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Together, the scrolls will reveal the location of the sunken Unicorn, and its treasure. It transpires that there were three models of the Unicorn, each containing a scroll. Sir Francis' treasure-laden ship was attacked by a pirate ship, led by the masked Red Rackham (Daniel Craig), and, after a fierce battle and eventual surrender, Sir Francis chose to sink the Unicorn, and most of the treasure, rather than allow it to fall into Rackham's hands. Sakharine sends a seaplane to find them, but Tintin is able to capture the plane, and fly towards the (fictitious) Moroccan port of Bagghar, but they crash in the desert.ĭehydrated in the heat, and suffering from a sudden lack of alcohol, Haddock hallucinates, and starts to remember stories about his ancestor, Sir Francis Haddock (Andy Serkis), who was captain of the Unicorn during the 17th century. Tintin and Haddock (and Snowy) eventually escape from the Karaboudjan in a lifeboat. Haddock has been supplied with whiskey by first mate Allan ( Daniel Mays), who is working for Sakharine, and the captain is permanently drunk, and doesn't know what's happening on board his ship. On board, Tintin escapes and meets the ship's nominal captain, Haddock ( Andy Serkis). Later, Tintin is shot at, then abducted by accomplices of Sakharine, and imprisoned on the SS Karaboudjan. Tintin puts the scroll in his wallet, only to have his wallet stolen by Silk. Tintin visits Sakharine in Marlinspike Hall, where he learns that there are two model ships. Meanwhile, incompetent detectives Thomson and Thompson ( Nick Frost and Simon Pegg) are on the trail of a pickpocket, Aristides Silk ( Toby Jones). Snowy spots it but is unable to alert Tintin. As it breaks, a parchment scroll slips out of the ship's mast. Tintin takes the ship home, but it is broken during a fight between Snowy and a neighbor's cat. Tintin buys a model of a three-masted sailing ship, the Unicorn, on the cheap, but is then immediately accosted by the sinister Ivan Ivanovitch Sakharine ( Daniel Craig), and the mysterious figure of Barnaby (Joe Starr), who both try to buy the model from Tintin, without success. Tintin ( Jamie Bell), a young journalist, and his dog Snowy are browsing in an outdoor market in a European town (scene starts off with a cameo of Hergé doing Tintin's portrait). If you feel like the contents are inappropriate, please contact an administrator and share your concerns. He argues that Hergè is more than simply a great cartoonist, and that the books display "a mastery of plot and symbol, theme and sub-text far superior to that displayed by most ‘real' novelists", exploring eternal ideas, such as the struggle between good and evil, life and death, friendship and betrayal.Warning: This section of the article may contain spoilers.
#THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN SERIES SERIES#
McCarthy presents the Tintin series as a subject worthy of serious analysis, comparing it to literary classics. Tintin and the Secret of Literature gives us new insight into the significance of the comic. McCarthy introduces the reader to this complex and fascinating world, and begins to unravel its mystery. McCarthy uses psychoanalysis to examine coded motifs within the comic books, revealing how The Adventures of Tintin are intimately connected to the story of Hergé's own life. The true essence of The Adventures of Tintin can only be obtained by overlaying information, reading through in order to uncover hidden meanings. His character is ambiguous: ageless without a family or background he is a writer who does not write. Taking his cue from French literary critic Roland Barthes, McCarthy presents Tintin as the ‘degree zero' of personage. In his literary criticism, McCarthy investigates The Adventures of Tintin - the series of comic books created by Belgian cartoonist Hergé - positioning them as a phenomenon of European culture that moves beyond the boundaries of conventional ‘drawn stories'. Tintin and the Secret of Literature by British writer Tom McCarthy will be published for the first time in Russian as part of Garage Center for Contemporary Culture's joint publishing program with Ad Marginem press. In Hergé’s comics, McCarthy perceives not only literary worth, but also an important European cultural phenomenon. Hergé’s comic book series The Adventures of Tintin is the subject of an in-depth exploration by English writer Tom McCarthy.