Freeze.
Moomins:the Movie is
a thing that is happening in 2014. By French people.
My
feelings? Bubbling excitement, mainly. At least at the actual concept of a Moomin movie.
But
what do you think about the poster and the other art that's been
released? A woman traipsing glamorously about in her undies?
Sweet little Snork Maiden surrounded by jaded-looking casino
players smoking cigarettes? Granted, this is based on Tove
Jansson's comic strip Moomin (which I haven't read
in its entirety) and could, for all I know, follow the strip's plot
to a T.
But
even if that were the case...if filmmakers are going to devote a
full-length production to the Moomins, I would by far prefer for it
to capture the raw, whimsical, idyllic world depicted in the original
books. Not only are the novels 100%, absolutely child-friendly;
they're simultaneously rich and smart enough to absorb even the
shrewdest of adult minds.
Will
this endeavor prove to be a success, or a let-down? We'll see.
At any rate, 2014 will find me in theaters and fangirling hard.
(ok,
world, you can go back to revolving now.)
(image credits: handleproductions.com)
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