Why The Adventures of Tintin is an Underrated Masterpiece

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Action, mystery, comedy...
The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn is one of Spielberg's finest films, and yet no one seems to talk about it.
In this video essay, I'm gonna give this movie it's due.
Please enjoy.
(The footage is not mine and belongs to its creators and so on listed both at the end of the video and at the bottom of the description).
Clips Used:
- The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn (Steven Spielberg, Paramount Pictures)
- Les Aventures de Tintin (Opening) - 1957
- The Adventures of Tintin (1991)
- Raiders of the Lost Ark (Steven Spielberg, Paramount Pictures)
- Temple of Doom (Steven Spielberg, Paramount Pictures)
- Tintin VFX behind the scenes - Weta Digital
- Doctor Who - The Eleventh Hour
- Scott Pilgrim vs. The World (Edgar Wright, Universal)
- Who Framed Roger Rabbit (Robert Zemeckis, Buena Vista Pictures)
- The Incredibles (Brad Bird, Pixar Studios)
- The Mask of Zorro (Martin Campbell, Sony Pictures)
- Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (Gore Verbinski, Walt Disney Pictures)
Audio Used:
- The Adventures of Tintin Theme (1991) - Ray Parker / Tom Szczesniak
- The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn (John Williams, 2011)

[@kaden.vasquez]

Wow! I am really impressed by this video. The points are clear, your passion is apparent, and you defend your opinions with great examples. Excellent work!!! You have earned my sub :)

[@FilmEye]

Cheers, working on the next video right now.

[@MichaelNagar1]

Mine too and for the same reasons! Keep up to good work!

[@universpro7741]

Is the best adventure movie and one of the best movies I've ever seen and I've watched a LOT

[@mikell5087]

Totally agree, very entertaining video, but poor sound quality, need to learn how to use a good microphone. (And I just made it to the end of video, I subbed, too.)

[@jetnavigator]

I thought it was dreadful. One of the key attributes of Tintin was the art style. Well we can throw that out the window from the very beginning. A friend worked on the project and it was horrible. The clash of egos between Speilberg and Jackson meant constant redos and competing artistic direction. Add the magic woo-woo and it was a horrible hodge-podge. My kids couldn't even finish it they found it so boring.

[@DrRank]

"Bad news, Captain. We've only got one bullet." "What's the good news?" "We've got one bullet."

[@highgrove8545]

He should actually have had 2 rounds left. If there is one left in the mag there should be 1 in the chamber.

[@jiataosu7846]

@@highgrove8545 good point!

[@williamlevison9966]

@@highgrove8545 It´s fine, just adds drama, and plus many people(like me) don´t know that much about guns.

[@rachelkokomaung6908]

Tin Tin sounded so sexy right there! Me and my cousins were squealing and replaying that part again and again lol.

[@naan000]

that line goes so hard

[@imperialtower]

THIS was probably by far the best animated movie ive ever seen on cinema when i was a kid. i think ill watch it again.

[@FilmEye]

Enjoy!

[@phrogo9531]

I remember being absolutely amazed by the animation. I thought it was live action at forst

[@gerraldyovindi7980]

11:25 its very funny how did he just take the bottle away from Tintin

[@StonkyKong]

yeah the animation still stands strong today

[@spaceodds1985]

It’s a great film. Saw this on opening day in October 2011 and having grown up reading the comic strips, I went in with a grin on my face, and I came away with a grin. One of the most enjoyable cinema experiences of my life.

[@MidinVal]

Even to this day, the animations top a lot of the current CGI films. It's actually insane how realistic it looks yet retains that cartoony feel.

[@a.e_man78789]

Totally agree with you. This, Rango and Spiderverse shows the true creative potential of CGI.

[@fargo1234]

@@a.e_man78789 you can read my mind 😁

[@fargo1234]

Kung Fu Panda 2, Rango and Adventure of Tintin. 3 of my top 5 animated movie all came in 2011.

[@VYDEOS2]

​@@a.e_man78789definitely rango and tintin. Spiderverse is what started the trend of "style" over good animation. I guess some people like the comic feel to it and the choppy frames.

[@matthewlove2473]

Whats funny about the Adventures of Tintin is that it's mostly nonstop action or suspense, there's no time to settle down and comprehend what you just saw, you're already neck deep into the next chase. But somehow, this continuous emotional exertion doesn't feel at all tiring.

[@MoonLitChild]

Yes! Exactly. And like, honestly? The 1991 cartoon is the same way. I'm in the middle of a re-watch and even some of the moments that *could* have been emotionally taxing never left me exhausted.

[@standard-carrier-wo-chan]

I feel like it's because they can be split into high-stakes action and comedic action. The heavier parts with more grounded action are done to really hammer the plot and story in, while the more comedic parts are done in less intrisically plot-connected scenes so you categorize these as "the fun parts".

[@cwildeman]

It's always seemed absolutely insane to me that this movie didn't get a sequel. Easily one of the best adventure movies of all time.

