<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><head><meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"><meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 14 (filtered medium)"><style><!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:Calibri;
panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0cm;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
mso-fareast-language:EN-US;}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:blue;
text-decoration:underline;}
a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:purple;
text-decoration:underline;}
span.EmailStyle17
{mso-style-type:personal-compose;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:windowtext;}
.MsoChpDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
mso-fareast-language:EN-US;}
@page WordSection1
{size:612.0pt 792.0pt;
margin:70.85pt 70.85pt 70.85pt 70.85pt;}
div.WordSection1
{page:WordSection1;}
--></style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="1026" />
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapelayout v:ext="edit">
<o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1" />
</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=FR link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Since the movie will not be released in the USA until December, I will keep this message spoiler-free, though it might be simpler for anyone who wants to preserve the surprises not to read any message related to this.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>In any case, there is not much description needed.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Has anyone who has seen the movie (I’m just back from it—and lunch) thought like me that one of the final scenes was reminiscent of a very famous scene in one of Barks’ classic stories?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Could it really be a coincidence, or was Spielberg inspired by Barks again?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Granted, Barks himself once said (or wrote? I don’t remember) that the gag was a rather “obvious” one that other cartoonists had thought of as well, but if Spielberg got the idea from somewhere, I would bet on Barks rather than any other source.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>I loved the movie (and am now listening to John Williams’ score again—I received it yesterday).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Elements from the two stories that inspired it was nicely meshed together, and the characters were wonderfully adapted into 3D.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>The homage to Hergé (in the very first scene) was nice.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>It is of course a pity that the shark submarine and Tryphon Tournesol (Professor Calculus) were not introduced, but it’s a decision that makes a lot of sense, as this whole plot requires a lot of time to tell, only to end in failure.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Changing the villains from the antiquarian brothers to a modified version of a character featured in the album was clever and worked well—and it seems surprisingly obvious when you compare this character with Red Rackham.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>I can’t wait to see Jackson’s <i>The Seven Crystal Balls / Prisoners of the Sun</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>All the best to you all,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Olivier<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>