thegoodgeneral]

@@voice_0f_reason like, I literally did. Like, literally.

[@Jokin_Jake]

This is one of of the best aged movies I've ever seen. I watched this film when it first came out and it looks just as good as when it first came out.

[@IknowIamkindagreat]

To me, I pair this movie with the live action Speed Racer. They are both fantastic, style heavy films that people didn't give enough credit to, BECAUSE they were style heavy. I think TinTin is some if Spielberg's best work in ages, to be honest.

[@nkanyisoinnocentkhwane3752]

Well this definitely deserves a rewatch.

[@CitizenKen1]

Despite this now finding real justification for the animation I can not help but laugh now after finding out that if you check the dvd commentary between Speilberg and Peter Jackson (yes this exists) Speilberg says the main reason this movie was animated was because of the dog Snowy. Getting a dog in live action to look like Snowy and do all the complex actions the character does in the film just couldn’t be done, yet animating the film we can. Ok then… thanks for the analysis on a more broad topic like animation vs live action vs motion capture because sometimes the most broad questions have the simplest answers. :/

[@SirBlackReeds]

However, that doesn't explain why they chose motion capture over an animation style that would actually be faithful to the source material. This film could have been a precursor to Captain Underpants and The Peanuts Movie.

[@sackixfilms8950]

I remember that. I think they looked at some test footage with a cgi dog and peter jackson playing haddock and thought "what if we just did the whole thing this way?"

[@1995blooper]

@@SirBlackReeds this is faithful to the source material, because its what the original author would have preferred. Hergé massively preferred the idea of Tintin being adapted in live action to Tintin animated cartoons. Live action never worked though because it can’t really capture the energy and pace of the cartoons. This movie brings the characters to life, which he always wanted, while still capturing the vibe of the books. It’s perfect and I wish he would have loved to see it.

[@rainscratch]

Correct about Snowy, a perfect character, perfectly realised. Not to forget the interaction between Snowy and the Cat - one of the delights of the film in my opinion.

[@dylanmcartoonell1536]

I’d like to see Motion Capture used for something intentionally creepy and off-putting in its movement. Sort of like how the old Betty Boop cartoons would rotoscope Cab Calloway’s dance moves!

[@jneilson7568]

Polar Express captures that unintentionally...! Something about the dead eyes, shudder, They weren't quite there yet. Liked Beowulf, though. Grinch is also pretty uncanny!

[@aniket8350]

Uh monster house

[@DeletedDevilDeletedAngel]

@@aniket8350 its not even suppose to look realistic lol

[@BallotBoxer]

Those creative Tintin transitions remind me of the dynamic pushing-the-limits style in Speed Racer (2008).

[@plasmadrone3123]

still waiting for the sequel that's still stuck in development hell :( :(

[@ethanhenrichs5677]

Tintin had the best animation. It didn't look freaky at all. Very realistic like. I hope there's a sequel soon.

[@tylermane77]

Tintin is one of Spielberg's most unsung films imo. As for the uncanny valley....I think I lack something in the brain parts. As I've never felt it. With films like The Polar Express and others, they don't creep me out. They just looks bad.

[@L16htW4rr10r]

Same with me and Polar Express. Both my sis and I loved it and rewatch it countless time. We never once get scared of their face

[@magik97]

i really liked polar express i dont find anything off on it

[@AndorRadnai]

Uncanny valley is really subjective. Everyone seemed to be creeped out by Tarkin, but I found his resurrection to be leagues above Leia, who everyone seemed to like. Polar Express didn’t creep me out either, but this one takes it to another level.

[@possums154]

Same lol, mocap never triggered anything in me other than ‘wow that’s a weird lookin human’

[@CunningCondor]

I think that video games such as God of War and The Last of Us Part II also serve as great examples of what motion capture animation is capable of these days.

[@SirBlackReeds]

Hell, Tintin was the closest we'd ever get to an Uncharted movie for a long time.

[@CunningCondor]

@@SirBlackReeds I agree, the action sequences were very Uncharted-esque. It'd be ace if the upcoming movie took notes from Tintin's action choreography.