[@TorreFernand]

It sort of is, it's just in [sound goes here] DEVELOPMENT HELL

[@cwildeman]

@@TorreFernand dammit. Somebody tell Spielberg and Jackson to sort themselves out!

[@RithSV]

@@TorreFernand Tell me about it. I'VE BEEN WAITING SO LONG.

[@johnnymultitasking7689]

@@yuiop271 wow

[@HalbeargameZ]

its being made... very slowly

[@zanizone3617]

I'm still heartbroken that they haven't done a sequel. It was clearly a part one kind of movie and we never got a part two. It's a disgrace.

[@thefabulouskitten7204]

According to Spielberg it's still coming. Supposed to be based on Prisoners of the sun

[@thedarkgunslinger2869]

@@thefabulouskitten7204 remind me the storyline of that one I have not read the comics on a while

[@barathrajkumar5564]

I think it was a bomb in the box office, so the producers werent too eager to get the sequel out

[@eduardocoyoli2610]

@@thedarkgunslinger2869 They are looking for Prof. Calculus in Peru, but as usual nothing goes as planned, one of the best books in the whole series, also the captain get run over by a Tapir.

[@thedarkgunslinger2869]

@@eduardocoyoli2610 same as the ducktales comics plot

[@Bodhi_Zypha]

I loved the movie so much as a kid, I even played the game on the Wii that was super fun

[@danielsmith3835]

The wii game was amazing

[@mkwmaster777]

probably one of if not the best game on the wii imo

[@isacstromgren1285]

I played the dvd videogame computer which was a whole lot fun!

[@endorstick1569]

Same I remember mixing up the wii disc with the movie disc

[@Yuuretsu]

I never knew there were videogame adaptations for so many systems. I'm gonna have to check some of those out. Besides that there's several Tintin videogames released for the Snes that are pretty good but I don't think ever left Europe.

[@zoinksscoob7020]

OH MY GODD FINALLY SOMEONE ELSE NOTICED HOW BAD ASS THIS MOVIE'S SCENE TRANSITIONS ARE

[@dimitriydzyuba218]

SAME I ALWAYS FOUND THEM SO BADASS

[@snoot6629]

best one imo is when the sand dunes move and transformed into sea waves - looks so cool

[@blitzburn2871]

It is honestly amazing how well they translated the original character designs. They somehow look like real people and the original characters without falling into the uncanny valley. It is a blend of style and realism I never thought possible. And the lighting, the textures, the hair, this movie is a marvel to look at. I have never seen a animated movie that looks this good.

[@Yun_er]

And it was made ten years ago

[@nunoraimundo]

My thoughts exactly. When I heard the film was going to be motion-capture back in the day, I was so disappointed, because I was sure it would blow. I am glad to have been proven deeply, utterly wrong!

[@demonminer8093]

i'll be honest, when i saw tintin hold up that comic panel of himself, it just kind of fit. its like they took the implied details of the comics, and mmade them real in the character models. haddock is my favorite character in the movie. the way he swings from washed up drunk to mad storyteller and back again is just so interesting to watch. he's like a train midwreck that somehow rights itself, but then tilts over the to the other side of the tracks.

[@sophiaro4593]

Right?? Disney, you should be taking notes for your "live action" adaptations from this one. They managed to fall into the uncanny Valley soooo much and this one just did. Not.

[@ayushkapur6662]

I remember watching the movie in 2012 and it brought back all the childhood memories of watching the Tintin TV series

[@FilmEye]

It's so classic in its approach.

[@Seagreen-Domino]

The Tintin TV series are Better

[@aaronbeams8423]

I was lucky enough that my town's public library had every single comic issue. That and Asterix and Obelix. Childhood bro

[@Iceman-cq2po]

Saaaameee

[@user-op6kt8pg9y]

@@FilmEye both tintin and asterix where and still are quite big especially if you only watch standard TV and dont pay for things like sly I grew up with tintin and after seeing the movie when it came out completely forget it existed and tintin altogether for atleast 9 of those years

[@ezrabrooo]

It's crazy to think that this movie is 10 years old now but still looks amazing compared to the animation now.

[@oshanwick4252]

I'm Sri Lankan and TinTin was huge here in Sri Lanka. Glad people are talking more about this movie. TinTin has been a huge part of my childhood and it deserves way more attention than it gets.

[@dudleybarker2273]

same in South Africa - i was born in 65, and Tintin was a part of every kid's life - that and Asterix.

[@oshanwick4252]

@@dudleybarker2273 oh yeah Asterix is huge here too

[@mathuragodzilla3706]

@@oshanwick4252 Sri Lankan here as well, still have the entire book set freaking love it😂

[@iregretnothing2045]

tintin is still aired in sirasa tv , although they air just the old episodes all over again.

