![]() ![]() It is not a clever story point or a fabulous character scene. My favourite moment is not a major dramatic scene. Just his eyes could have been a notch brighter. Perhaps we have a greater tolerance level for inaccuracies with animals and don't question their idiosyncrasies as much as we do our peers'? In any case, I completely adore what the filmmakers did with Snowy. Strangely, I find Snowy's actions and movements more realistic than the humans'. So Snowy's action was keyframe-animated, from the ground up. But one of the characters could not possibly be directed in the same way as the others: Snowy. Most of the action was captured with live actors at Peter Jackson's Weta production facilities in New Zealand, an awesome filmmaking hub I had the privilege of visiting a few years ago. The story doesn't just work, as an adaptive blend of no less than three comic book titles, it shows great storytelling knack. The animation art is glorious and the storytelling fine, fast and fun. ![]() As if Spielberg knew, the first character appearing is Hergé, Tintin's creator in animated form. ![]() The movie had to work extra hard to earn my respect. Earlier screen versions were disappointing and I really, really don't like the current 3D technology. When I first heard of Peter Jackson and Steven Spielberg's plans to bring Tintin to the screen in 3D, I was wary. They relaxed me as a uni student suffering from insomnia and now I read them with my 7yr old son. ![]()
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