[@brigadier-tc8565]

Red Dead Redemption 1 and 2 are both also exception examples of what mo-cap can pull, along with the five Uncharted games (counting The Lost Legacy)

[@CunningCondor]

@@brigadier-tc8565 Indeed indeed. Just didn't wanna spam a list of pretty games in my comment is all.

[@brigadier-tc8565]

@@CunningCondor Ah, fair enough mate, just wanted to make sure my boahs Roger Clark, Benjamin Byron Davies and all the rest of them get remembered in the annals of great mo-cap performances

[@hexhowl]

I don't necessarliy totally agree with you, but you do bring up some really good points. I love the movie very much, probably one of my favorite animated movies, but this was still very interesting. Keep it up!

[@Coconut_Prrson]

I watched this movie earlier this year and all I have to say is, this movie is gorgeous. It may be one of the only motion capture movie that looks genuinely pleasing to the eye. Every second of this movie I feel like taking a screenshot and making it my desktop background

[@custardtimelord5502]

I remember watching this in 2011 and thinking "omg, there's no way I can wait until 2015 for the sequel!" It's 2022 and I'm still waiting 😣

[@yeestermcgeester2087]

I grew up watching this movie. Seen it a dozen times. Criminally underrated.

[@mikamo]

Something to remember is that Haddock is basically Herge’s self-portrait, or at least a caricature of himself. He had a LOT of self-loathing, due in large parts to other newspaper comic artists hating him, and even fingering him as a traitor at times, punishable at the time by execution. He made Haddock basically the worst of himself. Spielberg gave him the speech about others calling you a failure, but not saying the same of yourself, as a tribute to Herge, basically saying, “this character is how you think of yourself. This speech is how we think of you all these years later.” Remember, Spielberg and Herge were pretty close friends until the latter passed away.

[@abhishekkanyal9873]

I watched it this Sunday and I was just blown away by the transitions, the background character animations, the rich attention to details in marketplace of Bagghar.The transition scenes. What an ABSOLUTE joy!!!

[@roweproductions9424]

We got ya lad, enjoyed it the first time and I’ll enjoy it second time round 🙂👍🏻

[@shaggy4769]

As a European who grew up on the series and the comics. Spielberg did more than do the original justice. This movie is for me, a masterpiece

[@yowtfputthemaskbackon9202]

I kind of disagree with your entire point, the movie is exactly what it should have been. any more or less drama or character development would have just turned it into another bland and monotonous Hollywood-style story that we heard a million times over. what makes it so good is the delivery. it is Tintin first and foremost, it's an animated adventure movie second, and a Spielberg movie thirdly, and I believe that Spielberg also was aware of that, that it wasn't his story to tell, and the fact that it stands out so much from his other movies only goes to show not only that he succeeded in that but that he is also capable of veering off of his comfortable path and yet still producing top tier movies. i think any change you could do to this movie would make it actively, worse, certainly any change that you have propsed.

[@justafidemyself]

I feel saying this movie has no character development is exactly how it should be. The comics are exactly that, you don't know anything about Tintin besides that he's a reporter, that's it. You don't know his parents, his background, why he is a reporter that young and there are just 21/22 ish adventures, that's it. No proper beginning and no end, it's fascinating really and creates a sort of mystery for the character, which they did great in this movie.

[@DeepEye1994]

@@justafidemyself People like to throw "character development" a lot when dunking something, but here's the thing: YES, it's a _good_ thing when a character shows off more dimension and changes throughout the story (Ebenezer Scrooge, Eddie Valiant, Peter Banning, etc) but it's absolutely possible for a piece of fiction to be good WITHOUT it. I could name endless examples, but from the top of my head John McClane from the first "Die Hard" and Mrs Brisby from "The Secret of NIMH" don't really CHANGE a lot, they go through a lot of nasty shit and cry and sweat through it, but they remain pretty much the same, they don't end the movie with a changed worldview or approach to life, they made it out of the nasty situation and are glad to be alive and out of it. Just because they didn't "dEvElOp" that doesn't mean they're not very endearing protagonists or that the story is soulless. On that note, stuff like Tintin, or Lupin III and Scooby Doo remain endearing throughout the ages just because of that, it's about escaping reality by following fun, likable characters going through creative adventures.