[@rithwikchakravarty5230]

Same in India my dude, i was absolutely was and am inn love with this movie and how gorgeously they were able to capture the adventure rush and awe I had with reading tintin as a child. This IS my favourite Steven Spielberg movie, i just don't know how

[@sirstupifie4958]

This and Rango were some of the best films Nickelodeon ever produced, we need more films like this

[@correodenegocio]

There was unforetunate events wich was pretty good

[@amongoose2083]

@@correodenegocio shame it ended after book 3

[@soirema]

Agree!

[@RSG_TheMonster]

The first spongebob movie was a masterpiece

[@marioksoresalhillick299]

Avatar the Last Airbender? Although I guess that's a tv show, not a movie...

[@vermilion7777]

As a german, that intro triggers me.... everyone in Germany knows "Tim und Struppi", I would propably say, Tin Tin is an european national treasure, not just of the francophone countries. But yeah, it's propably one of the best animation movies of all time, I really hope there will be a sequel some day...

[@Theissax]

As a dane I had the same reaction I think it's fair to say that Tintin is very widely know across Europe and beyond as well

[@Rojk]

Same here as a Swede

[@crimsontwilight4501]

Yes, really important to us here in Sweden, I’d say it was sacrosanct, even. Unfortunately, kids nowadays don’t recognize it as much, which is a real shame. I possessed all the colored comics (unfortunately not the absolute first content though), all the animated films, and watched this movie in theaters when it was released.

[@greekmyths8804]

And as a brit I'd also say that Tintin is well known and much loved here, to the point that whenever someone gets a quiff (haircut), they'll get endless jokes about looking like Tintin. I loved watching the animated adventures as a kid, and had the complete boxset as well as all the comics, I was very happy when this movie came out especially as it was absolutely beautiful, we can but hope for a sequel

[@RikardPeterson]

Absolutely! I grew up with Tintin, Asterix, Spirou, Lucky Luke and other comics in that tradition. American comics on the other hand, wasn't really a thing in my circles. The Hulk was the only of the Avengers that I was familiar with before the recent movies, and from DC I only knew Batman and Superman - again from movies and TV. Never read any of those comics.

[@zitronentee]

I'm Indonesian. Other than anime and manga, I grow up with Tintin, Asterix, Agatha Christie, and many literature. I love spending time in library.

[@wiandryadiwasistio2062]

idk why, but those titles, along with uncle scrooge (and sometimes, donald duck) comics, really felt adventurous. no fanservices (esp. tintin), no excessive slapsticks, just daring adventures along the way and it keeps going and _going._ i'd be thrilled to see contemporary comics/manga title with similar, if not same, zeitgeist

[@aleisinwndrlen7113]

Hey, same with me too! Kids here who grew up reading comics mostly read mangas, while I grew up surrounded by Tintin, Uncle Scrooge/Donald Duck, Asterix and even the classic Spiderman strips on the papers

[@TheGreenDevelop]

South African and I did the same

[@nanilama7016]

Im Nepali

[@aravinds3846]

I am Indian and I grew up with Tintin and Asterix . My parents introduced me to this side of literature and I always had a book with me WHEREVER I went , and I mean it. At least until I hit 15 anyways. Too much school work

[@Maribro4]

One of my favorite interactions between characters ever was delivered so well between tintin and Haddock “Memory’s not what it used to be” “What did it use to be?” “I’ve forgotten” The timing and way they play off each other here makes this line so funny to me

[@Mike14264]

What I loved the most was the amount of care this movie was made with. The character designs, they were more realistic, yes, but still somewhat cartoony, the music was amazing, everything felt alive, an adventure, the humor was spot on, the references to the old books, it was all great!

[@Wave_MOMT]

Yes!

[@RikardPeterson]

I thought the characters looked weird and wished they'd either stayed more true to the original, or gone full realistic live action... until I saw the movie. I think it only took something like five minutes into the movie for me to accept the look.

[@Wave_MOMT]

@@RikardPeterson exactly the same for me, I still think it’s one of the best CGI animated films ever, the feel is so different

[@bowwing333]

I was a little sus about the animation, though it looked pretty, the characters were a bit weird. And it was the same for me...didn't take much more than 5 mins and I was IN this movie. It just looks and feels so ....right. And the animation still holds up so well which is so hard to do these days. Really want a sequel!

[@lochlanhanham8308]

As a Kiwi, I would like to state that Tintin is quite popular her in New Zealand

[@boraxmacconachie7082]

It's popular in Australia too. Every library has a set of the comics and you can pick them up new in a lot of bookstores too. They're standard fare

[@lochlanhanham8308]

@@boraxmacconachie7082 Yes, exactly the same here :)

[@christiandevey3898]

I think it’s also fairly popular in Canada

[@grej1green238]

Here in the UK it’s very well known as well

[@chrismcl6373]

My brother and I grew up reading them in Australia as well, way back in the 70s

[@FoxeroVA]

Bruh, Tintin is very well known in Finland. When the movie came out, everyone dropped their jaws when the Finnish actor for the movie sounded exactly like the original.

