The right balance between faithfulness to Hergé and the format of a movie

Rating: 8/10 (6 November 2011)

I saw Tintin tonight, being very skeptical as someone for whom the Tintin comic strips have been a significant part of my childhood readings. Well, after spending 10 years not going back to the originals, that movie struck me as a faithful yet entertaining take on Hergé's legacy. Kudos to Steven Spielberg for remaining faithful to the original aesthetics and yet succeeding at shining at what he does best: making entertaining rememberable movies. Some Europeans (and especially Belgians) might criticise the process of Hollywood "stealing" European culture, but, as an European (and Belgian) who grew up in Hergé's work, I can only disagree and admire this impressive and entertaining, yet faithful adaptation.