[@rainscratch]

Spielberg achieved a perfect balance. He honorably knew when to step aside to guide the production, and give Herge centre stage, and that was most of the film. In my opinion it is an amazing experience.

[@lorettabes4553]

Thanks for putting into words what I couldn't

[@lorettabes4553]

@@DeepEye1994 I feel the same, we are stuck in a meta where character development is expected. Sometimes the characters are just... themselves.

[@JoshSher_]

I think it definitely is a forgotten masterpiece! I see the point you're making about the emotionality of it. But I don't think Tintin has ever been about that. They adapted that "everything always works out" kinda storytelling perfectly. The books are more or less exactly what you're describing, a sequence of spectacular action and adventure scenes. And the movie makes those scenes even more exciting, interesting, visually stunning, communicating the vibes of all the places even more accurately(I mean, starting with that veery authentic market scene, just soooo good!) Using the new tools to serve what has already been there. For me, the movie does exactly what it's supposed to do. When I watch it, I'm just constantly blown away by the cinematography and I'm instantly in the world that I used to go to, reading the books on my bed as a child. Never questioning if it "actually" is Tintin or if it is done well. Because they stayed true the books so well in all the aspects and the creative and technical execution is perfect, it just feels right. Adventurous, action packed, interesting and beautiful places of the world, cool characters and fun jokes. That's Tintin. For me it's a true masterpiece that I love to go back to. I can't wait for the sequel 🤩 And no offense! I loved the video! thank you for the wonderful and interesting work!

[@CappnRob]

Saw Tintin in theatres with my girlfriend and adored it. I actually didn't know it was a mocap cartoon, so I guess that's tesament to the effectiveness of the abstracted designs. Either way, I do agree the movie is a bit empty calories, but so very few movies I find satisfy that earnest swashbuckling adventure aesthetic that I find it one of my favorites regardless. It's not a great movie, but it is a delightfully fun one.

[@keepperspective]

The thing is this casting for TinTin was incredible

[@rainscratch]

Perfect

[@LoveBystroem]

They struck gold on the artstyle I think. Love tintin. It is SUCH a big part of my childhood

[@mrcurlywurly9338]

The adventures of tintin is a banger of a movie, i grew up with it and still watch it here and there from time to time till this day

[@Egoryotu]

I've always thought of tintin as "uncharted: the movie", way before the actual uncharted movie was ever even announced. Funnily enough, i actually think it is a better adaptation of the games then the official adaptation is! I just hope it gets a sequel someday...

[@LinkiePup]

The polar express is still a holiday classic, and Tom Hanks playing every roll still amazes me, and makes me think about all kinds of theories about why so many characters where played by Tom Hanks.

[@SurajSinghTomarArya]

That motorcycle sequence is one of the best scenes in cinema

[@AndresGarcia-qn3xv]

As an American, in my early 20s, I’ve never seen tintin until this movie. The spirit and sense of adventure felt was amazing. The details were incredible as well, the fast parts were elongated and felt smooth, exhilarating. The slow parts were mysterious yet exciting. Classic

[@hisanuswat4359]

Bruh this film captures the spirit of the original comics very well. Tintin was always fun adventures with ridiculous stunts and mysteries to solve, not much time spent between two action pieces. In fact it has a shade more emotional moments than the original comics did. It is most certainly one of the best adaptations of any comics I've ever seen, and an underrated masterpiece of a film.

[@Game_Hero]

I couldn't disagree more with this take on the original comics, especially when you see them through the intentions of the author, when you read Tintin in Tibet, Tintin and the missing jewels, Tintin on the moon and Tintin and the Blue Lotus, the deeply human slow moments between characters is honestly amazing.