[@davidw.2791]

Who did he voice?

[@FoxeroVA]

@@davidw.2791 Jarkko Tamminen.

[@FoxeroVA]

@@davidw.2791 Also I checked. The original actor wasn't actually in this movie. He was voices by Samuel Harjanne and he sounds exactly like Jarkko that I thought it was him.

[@peacemaster8117]

Very well known in England too, I read all his stories in the library when I was a kid. I think he's probably well known across the entirety of western Europe.

[@orynx2835]

@@FoxeroVA who was jarkko ? In the film sorry I just don't remember him I have quite a long time to see the film again

[@TheForestMan1977]

One of the things I loved about this movie was that the streets where Tintin lives actually feel as the streets of Brussels (where Tintin would supposedly live although it is never mentioned) . The architecture is spot on and the overall feeling is there. As a Belgian, I loved this movie and it is well in line with the universe Herge created.

[@tremenheere9995]

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[@chopcooey]

Why "Why "Why The Adventures of Tintin is an Underrated Masterpiece" is an Undereated Masterpiece!" is an Underrated Masterpiece

[@carvoloco4229]

And so on

[@FilmEye]

Thank you so much! I think.... This was a confusing sentence

[@fargo1234]

@@chopcooey commentception

[@qirmi2030]

tintin is a pop culture icon in indian continent since 1975. every kid literally fought for the comics.

[@jamesjason8471]

Yes exactly! My friend once borrowed my secrets of the unicorn book and he never returned it back! I had to buy another one to make my collection whole again! Can't thank my dad enough for introducing me to the comics and the animated series.

[@data1.078]

That is pretty cool to know. Thank you.

[@jesterssketchbook]

i would never have guessed it was popular in India hahah - that's awesome

[@AnishMurthy1297]

Nearly everyone I know has watched the Canadian Tintin show, and absolutely loved it! Indian born in 1997

[@thefinkie6459]

It's popular everywhere on the planet, as far as I know. I have no idea what planet this guy is living on saying "If you're not Belgian, French or Spanish, you're only vaguely familiar with Tintin" 😂

[@fillbert6690]

Growing up in Canada I never realized that Tintin and Asterix weren’t household names in NA since they were such massive hits in my dual languages schools growing up (English and French)

[@seabirdflutter]

asterix and obelix enjoyer!! i always loved seeing those two comics in that little shelf in the library. the magic potion, roman-thwacking and boar-eating was a highlight of my childhood :')

[@gamingunicorn6475]

Asterix und Oberlix, household names for no one except for me, for some odd reason, even though they played on repeat in the old kids channel.

[@josejimtharayil1511]

Idk, the fact they managed to faithfully combine 2 honestly unrelated comics (Secret of the Unicorn, obviously, and Crab with the Golden Claws) and it still feels like an adaptation for both books and also not be overstuffed is surprising really.

[@bigfish5544]

Actually, it's a mix of THREE comics. Crab with the golden claws, showing the introduction of haddock, and both Secret of the Unicorn and Red Rackam's treasure as a two parter of the same story. Amazing stuff

[@captaincheese-beard6316]

I am a 53 year old Belgian born in Brussels and when I was a kid I used to be obsessed with Tintin. One the aspects of this most excellent movie I really appreciated was the care and efforts they've put into the set design. The way they've made the city have this particular Brussels feel is astonishing. In the documentary on the BlueRay they explain how the came here and took photographs of certain neighbourhoods in order to replicate them. A good example of that is the opening scene of flea market. That's clearly "The Marche au Puces". Anyway, job well done on your first video reaction.

[@martinauroraeikaiwa]

As a French Canadian, I can add that the Tintin comics have always been immensely popular in Quebec as well.

[@patriciabee4690]

Also very popular with many English Canadians. 27 years ago my new English boyfriend showed me his collection. We have been married for 25 years

[@granitetheglitche1254]

Yeah I live in BC and I remember the 90's TinTin airing on Teletoon Retro. One of the few shows on that channel I tried to watch every single episode of!

[@turntablestudios]

I seem to remember it being pretty popular in the states as well... I'm not sure why he thought it was only a European thing lmao

[@thefinkie6459]

It's hugely popular worldwide.

[@gailism]

Northern Ontario as well! :)

[@hreaper]

They mixed a few different books together to make this movie. I find it amazing they managed to combine the stories so seamlessly.

[@UltimateLegoFan324]

Apparently Peter Jackson is still working on 2 sequels that will come eventually

[@abdullahmk7005]

damn,i am so excited

[@nikosaurus4238]

I really hope they come out soon!

[@thestruggler7926]

Man I've been waiting years for this sequel.

[@naan000]

I thought it's been in development hell for years?

