Set to broadcast in two one-hour films, this family treat is inspired by the classic books of Barbara Euphan Todd and is pegged to be the TV event of the season. Mackenzie Crook has taken Scatterbrook farm and the infamous characters of this well-loved tale and injected them with a tender and authentic charm. This is the perfect family adventure, packed with a fun, mischievous spirit and delivered with an environmental message.
Mackenzie Crook, (Pirates Of The Caribbean, Detectorists) who has written, directed and stars as Worzel Gummidge, has gathered a host of both accomplished and brilliant actors who are set to appear in this eagerly anticipated adaptation.
Playing The Green Man, creator of the scarecrows, who arrives to Scatterbrook in episode two, is comedy legend Sir Michael Palin. He says: “It’s a lovely part for me, but the whole script is very memorable and touching, and very funny too. It quite skillfully weaves in something for everybody all the time.”
Zoë Wanamaker (My Family, Harry Potter And The Philosophers Stone) will play the eccentric local aristocrat, Lady Bloomsbury Barton in episode two. She says: “The whole thing is so charming and inventive. It’s the sort of thing I’d watch. I’m sure it will be a huge success. I know it will - it’s divine.”
Vicki Pepperdine (Getting On, The Windsors) takes on the role of the formidable Aunt Sally in episode one. She says: “There’s something for everybody. It’s got this heart to it, and you’d be hard pushed as an adult not to engage with it.”
Steve Pemberton (League Of Gentleman, Benidorm) will play Mr Braithwaite, the farmer. He says: “This is the kind of show the whole family can enjoy together. It has a lot of humour, a lot of visual humour too, and I think kids will enjoy watching the children being central to the story.”
Rosie Cavaliero (Gentleman Jack, Cleaning Up) will play Mrs Braithwaite, she added: “It’s a story about the imagination, and children escaping into this different world. Mackenzie’s version is totally contemporary.”
Ones to watch India Brown (Hetty Feather) and Thierry Wickens (making his TV debut) will play Susan and John, two city children spending their summer at Scatterbrook farm who quickly befriend Worzel and begin a summer of adventures.
The first episode, The Scarecrow Of Scatterbrook, sees two young strangers arrive in the village of Scatterbrook. It’s not long before Susan and John encounter Worzel Gummidge, the Scarecrow of Ten Acre Field. Their world is sent spinning into confusion when they realise Gummidge comes to life. The only person more shocked is Worzel, when he discovers that the children are not in fact fellow scarecrows but humans.
Their worlds should never commune but fate has conspired to create an extraordinary union. The seasons have stopped and the harvest hasn’t arrived. The rhythm of the natural world is out of kilter and this unlikely trio must try to put it right. Magic, mystery and mayhem unfurl.
The second episode, The Green Man, welcomes another mysterious arrival to Scatterbrook. The Green Man is the creator of scarecrows and keeper of scarecrow lore. He isn’t at all happy that Worzel is consorting with humans. Elsewhere, local aristocrat Lady Bloomsbury Barton is holding a fete, with a Scarecrow competition that Worzel is determined to win. What will The Green Man and Worzel's most competitive rival, Soggy Bogart make of it all?