[@SkelaKing]

I was a kid when this movie came out and I remember being blow away at how real it looked and how far we’d come in animation

[@johns123]

Dude I remember when this movie came out. I was eleven and seeing it on the big screen was amazing. My cousins loved it too and we made a ton of Tintin home movies. Would love to revisit this film. Even if it's not a masterpiece, it will always hold a place in my heart, for all the entertainment it gave me as a kid

[@wanderer8243]

The animation of this movie is groundbreaking for me at that time. Never seen this much details in every single frame.

[@pastlife960]

I have to disagree. If you’ve ever read a Tintin comic, particularly Herge’s earlier work that the film draws from, you know that it is all action. Characters exist for their quirks, other than Tintin himself who’s the good-hearted and stalwart vessel for the reader to experience this nail-biting adventure. Just read Tintin and the Cigars of the Pharaohs. It. Never. Stops.

[@MattcraftMSTR]

Not only that but the movie retains remarkably well pacing for nearly every scene being some form of action

[@AndorRadnai]

Cigars of the Pharaohs is a perfect example. It always exhausts me when reading because it is so relentless. Same goes for the Castafiore Emeralds (not exactly action, but the same relentless volley of events) and The Red Sea Sharks, in my mind.

[@rainscratch]

Totally correct - it is adventure and action all the way, driven by the plot and buoyed up by incredible characters, locations, etc.

[@henokhsatrio8804]

I grew up with Tintin and its animation series. I really...really love this movie!

[@TheMegageoduck]

Final Fantasy isn't motion captured but hand animated. The technology wasn't available at the time. It's a fascinating movie made too soon.

[@karatemaster1144]

I don't know how they did it, but the character designs in this actually look really nice and have the charm of the original comic. And yet, they look so realistic; It's something that should be uncanny, but isn't.

[@kelkanta]

There's this software I recently learned about called 'Mental Canvas' and I think it would be put to great use adapting old-timey cartoons into present day something.

[@mmw4990]

The animation blew me away when I went to see it at around 11. It still really holds up too imo. Better than most things age in 10 years

[@wut_stock]

Not only is the cinematography amazing in this movie, but the pacing is amazing. I do think this is close to a masterpiece, are there missed opportunities? for sure, would I think those more mature and interesting spins would make the movie definitely better? Not sure. To understand how well executed it is I suggest watching the animated series of the same story, or reading the comic book. While those are classics near to my heart, they are less enjoyable and have worse pacing than this movie, and rightly so, the budget difference are huge.

[@darkspark5854]

I love This movie. Despite the stile not being loved back when it was used, I actually think it fit this movie really well because of the art stile. The crane sword fight at the end is one of the most creative fight scenes I’ve ever seen.

[@Game_Hero]

one of the most un-Tintin possible fight scene

[@thisissketchy9339]

Despite a sequel-tease in the end which we never got, Tintin's movie is one of the few ones that actually does justice to the comics. It creates an orinigal (or at least adapted) storyline, with several famous scenes from the comics. There are also many references for fans to appreciate even more, such as newspapers about events and stories from Tintin's first adventures, and the unique artstyle that fuses Herge's unique style and realistic-looking people. Not to mention the casting choice of Andy Serkis as Haddock and Daniel Craig as Sakharine. The villians are well written, the animation and camerawork feel so immersive, and the trasitions are unique and fresh. Was a waste how the movie never got a sequel that likely would've also introduced Cuthbert Calculus, another great character in the Tintin universe

[@LukeLovesRose]

I still love the animation, especially the emotion capture. I'm waiting for the sequel

[@matthewparker9276]