[@iammrig]

Is it on track yet

[@remtromol]

the most realistic animated movie when i was a kid, grew up and realised that spielberg, peter jackson and edgar wright involved creating this movie. no wonder it's great

[@blutlauch4418]

ik right, its like throwing all the best people together to make a movie. I never thought the spielberg World could Collide with the "Cornetto World"

[@saurav3078]

Tintin was and still is really popular in India. We love Tintin, Snowy, Captain Haddock, Calculus and the detectives... I remember and treasure this movie from my childhood ❤️. Tintin and Asterix comics were a huge part of my childhood and I'm happy I grew up on comic books like this.

[@dudleybarker2273]

same in South Africa - Tintin and Asterix were huge here

[@rawuneditedvideos]

Same as her in Australia :)

[@yousefsh7949]

@@dudleybarker2273what did they think about Africans portrayal in the comics

[@dudleybarker2273]

@@yousefsh7949 mostly we thought it was embarrassing, Yousef

[@Tb55555]

A Swede here. Tintin, damn I loved that franchise when I was a kid. Watched the TV-show, read the comics, and then saw the movie.

[@actabliss]

same except in NY

[@Lasanga95]

Same here! The animated show theme is so nostalgic!

[@KokkiePiet]

In the Netherlands and Germany tintin is very wel known as well, not just in Belgium, France and Spain.

[@RamonChiNangWong078]

That and the same with Suriname. and the loads of Suske en Wiske Comics we have here

[@zebbr0s]

He did say Europe as well though.

[@ayanjit9196]

He is famous in India too 😁

[@julianmalipaard2498]

Yeah that’s right! I’m from the Netherlands and I’d always watch Kuifje (Dutch version) when in the car

[@gerritsikkema5776]

@@RamonChiNangWong078 holy shit i totally forgot about suske en wiske. Time to revisit the box full of them i have stored in the attic 🙃

[@jomicah97]

finally! someone who understands! I've been telling my friends about this movie but all I get is a shrug. 😕

[@FilmEye]

It's great

[@vercoda9997]

@@FilmEye It’s awful. I love animation of any kind, including computer animation, and I usually admire atypical design and string style, but This hot mess was firmly in the same stinky basket as the likes of Mars Needs Moms. The occasionally janky animation, generally hideous characters, contrived plot - no, it was just generally dreadful, and I had to commit to watching to the bitter end.

[@makynarrow1484]

@@vercoda9997 read the comics, then you'll see why the movie is the way it is. It's the way we all imagine the scenes in the comics to play out

[@noahjameson8155]

My friend has been telling me about this movie but all she gets is “we’ve watched it together 3 times, stop.” 😕

[@noahjameson8155]

@@vercoda9997 i get how the style might not be to your tastes but objectively the animation is amazing and the scenes are gripping. I wouldn’t watch it a 4th time but all the 3 times I did watch it were great. It makes me wonder if we watched the same movie.

[@gaurav_bora_]

I'm Indian and I've been knowing about TINTIN since i was old enough to read comix

[@omeganave7425]

I loved this movie so much when I was younger. I remember thinking how realistic it looked, it was definitely the most realistic animated movie I’d seen at the time. But I don’t think I ever considered that it was motion capture! It just looks so much better than other motion capture movies I’d seen that I didn’t even think it was a possibility!

[@possums154]

I thought it was live action lol

[@quoniam426]

Haddock is supposed to be French Belgian so he should have a French accent as any other characters. But if you transpose the characters into English, having a Scottish Haddock is nothing short of epic.

[@pisotones2348]

Nope, Archibald Haddock is british.

[@Mind1e55]

@@pisotones2348 Nope, he's not. His ancestor worked for the french king Louis XIV, so he's more likely french/belgian. It has been changed for the british version, yes. But Hergé never ever mentioned it clearly so it's really up to anyone, he can be from wherever you want

[@MrHerecomesjohnny]

it's business baby, can't have a guy called Dupont, better call him Thompson

[@Mind1e55]

@@donjose8250 You're overthinking this by a mile. Hergé never gave him a nationality because it doesn't matter. Assuming he's british is as wrong as assuming he's french, he can be Polish for all we care it wouldn't change a thing. OP was saying that the scottish accent was pretty on point on the brash character, which is very true, even tho he'll always have the voice of Christian Pelissier (from the tv show) for me.

[@alf3811]

Haddock, unlike Tintin and the other characters, is definively french : he's from the city of Brest

[@ludo6550]

The fact that Milou is named Snowy and Dupont & Dupont are named Thompson & Thompson triggers me so much as a french x) (I have the whole BD collection btw)

[@fabiocosta3830]

Don't forget Professor Tournesol (sorry if miswrote) being called Calculus.

[@fernandamondaca1704]

In spanish Milou was Milu, which sounds the same way, but the fun duo were called Hernández and Fernández which is very very different

[@ArdanArianis]

And Tournesol in Spanish is Tornasol, which is a direct translation (though the plant is called "girasol" in Spanish)

[@jibbdaorange3831]

In Swedish it is the same as in French

[@ArdanArianis]

@@nutbits Well, in Spanish it was Hernández y Fernández, two extremely common surnames. Not only they sound very similar, but their origin is the same, as the f was sometimes changed into h with the evolution of the language. You could say that both surnames are the samd

[@bioboi4438]

This is the movie of my childhood, I remember first watching this work of art.

