Tintin and the Temple of the Sun : SABOTAGE AND BLASPHEMY!

This week Aly and Sarrah are discussing another European favorite (so prepare for some butchering of the French language) with Tintin and the Temple of the Sun.

Aly tells us all about yet another tragic creator. This time it's Tintin's creator: Georges Remi (better known as Herge).

Sarrah discusses the three studios that produced this film, and tells us about Clear Line art, also known as the style of art that Herge made famous.

Our walk-through has us realizing how condensing a full book into fifteen minutes leads to some confusion, how it can be frustrating when things come just a bit too easily, Aly's fantastic (apparently) Tintin impersonation, and how attached we get to Snowy. It's really all about Snowy.

So buckle in, keep your eyes open, and maybe leave that whiskey at home (we're looking at you Haddock!), as we travel with Tintin to Peru!

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Allons-y!

It’s time to tread back to Europe for this episode, where Aly and Sarrah investigate Tintin and the Temple of the Golden Sun.

This episode has us examining the good ol’ boy reporter, rival of Asterix (although…Tintin doesn’t have a theme park…just saying), that perennial golden boy, Tintin (and his little dog, too). We also butcher a lot of French.

We kick things off with Aly telling us all about the life of author and creator of Tintin, Hergé (otherwise known as Georgés Remi). It’s another not-so-happy life story; involving Nazis, potential abuse, and yet another cartoon creator who just cannot delegate.

Sarrah talks about the three different studios that were involved in making this production, and introduces us to the “clear-line” style of drawing that Hergé made famous.

Together we discuss how condensing an entire story into the first fifteen minutes of a film makes it very hard to follow, Aly’s fantastic Tintin impersonation, and how sometimes it just gets annoying when things are too easy.  Snowy becomes a point of fixation…because nothing can happen to that dog or we’ll riot!

A few little images for you to enjoy:

Our Sources:

IMDb page for Tintin and the Temple of the Sun
Wikipedia article for Tintin and the Temple of the Sun
Wikipedia article for Tintin
Tintin Wiki article
Wikipedia article for Hergé
Wikipedia article for Hergé’s Adventures of Tintin (TV Show)

Britannica.com page on Hergé
Slate.com article on Hergé Biographies
Independent.co.uk article on Hergé

Wikipedia article for Ligne Claire (Clear Line)
Wikipedia article for Le Lombard

Tintin Official Website

Official Website of the Musee Hergé

Tin Tin: Herge & His Creation. Harry Thompson