I wasn't really taken by this film when I saw it on release. It was enjoyable to watch, but I felt it failed to capture the heart of the tin tin novels. As time goes on, my appreciation for it does grow though. I think this style is the movies greatest strength. You couldn't have such fast pacing in a live action feature, it would be too disorientating. The ability to dynamic long cuts, fake as they are, with camera movements that follow the action over distance and time near halves the effort of watching the action, and with this much action, the film needs it. I also think that this is the best style yet known to use for adapting herges work. We've had 2d animation, that perfectly replicated the art of herge, including one to one matches of comic book panels, but that method lacks the liveliness that makes characters feel fully present. There is only so much you can perterb the characters before you need to extrapolate and they start looking subtly off. With live action on the other hand, it is very difficult to replicate the essence of the character design. Adopting the key features of each character feels too forced, like they are being stuck on to a different person, because they are. The characatures used in this film on the other hand manage to distill the core features of the 2d characatures and expand them to 3d, but still keep them feeling like a cohesive element of the overall character design. The characters are recognisable, and there isn't another face hiding underneath. And the motion capture gives a framework upon which to apply this design on to movements which are both smooth and realistic. I would really like to see a sequel to this move with a slower paced story, maybe an adaptation of explorers on the moon, to see if Spielberg can capture the heart of the story as well as the soul of the characters.

[@kurtdewittphoto]

For CGI that's 10 years old, it still looks amazing. I think the realistic lighting helps.

[@MattcraftMSTR]

I mean look at Gollum dude it’s almost 20 years after LotR but he still looks amazing

[@kurtdewittphoto]

@@MattcraftMSTR Agreed.

[@zachminyard]

“It feels like a Saturday morning cartoon” Ya, that’s why I like it.

[@gallafreyandw8109]

Loved the video, but I have to disagree with your assessment of the movie. The Tintin comic books aren't so much about character progression and emotional changes; all such details were brought by Spielberg and the crew while adapting the comic books in the form of a movie, which needs some sort of emotional growth in its characters to stay engaging. Hergé's original work is mostly action sequences, funny jokes and zany characters that send Tintin barrelling through a story he has barely any control over. That's exactly what Spielberg and Jackson did, and even more to make it fit the style of an animated movie. Overall, I loved your video; but I love the movie even more.

[@gallafreyandw8109]

@Uh Oh Stinky You’re right, the side characters do usually have some sort of character progression through the comic books (Professor Calculus in the Moon comic or Haddock whenevr he meets Castafiore) but Tintin’s evolution is a side-effect of Hergé’s work getting better, he never actually grows, changes or learns. Compared to that version, the movie makes a great and compelling job to show his emotional depth and change, however slight it might be compared to other movies.

[@bgschannel9357]

This movie is just so good. It, just like any other Spielberg movie, is immortal.

[@DasunAJ204]

I'm a 17 yo sri lankan and my dad is a huge fan of Tintin, so by default, I became a fan of it too. I read all of the books (except Tintin in Tibet) and watched the animated series on DVD. When I saw Spielberg's adaptation, it blew my mind. I watched it recently and it still holds up. Personally, I thing this movie doesn't get the love that it truly deserves. I can easily put this movie on my top 5 list. Still waiting for the sequel...

[@alex_montoya]

Oh, it IS a great film indeed. It's actually incredible how much they got right at their first attempt. It's a masterclass in planning, editing, production design and cinematography

[@glukko8245]

This is my favorite movie of all time. Its beatiful, stylelized, and fun

[@thedetective6500]

I watched this movie when I was a kid and fell in love with it instantly. I'm honestly a little sad that not many people seemed to like it upon release. Man, the ending of the movie made me instantly look forward to a sequel. A shame it never happened.

[@mikkepalvanen]

I really loved watching this in 3D in theater. Don't remember anything of the film anymore but it was a kind of cinema experience you rarely get and wish I could again.

[@PLAYER42_ready]

I remember as a kid when I first watched this movie I thought it was live action because of how realistic the movements were and how good the visuals were, I still love this movie!

[@Brookpitlik]

It IS an under appreciated masterpiece…

[@JCBShortFilms]

Let's just be real. Tin Tin was a phenomenal film. It's animation is beautiful and story is great!