[@flixet5425]

This was animated?! Damn! This must have been good graphics at the time, I remember seeing this many years ago as a child. Before seeing this video I could have bet money on it being recorded with real people in front of the camera.

[@MikeDragon]

I'm Brazilian, I grew up watching the cartoon (the 90's series) on TV as it was available here in Brazil and I always loved it. I was very stoked when they announced this movie and I went to watch it with my father when it was released and we adored every minute of it!

[@lemat8558]

I went with my kids! We felt just like you! Hello Brazil, from Norway.

[@passos9106]

Cara, eu era apaixonado quando criança pelos quadrinhos mais “velhos” do Tintim e da Disney, tinha todos os livros kkkkk Legal ver mais brasileiros por aqui

[@Lenny-ue8hk]

I'm a New Zealander and Tintin is definitely known here, I read some of the comics before the movie came out and I know other people who've loved it their whole lives

[@mohammednajl5950]

90% of the comments are talking about their nationality liking TinTin as well

[@ASLUHLUHCE]

Haha

[@bigfish5544]

Fr, apparently only USA doesn't know tintin lol

[@muffinyduck7694]

I am from the U.S and I have read this series ever since I was a little kid. It’s so cool to see the history and background behind my favorite book series.

[@seybertooth9282]

00:16 "Chances are, if you are not Belgian, French or Spanish, you're only vaguely familiar..." Actually, you need to add a lot of countries to that list. I grew up in Sweden and everyone there knows who Tintin is. My wife is German and she too read Tintin as a kid, so you might as well have said "Chances are, unless you're European..." Come to think of it, Tintin has been translated into 110 languages (yes, one hundred and ten), so perhaps what you really should have said is: "Chances are that if you are American, you're only vaguely familiar..."

[@Shadowborne13]

I'll throw Australia's hat into the ring, it's quite popular here too. I remember my school's libraries having all the books.

[@mareky1234]

It’s also massively popular in Australia. Both in the past and presently too

[@anon8740]

@@Shadowborne13 Another Aussie here, My cousin had the entire collection as did my high school

[@shelbymachado8712]

as someone who didn't grow up with tintin, I LOVED this movie. one of my favourite ways to keep enjoying something that I've seen, but don't have the energy yet to rewatch, is by finding analysis of them and this one is a total treasure. Thank you :)

[@definitelyjustcj4148]

I'm American and as a kid I was given this movie as a gift right when it came out and I absolutely loved it I played the Xbox game and I also read almost all of the books. It is an absolutely amazing series

[@guygirard4274]

I like the fact that the french translation was faithful to the original comic

[@DATFilms]

I still don't understand where the Americans got Snowy from Milou.

[@aleisinwndrlen7113]

@@DATFilms Because he's white as snow?

[@commietearsdrinker]

They teased a sequel and so far nothing. I feel cheated. This movie deserved a sequel so MUCH.

[@-elthiccy-1388]

Much like the first one, the sequel has been in development hell for a while, but it apparently still coming out

[@b3ans4eva]

As long as Peter Jackson keeps on his documentary binge, we’ll probably never see it. Last I heard, Anthony Horowitz was set to pen the screenplay.

[@trinitygrau4978]

How is it that this thing came out exactly when I needed. Literally looking for inspiration for my own projects and then I find this. Quality video essay, quality points, more please. I have my popcorn ready. (Also, I need a sequel for Tintin even more now that you reminded me of it)

[@FilmEye]

We all do (Professor Calculus played by Toby Jones, please)

[@trinitygrau4978]

@@FilmEye Heck yes. I am ready and waiting for this thing.

[@FilmEye]

@@trinitygrau4978 As are we all.

[@Awesome-2709]

It is supossed to be out by this year or 2022

[@uhsund]

I loved Tintin (2011) when I was younger. The music, the style, the story. It was great. I still do love it.

[@rsolsjo]

When the plane stops and he burps into the engine to get it going again...that alone makes this a cinematic masterpiece in my eyes.

[@ethantapson2470]

I'm Zimbabwean and I used to read the books all the time and love the movie

[@sashaburrow6186]

ASTERIX, TINTIN, The SMURFS & HEAVY METAL were also BIG in Australia and New Zealand (as an extension of English & European culture).

[@noonecares514]

11:32 So true man. I miss those times when movies were just fun. You didn't care whether it was part marvel , DC , etc. You were just watching a movie to just enjoy. Thats what lacking in movies today.

[@stalkeravi8865]

I grew up with tintin in Finland and this movie is just quite a masterpiece, I still rewatch it multiple times almost 15 year later

[@yes.6892]

The best part about this movie is how it’s pretty much a plot twist for the Tintin fans, you expect that it would have followed the formula of the comics but from the moment Tintin gets knocked out it completely abandons that expectation while still being faithful to the feel and works that built the franchise while giving the best of what adventure movies have to offer, it’s brilliant!

