Though the characters are hidden for pretty much the entire trailer, the Uncanny Valley looks like it will rear its ugly head in this Spielberg/Jackson movie about Herge’s greatest creation.
But take a look and then share your comments below.
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YES! Allthoug I can’t see why they didn’t just make it live-action?
Steven Moffat helped write the screenplay? Along with Edgar Wright? Wow. I’m not a Tintin fan, but I have to see this.
Yeah. I wish Tintin was a little bit more cartoony, a bit more pointy nosed, but the pedigree on this film is fantastic, so I’m hopeful.
Would’ve preferred more stylized character designs for sure…we’re in uncanny valley territory here.
I actually thought they were going for a more subtle thing that would let them just avoid the valley.
I grew up reading the books…
Why did they have to animate it like that?
A ship that is turning dessert into water ? wohooo, count me in
This… this is why I hate mo-cap. The trailer begs the question – why not just do it in live-action? It’s far too realistic to really be in Herge’s style, but it reeks of the filmmakers trying to avoid the “animation = kids” publicity ghetto. As a result, it’s an unsatisfying medium where, when you actually see Tintin’s face, it’s just plain weird & wrong. Unless it’s being mixed with live action, mo-cap will always land squarely in the Uncanny Valley and ruin an otherwise solid concept.
Which is a shame – if this was live or hand-drawn animation, I’d be all over this. It sounds great, especially with that desert scene; it just should’ve been in a more appealling style.
I will go see this one! I have been a Tintin fan since the early sixties! That said, I’m not sure about the animation style but I will reserve judgement. I wonder if they couldn’t have done something more similar to Herge’s art style? Secret of the Unicorn and Red Rackham Treasure were, in my opinion, the best of the Tintin books. I’ve glad that Spielberg didn’t go with “Flight 714” as he originally announced, which was the lamest of the Tintin books. Probably because he used most of the plot of that story for “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” movie. After this one, I’d like to see them do “Destination Moon” and “Explorers on the Moon” – none of the other Tintin stories would really lend themselves to a movie. Also, these had been turned into an animated cartoon in the early sixties, and I’ve never seen them since.
Count me in on this one. I always look forward to seeing more comic-inspired movies, and am interested in seeing what this crew can make of the source-material.
As for the trailer: yeah, some uncannymajigging going on, but judging from how sparingly it is used I’d say they aren’t done with the post-production, and I think it will look better in the finished product.