[@Rid_Of_Thee]

One of the most unique animation styles I have ever seen. I want more

[@PrasannaRAdv]

I remember watching the film at the theatre with my brother, cousins and one of my uncles. I used to be a big fan of the tintin comics at the time, and I was in awe of what was seeing on screen. Later my brother gifted me a bluray copy of the film for my birthday. Fond memories! I was probably around 11 or 12 at the time. I must say as a kid from India, I didnt know Spielbergs name at the time, but as predictable as it is..I was already a fan of his films right from Jurassic Park, Jaws, Indiana Jones,.. Later got to know it was one guy behind all of these and more..

[@biblicallyaccuratecockroach]

I absolutely adore this movie. Just the few seconds of scenes you showed already got me pumped to watch it again. I agree there's not much time to stop and breathe, but since it's justified in-story I don't really notice. It's an amazing animated action piece, and I want more!

[@Transmission_Rory]

It's been a full decade since I last saw The Adventures of Tintin. I don't remember much of it apart from it setting up a sequel and never getting one. Judging from the footage in this video, the animation has held up better than other films in its genre (Motion Capture animated films). I think why I could never get into the Zemekis films (Polar Express, Beowulf, Christmas Carol) was because of one question I kept asking myself; "why does this film need to be animated?" Aside from moving like dull, blank, stiff puppets, I'd always see the actor playing the character, not someone camouflaging into the role. For example, why retain the facial features of Robin Wright, Anthony Hopkins and Angelina Jolie? If you look at them in Beowulf, little has been changed in their models, to the point where you're wondering why wasn't it done in live-action. Zemeckis and Spielberg had this obsession with CGI, thinking a lot of it would be cutting edge and superior to practical effects. Really, they've aged their films pretty badly. Tintin however is the exception. By the time of its release, the technology had caught up to the advancements in CGI, meaning a lot of the textures and vistas are rich in detail and photorealistic. The characters as well are better modelled, retaining their cartoonish looks while adding more realistic features to their models. Unlike Beowulf, the actors disappear into their respective character/model. I also read somewhere that what motivated Speilberg to adapt the Tintin comic was the Belgian reviews for Raiders of the Lost Ark. He said how the reviews drew constant comparisons to Tintin, in how both films are adventure tales that use similar tropes, MacGuffins and settings. This motivated him to check out the original comics, thus having the film we see today.

[@CitizenKen1]

Great point on the character models. Yet, as some who watched the film again not too long ago not thinking about the Zemekis films I had the same question on my mind while watching this movie which was… “why does this need to be animated?” I watched this this video above and realized oh yeh the one-shot camera movements and the creative scene transitions are doable here in cgi. I also noticed how so much of this movie felt like Raiders of the Lost Ark. Not just Indiana Jones, but the movie it self! This is the most “Raiders like” adventure film Speilberg has made since that movie almost 30 years prior and if he did Tintin in live action then the movie would be too easily compared to Raiders. Critics and audiences would say it’s just a lesser or more childish version of Raiders. So yeh I’m on board with this film now. Wish the had the chance to make the sequel they wanted.

[@SirBlackReeds]

Beowulf couldn't have been done in live-action (ex. the sea serpent sequence). Plus, it's the closest will ever get to a God of War movie.

[@chrislondo2683]

I wonder if the sequel would end up as lost media?

[@LenaHyena]

Seeing this film in my recommended just flooded me with nostalgia. I’m glad it’s being talked about again

[@annah9335]

I grew up watching this movie and absolutely loved it. Between the plot, the characters (my favorite one being the singer and her pink dress) and the animation this was one of my most watch childhood movies. I always loved imagining going on an adventure similar to the one Tintin went on. Oh what a time to be alive back then

[@thehomie6059]

gonna rewatch the entire thing just because its that good, keep up the great videos

[@rainscratch]

Me too - now where did I put that Bluray. Hopefully you got the full experience on a giant size cinema screen and sound when you first saw it.

[@RallyTheTally]

I actually like that it's not too.... deep. I love artsy art films, really I do, but simple fun boyish action is also vadid.

[@cozzie4ra]

It looked great back then and somehow looks even better now. Recently discovered there is a 3D Blu Ray. It looks incredible

[@strawby]

This movie has always been really special to me. Saw it with my grandma in theatres. Glad to see someone paying it some mind! I’ve never seen a mention of it since that day when I watched it!