[@finn4012]

I’ve read almost every Tintin book/comic

[@memorieschildhoodritchy5523]

me 2

[@Wave_MOMT]

🤝

[@ianchapman5733]

I'm old enough and sad enough to have them all on my hard-drive, along with every Asterix the Gaul too!

[@Wave_MOMT]

@@ianchapman5733 you sir, are a man of culture

[@memorieschildhoodritchy5523]

@@ianchapman5733 we have the same taste

[@evanmccombs5685]

I read every Tintin comic and watched every cartoon growing up in the 90s. This movie captured the essence of these stories so well.

[@l.a.k]

I’ve always found it so impressive how the script somehow incorporates not just the plot of Secret of the Unicorn, but has so many parts from the other Tintin comics, and blends them together masterfully. Almost every single book or comic or game adaptation can learn from this film. Actually, can we just make it an international law that every adaptation has to be made by Peter Jackson, at least partially?

[@wolfrikz7238]

I'm from India, and used to watch Tintin when I was a kid,....... Watching this masterpiece years later by Spielberg and Jackson........ Man I was transported to my childhood ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@elinasen]

'Belgian, French, Spanish'... add millions of Bengali in that list. edit: the Bengali love Tintin & Asterix.

[@vrenak]

I have a feeling it's basically just the US it's not super well known in, along with several other cartoons.

[@tomnyskull]

Asterix! Those comics were great too im glad they reached such a wide audience :)

[@fruitlion8]

Thank you for this! Tintin deserved a new lease of life in the modern world, but it was such a shame this heartfelt effort went under the radar. No other animation captures the style and substance of the books so well, while simultaneously modernising the content without being condescending.

[@clown-cult96]

Then there’s Kiwi and Aussie kids who practically grew up on Tintin, Asterix and all sorts of European action comics.

[@kaelkirkby9191]

i watched a spanish version of an animated asterix film and thats all i now about it

[@woutervanr]

"but what did it used to be?" "I've forgotten" I laughed out loud there every time.

[@paulkimya1981]

I remember that as a kid i had so much struggle trying to figure out if they were real people or they were animated

[@Coppillie]

As a child fan of Tintin, I was apprehensive about this film ruining everything I had built up in my mind over all of the books .. but it kept close to the books and I was pleasantly suprised how good and faithful it was

[@zade69420]

I love this movie so much. Even though it doesn't follow the original comics perfectly, it's still true to the fun, silly and exiting spirit of them. I'm so happy that you defended Thomson and Thompson being included in the film - it just wouldn't be the same without them. This was by far the best presentation I've ever seen on this movie; I think it really helps that you were a fan of the comics beforehand. Well done! Now if you'll excuse me, I'm off to go rewatch a certain movie for the 8th time...

[@bearlogg7974]

I don't know how, but they nailed the motion capture.

[@MayuMayu134]

I live in Egypt and Tintin was one of my fave animated shows as a kid so when that movie came out I was in love

[@danielcuevas5899]

My Mexican dad took me to see the 2011 movie when It’s came out in theaters. He grew up on the comics so it meant a lot to him.

[@arinsen1430]

I am from India, this is by far my favorite comics ever from my childhood, it is reasonably famous here, I use to read the books in their Bengali version (my native language) of it.... Absolutely loved it

[@roguestar8]

Tintin was always a big phenomenon in Québec because the province is French-speaking so it wasn't totally absent in North America.

[@RubberJunk1]

My main gripe with the movie was That it felt a bit too action packed, I felt like I didn’t have time to breath or relax. As soon as they escape danger danger immediately finds them again, I found it quite exhausting.

[@elanthys]

This. It's technically well done but it packs stuff from so many different stories it goes all over the place, and this weakens everything... I'm happy for Film Eye's passion, but I have to admit the movie didn't really work for me, it's an interesting experiment, but not a masterpiece.

[@elijahshadbolt7334]

That's how I felt reading the Tintin and the Soviets comic book. Pacing is too fast

[@rasmustagu]

Man this movie still blows me away as much as it did many years ago. Those visuals.. incredible, true talent being shown.

[@Zoochiini]

Glad someone else partakes in this banger. I actually forgot the movie was animated halfway through the movie because it looked so good

[@s0ne01]

My dad is from afirca Kenya, he tild me that he read those books when he was a kid, and was ecstatic when he saw it was comi to the big screen, whole fsmily smiled and laughed through it all.

[@tomkatt8274]

we don't talk about Tintin in Congo.

[@sohwitt]

Dude !!! I can listen to your reviews all day long. The depth and the analysis without any spoilers... Hats off man. And that DARK video is super awesome too. Keep up the good work.

