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The Bagghar-Chase-Scene - One of the most amazing things on film ever

posted 12 years ago by laebauski
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After watching it for the second time, i seriously feel that the staging, choreography and overall brilliance of this 2-minute tracking shot doesn't get enough credit. It's so awesome.

Maybe it's either because nowadays we are so saturated with CGI-stuff in Big-Budget-Movies in general that we dont even see the difference anymore between a soso-execution of a scene like this and truly remarkable filmmaking. Or it's just because "Tintin" as a whole probably has too much action scenes for one movie, so this one doen't stand out. At least to me it didn't after watching it for the first time.

Anyway, i'm glad i re-watched it. this movie sure isn't one of the best movies ever, but to me this scene alone is worth watching the entire thing. Spielberg at his best.

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[–] DarthTigris 12 years ago

I've said it before as well and agree whole heartedly. I was having a blast but that was when I was blown away. How something like that was conceived and executed deserves FAR more recognition than it's gotten.

[–] iand247 12 years ago

I appreciated it's intricacies but I found it a bit over the top after a while. Still impressive but I'm not sure it did the narrative any favors.

[–] ebright99 12 years ago

Ultimately the scene/shot is a failure because it's at the service of nothing. The film and the shot are both an endless parade of meaningless chases. The long takes in Children of Men for example were much more exhilirating because they were in the service of a gripping story.

[–] presariO_29 12 years ago

I know this thread is old now, but I just watched the film and I agree. I thought it was a little over the top, especially considering that Tintin is merely a reporter, but the execution of the scene was really well done, and I was quite impressed and enjoyed the scene. But it was probably more fitting for a Spider-Man movie.

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[–] TheyAreOnlyMessageboards 12 years ago

The scene you refer to was completely over the top nonsense. It jumped the shark and nuked the fridge. Mindless CGI rubbish, simply because they could. What insult to the classic comics it was.

Tin Tin was never a super hero. He was never a death-defying ultra-uber-mega-man. He had an Earthy normality that endeared him to his readers. Spielberg turned him into the hybrid of Gi Joe, Batman, James Bond and Sherlock Holmes.

He RAPED the spirit of the classic comics. A tragedy.....

[–] Kmadden2004 12 years ago

Says the guy whose never even read the comics, and didn't even know the character existed until he came to these message boards...

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[–] TheyAreOnlyMessageboards 12 years ago

I've read and own ALL the classic comics. You clearly haven't and you clearly don't. Nor, it seems, have you heard of the character. If you had, you would recognize the extremely valid and relevant point I just raised and agree with every word I posted.

Now stop trolling or get lost.

[–] Kmadden2004 12 years ago

Says the guy who can't even spell the title character's name correctly.

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[–] Max_cinefilo89 12 years ago

Don't forget, he also thought the first movie was about a ghost ship, based on the trailer...

[–] TheyAreOnlyMessageboards 12 years ago

Liar

[–] sitesucksballsnow 12 years ago

That's hilarious!

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[–] FreewheelinVertigo 11 years ago

That scene was the best thing in the adventure cinema since The Last Crusade, to me.

To those who question 'realism', I thought that was obvious that Tintin didn't really perform any tricks, and those 'stunts' were absolutely unintentional. He's not really true to the books in this scene, and steps into a territory of characters with fool's luck, like Nathan Drake from Uncharted video games, Guybrush Threepwood from Monkey Island vg's and yes, Indiana Jones. Loved this scene. Watched the movie two times in a row just for it.

[–] jackthehack 11 years ago

It was fabulous. Spielberg still has got it. If he wants to entertain the audience, he REALLY can.

[–] Assteroid30 11 years ago

Totally agree with OP. The chase scene is just WOW. I was on the edge of my seat and and I stopped breathing. It was so fast and just how many things were going on and the level of detail in every frame was such a delight. It is one of the best chase scenes regardless of CGI or not.

[–] gert-janroodehal 11 years ago

Well, maybe it is very brilliantly executed, but I thoought it was out-of-place in a Tintin movie. I did enjoy it though, but a tad over the top.