[@fruitlion8]

I'll never understand the hate for this film it seems. It captures the nature of the characters and stories well, has perfect casting, and brings the comics into a modern standard in an ideal way - doing away with controversial and outdated tropes.

[@xandertje]

I wouldnt say knowing the characters helps, the comic books also dont have these in depht characters. But this movie is just a really good representation of what the comic books were and hergés style of storytelling, fast paced, lighthearted and just fun. This movie will remain one of my favorite movies of all time, it brings back so many memories!!!

[@ernestomiloli8414]

Motion capture is my favorite animation style, the way the characters move, the way the camera moves, the way they move me! Motion capture movies always seem to jump out at you and I love the photorealistic uncanny valley.

[@Shadowkey392]

short answer: yes. Long answer: it hasn't aged at all! It's still just as great as ever!

[@FirstLast-ur6xt]

It had aged like the finest of wines.

[@Guernicaman]

Is this movie ever going to get a sequel? I fear that, if & when it finally does, it'll be too little too late & end up being a flop. The reality is, serialized-type adventure films need to come out every 2 to 3 years for them to remain relevant. If they take too long, they end up like Indiana Jones 4, too little too late. Like the Bond or Marvel films, they need to remain in the cultural psyche to be profitable. Movies that use mocap animation like Tintin have a unique benefit in that their main cast doesn't age, thus a potential of infinite adventures can occur.

[@AndorRadnai]

I do hope they get another chance, but realistically I doubt it. But who knows!? Renaissances can occur, might even happen with Guy Ritchie‘s Sherlock Holmes.

[@mr.tiggers8774]

I wish the pirate vs sailor scenes were longer, those scenes were masterpieces

[@Chriswatney]

The film is superb… maybe you didn’t grow up with Tintin.. but as a boy, I was obsessed with him and read every book. And the experience of watching this film in 3D, on an IMAX screen… blew my mind. There never has been or ever will be a better interpretation of Tintins world on screen. The goosebumps I had during the scene when they first explored Captain Haddock’s, Marlispike Hall for example.. seeing the streets, the cars, the characters… it was surreal to see the world so truly and brilliantly brought to life. It was a shame it didn’t make the money they expected.. and a shame that like so many great things - Americans didn’t “get it” and would prefer marvel superhero comic BS over the subtle charms of a Tintin.

[@cannonjones6713]

Literally my second-favorite animated movie of all time, behind The Incredibles! Everything from the animation (Especially for 2011; the lighting, the cloth physics, the pores in the skin) to the cinematography to John Williams' AMAZING score is top notch!

[@LE0NSKA]

man. Tintin looks exactly like ginger Tom Holland. exactly!

[@MBloodT]

what's funny is both Jamie Bell and Tom Holland played Billy Elliot

[@Kelly_C]

@@MBloodT I literally just was like it does look a lot like tom holland which is funny cus it also looks just like jamie bell, huh, never noticed how much those two- WAIT OH MY GOD

[@danielshen4955]

Sorry man, but story-wise Tintin was a breath of fresh air. When it came out, I hadn’t seen a proper swashbuckling adventure in a long time, at least none that weren’t plain stupid if not for the eye candy. Speilburg managed to incorporate elements from over 3 different books into one unified story. I love slower movies, but since this is a homage to the comic book genre, I wouldn’t have expected anything less than jam packed action sequences with detective work thrown in. And my god, I haven’t seen naval swashbuckling fight scenes that good since the Pirates of the Caribbean. Furthermore, a more true-to-original hand-drawn cartoon format was already done; they made a tv show. Breaking the 4th wall with the medium’s self-awareness of its comic book inspiration partly worked well in the Spiderverse specifically because it was about a fictional multiverse, exploring iterations of similar realities. Considering the street artist gave Tintin a cartoon caricature of him serves this purpose well enough IMO. I will admit though, that the final confrontation in Speilburg’s Tintin missed a few notes.