[@reverendroar]

The story about Spielberg meeting Herge was that they were meant to meet in Paris but the night before Herge died from Leukaemia and he put in his will that Spielberg will be able to make any Tintin based films for the next 50 years or something like that. Fanny (Herge's wife), met him instead in Paris and it became quite a depressing conversation. Sad story really. Possibly the two greatest creative minds in media of all time never met face to face. But what a conversation that would have been - only the gods know now…

[@ChuckD008]

I was one of those that was VERY excited for this. I watched the cartoon as a kid & my library had the whole series, so I actually grew up on this. The animation really holds up & it perfectly encapsulates the thrill of the adventure that made me enjoy the series as a kid. Plus the pedigree in this movie; how do people forget about it.

[@duggo7685]

As a canadian the biggest part of my childhood was reading these books in my school library, back when we used it for reading. I also watched the animated series on what I remember being a retro cartoon network and loved it, good times.

[@massrdmdoer7348]

the unicorn sailing through the desert still give's me chills

[@cursedinari7434]

So glad to hear this masterpiece get some appreciation. I’ve read the Tintin comics/graphic novels ever since I was a child, and this movie has remained one of my all time favorites. Great video!

[@unluckyseabird2888]

I live in Tennessee and when I was eight I accidentally picked up a Tintin book at the library and I've been obsessed with the series ever since. I begged my parents to take me to see this movie when it came out and I was not disappointed. Prisoners of the sun was my favorite Tintin story growing up.

[@madcap1129]

Hands down my favorite movie, can’t believe it doesn’t get a sequel.

[@hem9483]

Hello, I am a Canadian. Tintin is very popular here with francophones. My city has a large enough french speaking population that I grew up reading both english and french translations of the comics. It is not exclusive to Europe :)

[@ididntmeantoshootthatvietn5012]

That sword fight in the ship is amazing

[@trashraccoon2635]

honestly, the scene transitions especially the part where the desert turned into the sea while the unicorn sails in is just. chef kiss. the animators poured sweat, blood, and tears into those transitions and you can tell, and i won't be surprised if they sold their souls for it too, but the results really speak for itself. i've rewatched this movie just for the chase scene alone. thanks for making this video, now that you've rekindled my love for it i'm going to have to rewatch it again.

[@bobthebuilder243]

The only movie that made live action motion good in its last life

[@elvenalonly]

Tintin was pretty popular too in Southeast Asia. My dad has all of the books, and I've read a few. Oh . . and they changed the dog's name from Snowy to Milo.

[@robeseller6530]

Milo is the original name of the dog

[@isaie7144]

@@robeseller6530 Milou, to be precise.

[@robeseller6530]

@@isaie7144 you re right

[@liukang85]

You missed one point.... the visual conversion from comic book characters to animated characters with lifelike features and skin, but still in the style of Herge was outstanding

[@JimTom]

The books raised me, I can't believe more people don't love this 💔

[@starwarsprequelsandsequels7582]

Thank you for speaking about this movie. As a french living in Brussel, I am a huge Tintin fan and this film represents everything I love about the books. I hope that the sequel will be as good as this. Anyway on behalf of every french or belgian fan of Tintin merci beaucoup.

[@aurebat5358]

Salut

[@starwarsprequelsandsequels7582]

aure bat qu'as tu pensé de cette vidéo?

[@aurebat5358]

@@starwarsprequelsandsequels7582 vu que le début

[@starwarsprequelsandsequels7582]

aure bat ok

[@Sigstus]

I’m Swedish and just wanted to say that tintin was very popular over here and that I love it!

[@somedoomermetalhead7377]

I'm so happy this movie is getting more attention! I saw this in theaters when I was younger and it was an incredible experience to watch it in theaters. It was also the first movie I watched with my dad where he didn't fall asleep

[@analivehorses]

I remember a whole generation of children from which I was part in México that grew up watching the 90's TV series and the animated movies. Having 18 years old I watched Spielberg's adaptation and now, everytime I watch it, my little sister and I have a load of adrenaline that makes us want to be part od an adventure ourselves. That exciting this movie is.

[@SputNStuff]

This film not only is criminally underrated, but, as a long time fan of the comics, i can safely say it's one of the best book-to-film adaptations i've seen.

[@ElectroPunk79]

I still wonder today why the film didn't get so much attention. How the fights choreographed, the sound design, this great atmosphere like the Indiana Jones Movies. You just notice who was at work there. sometimes you thought it was a live action film because everything looked so real.

[@doctorwhat2064]

This is one of my favorite films ever and I was so shocked that no one else really knew it so I’m really thankful for this video

[@elouan.onirio]

Plus the film is totally respectful of the Belgian/Brussels atmosphere of the original comic books, up to incredible details and integrating details of actual places in Brussels. As a Brussels guy coming from a family where Tintin was almost a Religion... It was really amazing to see it on the big screen when they released it. ❤ They totally got the spirit of it but expended it to a really fun-to-watch film. Go. Watch it. Enjoy.