The Adventures of Tintin
Though James Cameron has proclaimed it of himself based on the success of his few movies, I would argue that Steven Spielberg is the real ‘King of the World’; at the very least he is the king of this year’s Boxing Day with the dropping of two simultaneous releases, one that sits quite clearly within the modern Spielberg mould of war and melodrama and one that stands as a subsequent departure from all of the man’s many other movies. The later is The Adventures of Tintin, an adaptation of the cult-classic – and I mean classic – comics from Belgian artist Herge, and although a quick look at the trailer may suggest that they make for a film that well suits Spielberg’s style, containing as they do Indiana Jones-esque adventure, it would also reveal what it is that makes this such a distinctive entry in his oeuvre, the look.
