The Adventures of Tintin Essays

  • Analysis Of Tintin In Congo

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    “Tintin is me… I believe I’m the only one who can animate him, who can give him a soul” (qtd in Luxford 32). The universal appeal of Tintin, starting from his birthplace in Brussels to the obscure and far more dangerous corners of the world, where he had numerous experiences in his globe-trotting adventures, is integrally related to Hergé’s own life and has a rock-solid foundation in reality, allowing him to transcend the limitations of age, fashion and nationality. Just like the other heroes of

  • Tintin In The Congo Context

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    PS Culture and Communication Prof. Manuela Kovalev SS 2015 “Tintin in the Congo”- a critical analysis Lena Turek 1307748 Source: Tintin in the Congo. 1962 [1930]. Scanned by “Chicken Run” 2003. Introduction In 1929, Georges Remi (best known as Hergé) published “Tintin in the Land of the Soviets” (Tintin au pays des Soviets), the first comic strip that followed the adventures of Tintin and his loyal dog, Snowy. Hergé did not anticipate the success his series would have, both

  • Tom Gunning The Uncanny Valley

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    The human brain, no matter how unobservant it may seem, can subconsciously notice even the slightest of inconsistencies and feel uneasy. This inherent capability can turn into a fatal flaw in terms of animation as a visual medium. Famed writer Lawrence Weschler anecdotally elaborates upon this hamartia, speaking of how a glass of milk once made viewers of an animated short film feel uncomfortable entirely due to its lack of a meniscus (the infinitesimal bend at the milk’s surface when viewed through

  • The Crow Review

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    more action the world over. “The Crow” has elements of different types of movie genres the horror, adventure, film noir and the western. In this movie there is no difference as is about to be shown in the following paper. They mix the genres together quite well in this movie to make it a true hybrid genre. From the mean streets, the use of shadows and surprise like the horror movie, to the adventure of the over all story. They also mix in a bit of western with the black cowboy that is in the comic

  • Scott Pilgrim Film Techniques

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    Too win the girl you must defeat her seven Deadly Exes. Edgar wright the producer of “Scott Pilgrim Vs the world” and “The Adventures of TinTin”. The plot of the movie is a young man who finds a girl who he is in love with and tries to win her heart. The scene is when Scott is facing off with one Ramona’s evil exes at the battle of the bands, the Katayanagi twins. The compositional elements of this movies that they made the movie as a moving comic which the movie is based off of. The camera is eye-leveled

  • Adolescents: To Read Or Not To Read

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    There are many reasons why boys do not read well or do not like to read, some are related to biological and cognitive factors. Other obstacles include the use of ineffective teaching strategies and materials; the lack of sufficient and enticing reading resources in schools, public libraries and homes that boys can relate to. Smith and Wilhelm (2002) summarized some gender and literacy research which included some of the following observations: • Boys take longer to learn to read than girls do. •

  • Research Paper On Smurfs

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    Belgium is the place of origin for a number of iconic cartoon heroes – Tintin and Asterix to name just two, but then there are the Smurfs – the village-full of tiny blue-skinned mischievous imps who attract the attention of kids and grown ups alike for several decades. There is barely a country on Earth where the Smurf silhouette is not instantly recognised, although their name changes in every counry: the Smurfs, die Schlumpfe, I Puffi, Los Pitufos, de Smurfen, les Schtroumpfs… The Smurfs were

  • Steven Allan Spielberg and His Work

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    early years as a director, his sci-fi and adventure films were often seen as the archetype of modern Hollywood blockbuster film-making. In recent years, he has tackled emotionally powerful issues such as the Holocaust, slavery, war, and terrorism. Spielberg was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, the son of Leah Adler a restaurateur and concert pianist, and Arnold Spielberg, a computer engineer. Throughout his early teens, Spielberg made amateur 8 mm "adventure" movies with his friends, the first of which

  • Hot Fuzz Film Analysis

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    Most people can be able to recognize the uniqueness an innovative spirit of Edgar Wright movies, even though they do not know a thing from cinema. This is the result of an outstanding work on a film that results with impeccable aesthetics in every single aspect of the creation and production of a film. For your knowledge, the film on which this paper is based on can be seen by everyone since it is available on Netflix, Hot Fuzz. Yes, Hot Fuzz will be the film dissected on this paper, taking about

  • Personal Legend of Bengali Society

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    Every person has their own Legend. I never had any personal Legend, or it is possible my life was so tough from age of nineteen years old that did not allow me to think about a personal legend. Not everyone is lucky enough to be born in a wealthy family, but some are, and they’re very comfortable with this luxury life style from very young age which does not allow them to think of a personal legend. In an upper elite Bengali society parents decide the personal legend for their children. Like I wanted