Worzel Gummidge is written and directed by Mackenzie Crook and is a Leopard Pictures, Treasure Trove Productions and Lola Entertainment production for BBC One. It is Executive Produced by Kristian Smith for Leopard Pictures, Lisa Thomas for Lola Entertainment, Mackenzie Crook for Treasure Trove Productions, with rights holders Patrick D. Pidgeon and Eric S. Rollman executive producers for Pidgeon Entertainment, Inc. It is produced by Georgie Fallon and Alex Moody is the Commissioning Editor for the BBC.
Further casting:
Francesca Mills - Earthy Mangold
Tim Plester - Clarty
Colin Michael Carmichael - Soggy Bogart
Andrew James Spooner - Flat Alistair
Phil Hulford - Hannah Harrow
Tom Meeten - HMS Odney
Christopher-Robert Barlow - Rag Bag
Kiran Shah - Chopper and Root Bound
Charlie Mayhew - Rustle Sprouter
Lucy Montgomery - Jackie Pudding
Gus Brown - Oswald Pollypop
Malik Ibheis - Trike
Ben Langley - Driver
Mariam Haque - Receptionist
沙丘的音效好像把我装进一个沙盒里，然后使劲晃使劲晃，中间还配着圣经班的吟唱，洗脑了三小时。
好莱坞电影的本质就是要制造奇观，这一点完完全全的做到了，很多画面真的让人感到惊艳，且延续了作者性，并不突兀。剧本改编的切入点做的也非常棒，聚焦于新皇的个人成长，在预知能力和个人反抗上下足了文章，且节奏不乱，降低观影门槛，做到了雅俗共赏，真的让人惊叹。再过几年沉淀真的可以拿奥斯卡了。
在这个“星期五为未来”的时代，在这个把自然当作新神灵崇拜的时代，维伦纽埃拍出了一部恋物癖的作品。人的先知都失败了，人在争夺对物的控制权，但最终的方案是人顺应巨大的沙虫，go with the flow。“人新世”下的自然诗歌，作者们都试图把自己写入自然，创造出人与自然的共生体，在这种哲学下，不应把物当作崇拜的对象，正如维伦纽埃在这里做的那样，因为在崇拜这种动作下，人依然占有对物的最终解释权。
影片不论是故事结构还是美术概念都有很多参考的影子：星战7的FirstOrder，塞尔达传说的沙虫，疯狂的麦克斯的沙暴。室内场景也惯常的采用了一些东方元素，有奇异博士既视感，张震很出戏，甚至还用中文大声密谋。。。
把一个俗套好莱坞剧本，用强调“尺度对比”的极具压迫的视听及交叉蒙太奇呈现出来，在这方面维导+Fraser+汉斯季默使尽浑身解数完成到极致，在IMAX 2D下也确实爽歪歪，但故事本身的惊喜及内驱力不足。第一部铺陈的设定也有诸多迷惑之处，比如科技发展程度与冷兵器打斗是否兼容的问题。演员方面，张震岳医生没头没尾工具人，甜茶的不断闪前仿佛在一遍遍强调有第二部噢大家一定要买票，然后丽贝卡弗格森好耐看。
制作方面实在太优秀了。配乐的个人风格也很明显。本以为 Timothy 撑不起这个角色，发现倒也不错。唯一的遗憾是作为介绍世界构造的部分编剧舍弃了一些重点，几个重要配角的笔墨也比 1984 版少了很多，反而给了 Zendaya 太多个人觉得无谓的镜头。按照这种水准，完全可以把故事讲好拍个五部曲，也会有足够多的人买账吧。
导演和配乐都忠实地贯彻了人设，仿佛看了个威力加强版《银翼杀手2049》，冷静绵密的叙事节奏和心理捕捉，巨大建筑物和飞行器，还有荒凉冷寂的行动空间与漫天遍野的沙尘暴。故事层面，细腻清晰地铺陈了整个史诗的几重核心矛盾：帝国与世家诸侯，资源开采与原住民冲突，还有若隐若现操弄历史的女巫组织。按这个节奏，原著大概至少能拍六七部吧。四星。
与《银河英雄传说一样》一样，《沙丘》属于那一类一直被我冷藏在待读书单里的科幻巨制。但这不妨碍我们仅仅用观影人的角度去给这部作品打五星。我们需要思考的不是如何向世界主张它的优劣，而是通过认真打磨艺术作品、从而用风格化去打动受众的方式，在当下这个快消时代是否已经被宣告死亡。这些年，维纶纽瓦能够坚持自己的风格化，在当今古典浪漫主义逐渐式微的好莱坞占有如此一席，或许正是人们愿意停下脚步、希望给多元艺术一线生机的有力证据。如果世界容不下一个维伦纽瓦，就不要责怪没有第二个库布里克
大家不要太客气了啊。这里面没有读过原著的。霍比特人拍第1部的时候。也是三个多小时。这部不到两个半小时，只能把故事讲的这么清晰。这已经是迄今为止拍的最好的沙丘了。所以说这本书给原著党带来的惊喜远远比《基地》要大。可以肯定的是啊，导演可能要把沙丘的第1部拍成三部曲。
引人入胜，让人想起《降临》。这个导演不是在拍电影，是在把哲学影像化。
我在豆瓣上的第1000部电影，也算有纪念价值了。
牛蛙封神道路再加一砖，一众演员的表现非常不错，特写也非常多，颜控满足了。甜茶担得起“救世主”这个称号，前半段到后半段的转变拿捏到位。但赞姐的戏份就有点少，几乎全程梦幻女神。
实在对这种宏大叙事的科幻片不感兴趣，这种科幻设定事实上对人物和情节没什么太大用处，基本照搬现实的冷战背景、宗教叙事，争夺来争夺去，又是个天选之子的成长之路，好疲惫，如果只是去电影院看影像行吧。
只能说这部电影只能在大银幕看，场面恢弘庞大，想象力让人震撼，配乐完全把人拉进那种宇宙的神秘，几处光线与人物的配合堪称精妙维伦纽瓦对艺术感的把控保证了电影的绝对品质。
沙丘属于设定繁复（且合理）但剧情易懂的隐喻类小说。原著的背景细节真的很多，但维伦纽瓦已经拼尽全力用最简洁易懂的镜头语言展现所有必要的信息。当然，这对观众的要求很高，稍微分心就有可能遗漏某个细节，从而导致严重的割裂感（感到无聊）。不同于一些差评网友，我认为极具宗教感与原始感的配乐、神神叨叨的旁白和闪回、宏大而磅礴的建筑及内部设计等恰恰是塑造《沙丘》史诗感的必要部分。建筑风格是真的很棒，也很符合《沙丘》的感觉（不忘提一嘴。真的太喜欢了）。
zendaya再美也不用拍这么多逆光慢动作吧
维伦纽瓦用摄影、音乐和人物特写撑住了一个平铺直叙的故事……开头。然后你琢磨了一下，还挺好看的，不知不觉过去了两个半小时，这是得了老谋子的真传吧。（张艺谋来拍科幻大概就是这样了）
鲜血与利刃划破梦境的壮美，忠诚与背叛刺穿虚伪的和平，荣耀与野心葬身无尽的沙海，仇恨与勇气开启宿命的征途。火光中的阴谋不能改变注定降临的逆转，迷惘中的先知难以预测即将成真的寓言，虚空中的恐惧无法战胜孤注一掷的勇士，冥冥中的指引不断推翻尚未定格的未来。投之亡地而后存，陷之死地而后生。维伦纽瓦兼顾了艺术与商业的平衡，但在表现力上终究还是差了点，中后段甚至有失控的迹象，节奏过渡不够平滑且过分依赖配乐，多数信息量还是用对白的方式给出，由此看来，他还没有做好充分的准备，只能选择一个最保险的方式：拍一部精致细腻的超级预告片，并且在预告中加入大量梦境，寓言，征兆，以此来稀释剧作本身的生硬与陈旧。没有人天生就是领袖，但临危受命，必将奋不顾身。厄崔迪家族的陨灭与救世主的寻梦之路，传奇才刚刚开始，期待后续的展开。
作为一部商业大片叙事密度还蛮低的，但在如此松散的氛围中难能可贵地保持住了庄严的气场
和降临/银翼杀手一样，这导演真的是在我的某些癖好上疯狂跳舞。
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