#that growth btwn golden fleece and blue oranges is really my favorite thing

[26labrd]

just some jean-pierre tintin thoughts.. the movies have been on my mind a lot lately and i really just wanted to talk about how much i love him as tintin and why, so!

there’s just something very warm about jpt’s performance that i really love. in terms of his general energy and vibe he just feels like tintin in a way that his 2011 counterpart doesn’t

in less nebulous terms, he has a much more lighthearted demeanor, and when combined with his confidence, drive, and humor, it makes him really feel like tintin to me

i think this is also helped by the fact that generally the tone of the 60s movies is closer to that of the comics than the 2011 movie was — because that’s precisely what they were going for! and i think they succeeded. they’re very much in the spirit of the comics, they really feel like they could be just another album. like golden fleece is a typical globetrotting adventure/mystery and has the additional bonus of having had herge’s input, and blue oranges is essentially just the calculus affair (albeit…. not as well-executed. lol)

for these reasons the statement ‘feels like tintin in a way that 2011 doesn’t’ can be applied to the entire movie, not just jpt’s performance

but going back to jpt now lol his physicality is literally everythinggggg like he’s really out here doing the damn thing! seeing the stunt work makes every fight scene in the comics suddenly that much more believable bc here is this actor who looks exactly like him doing the exact same things. it’s so so so great

he gives a very nice and understated performance, which works well with tintin being the kind of character that he is. he does really well portraying both tintin’s sense of playfulness and joviality, as well as his serious and sleuthy side. i will say though that at times he does risk getting overshadowed — in golden fleece in particular, due to his lack of acting experience compared to the cast. nevertheless he holds his ground!

and all of this just gets better in blue oranges. blue oranges is the weaker story but in terms of jpt’s performance it’s really great. this tintin has the same self assuredness that jamie’s does, the same easy confidence that comes from experience — which i absolutely believe is due to jpt growing into the role and being more grounded in it after having done golden fleece. he’s just so natural and believable in the role at this point it’s so wonderful to see

yeah i don’t think one is better than the other, they’re just different. different adaptations with different goals as adaptations. i don’t think i could even pick a favorite between the two, i love them both in different ways. but to me i think jean-pierre’s feels closer to the comic — which, as we’ve established, is due to the nature of the adaptation.

he’s just perfect! he’s perfect