New Delhi: Two acclaimed storytellers Steven Spielberg and Sir Peter Jackson have joined hands to bring 'The Adventures of Tintin-Secret of the Unicorn' to the silver screen. The choice of crafting the film in 3 D appears natural as it was the only way to make the world of young investigative reporter closer to reality.
The collaboration of two stalwarts is a good incentive for the movie goers but will they be able to reconstruct the same magical world of 1930s?
Steven Spielberg has directed 'man on mission' sort of adventure films in the past and they were accepted by the audiences too but infusing life to a character like Tintin would certainly be more difficult than creating Indiana Jones.
The inquisitive Tintin was one of the first detectives that comic readers had come across. Sherlock Holmes was there but the British did not delve much into the political scenario of the contemporary England while the Belgian reporter fearlessly endeavoured into the worlds of politics, culture and roadside humour with ease.
Several characters as Professor Calculus and Captain Haddock were added to the main storyline at a later stage but their inclusion made the Tintin comics a believable saga of swashbuckling adventures.
Popular across all the age groups, Captain Haddock's abuses seemed perfectly fit to use in real life despite having no meaning.
The other thing which might have bothered the makers of Tintin film is the cultural baggage and huge expectation level associated with the investigative reporter.
The Hollywood has to cater to the audiences across the world and thus the director must have made some changes in the storyline and dialogue but it will be interesting to see that the common viewer accepts these changes or not.
'The Adventures of Tintin' is also viewed as a film which can work as a bridge between the two generations for sharing culture and traditions and here comes the next challenge for the makers.
They need to be single minded about the overall feel of the movie that whether they want to make people bask in their glorious past or they want the new generation to understand the language of the film.
Focussing hard on technique will not be of much help. The audiences have become familiar with 3 D films by now and thus the question of physicality and appearance of the film will also arise. The 3 D techniques used in the film need to appear realistic and dramatic.
One thing is for sure that 'The Adventures of Tintin-Secret of the Unicorn' will catch initial eyeballs but it will need special efforts to make them glued to the screen.
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