By: MATTHEW LUCAS
Source: http://www.the-dispatch.com
Category: Film School Online
It's interesting that, after a three-year hiatus from directing, Steven Spielberg has retuned with two new films that are being released within one week of each other. After taking some time off after directing what is arguably the worst film of his career (2008's much-maligned "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull"), Spielberg has delivered a one-two punch that simultaneously represents the very best and the very worst of his directorial tendencies. "The Adventures of Tintin," the director's first animated feature, finds Spielberg in high-adventure mode, the kind of thing he established himself as a master of in films such as "Raiders of the Lost Ark" in 1981. However, this time the animated medium has unleashed his imagination in ways we haven't seen before. It is as if he has been rejuvenated by the complete creative freedom the medium allows, and Spielberg delivers stunning set piece after stunning set piece, the kind of outlandish whirlwind action sequences he's probably been seeing in his head for decades but has never been able to fully realize.
An adaptation of the enormously popular comic series by Belgian author Hergé, "The Adventures of Tintin" is a classic Spielberg tale of a young reporter (Jamie Bell) and his faithful dog who always seem to be in the middle of a mystery, who team up with a drunken old sea dog named Captain Haddock (Andy Serkis) to stop a band of marauders from stealing an ancient family treasure.
It's a thrilling adventure, made even more so by John Williams' typically rousing score and Spielberg's nearly boundless imagination that takes us on a wildly entertaining journey into the old Saturday morning serials that made such an impact on the director as a child. In fact, "The Adventures of Tintin" is the kind of movie that can make anyone feel like a child. It's a real pleasure to see Spielberg in this mode again, because "Tintin" is pure cinema magic from start to finish.
Source: http://www.the-dispatch.com/article/20111221/LIVING/312219987
Source: http://www.the-dispatch.com
Category: Film School Online
It's interesting that, after a three-year hiatus from directing, Steven Spielberg has retuned with two new films that are being released within one week of each other. After taking some time off after directing what is arguably the worst film of his career (2008's much-maligned "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull"), Spielberg has delivered a one-two punch that simultaneously represents the very best and the very worst of his directorial tendencies. "The Adventures of Tintin," the director's first animated feature, finds Spielberg in high-adventure mode, the kind of thing he established himself as a master of in films such as "Raiders of the Lost Ark" in 1981. However, this time the animated medium has unleashed his imagination in ways we haven't seen before. It is as if he has been rejuvenated by the complete creative freedom the medium allows, and Spielberg delivers stunning set piece after stunning set piece, the kind of outlandish whirlwind action sequences he's probably been seeing in his head for decades but has never been able to fully realize.
An adaptation of the enormously popular comic series by Belgian author Hergé, "The Adventures of Tintin" is a classic Spielberg tale of a young reporter (Jamie Bell) and his faithful dog who always seem to be in the middle of a mystery, who team up with a drunken old sea dog named Captain Haddock (Andy Serkis) to stop a band of marauders from stealing an ancient family treasure.
It's a thrilling adventure, made even more so by John Williams' typically rousing score and Spielberg's nearly boundless imagination that takes us on a wildly entertaining journey into the old Saturday morning serials that made such an impact on the director as a child. In fact, "The Adventures of Tintin" is the kind of movie that can make anyone feel like a child. It's a real pleasure to see Spielberg in this mode again, because "Tintin" is pure cinema magic from start to finish.
Source: http://www.the-dispatch.com/article/20111221/LIVING/312219987
