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[kid-glove]

Tintin is like young Spielberg. A wonderkid, bit of a genius. A maverick who crosses seas, takes part in many adventures (from Jaws to Indy Jones to Jurrasic Park to what not). Who dearly Wants that Paternal figure (like Sam Neil in Dinosaur films, Kids in ET turning the father/parental figures, Truffaut in Close Encounters, Schindler in SL, Sean Connery in Indy Jones, etc) in Haddock to get it done.

Overall, a densely packed Adventure. A lot of shuffling & reshuffling had been done. They've merged some plot points & characters from other books. They omit the Island adventure/treasure hunt & offer an immediate payoff for the audience, that they immediately get to Marlinspike Hall & now apparently there's more treasure in the Island. Which is unmindful of the fact that they juiced out the payoff of that plot (where we could have seen Submarines & Sharks, and my favorite Professor Calculus! Stuff that good Ol' Steve might feast upon)

Herge might be turning in the grave. But he could at least cherish the fact that Spielberg stretches the full potential of the transitions (from one Haddock to another), flourishes & vistas. Certain set-pieces have a stench of Indy Jones. They've tried to do as much justice as they could to Snowy. Haddock is lot more affable here. As a kid, we were fascinated in a distant way by the alcohol, temper, & irreverence of the man in the comic book. And especially how he's profiled & presented by Herge. He smiles a lot more here. And it's a lot less blistering, with warmth!

Love the opening credits (meaning to open a thread on this), made me wish for "Catch me If you can" in 3-D. Why not? In the end, there's a happy family reunion of Haddock, Nestor, Tintin & Snowy. Haddock puts on his hat. We don't need the credits roll his name, it's Spielberg with bulb-lit 'I'.