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
虽然唱歌经常要打断剧情，但这个片子直面问题，值得赞扬
有片方愿意投这种原创、成人向、现实题材动画电影，算是一种进步，给个鼓励分。剧本问题比较大，不说周星驰20年前的文本是否过时，纯喊口号式的二手金句台词实在太尴尬了，也跟片子的现实基底完全不搭。大幅减少对白的第三幕观感立马提升，完全靠视听呈现的高潮收得漂亮，导演明显优于编剧。
这不就是中国人自己的超级英雄片吗？不是拯救世界，拯救人类，而是接纳自己，打破恐惧，迎难而上。广东边陲的小镇，留守的病弱少年，外出打工的父母，镇上的阿猫阿狗，备受欺凌、孤苦、穷困，但内心却有火焰。想成功，想做一头雄狮，想有奇迹，主宰自己的命运。有人说这很狗血，像一碗烂俗的心灵鸡汤，可这正是底层中国人的生活。有渴望有什么不好？成功是不容易，可人都有做梦的权利。人有信念才能所向披靡，哪怕一生只成功一次。
结尾高明👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻梦想创造不了热血奇迹，只是让你短暂地发光，而后归于籍籍无名的平庸。但只要“开过光”，一个人终究会变得不同。
院线片愿意把目光投向留守少年的生活与梦想，比卖力渲染的“燃”宝贵很多倍，但剧情走向的潦草（尤其前半段）太过瞩目，实在不是几首应景的好歌就能应付过去的。
年度惊喜！打工人，雄狮魂，柔弱少年的成长史，也是万千小镇咸鱼雄起的吼声。故事套路，转折略嫌生硬，但丰沛的市井烟火气和温暖的情感内核足以弥补这块短板。技术上精益求精，从第一镜开始，照片级的景物描画便奠定了全片的现实主义基调。所谓画鬼容易画人难，水准完胜正大行其道的各路奇幻动画。对成龙、周星驰作品和黄飞鸿系列的致敬继承了香港电影融传统与现代于一炉的特殊趣味，虽然基于南狮文化，却有超出地域的冲击力与感染力，最后一幕差点把我给整破防了。
我们还有空在豆瓣叨叨在健身房锻炼的，其实都是广州阿娟，农民工不需要健身。导演清醒知道，舞狮不能改变命运，少年和大叔都只能振奋自我的心智，知识也只是带来改变的希望，九连真人，正是上大学以后的乡下阿娟。
是目前无限接近我心里当下该有的国漫样子——没有IP、没有过多对日美漫画的模仿、没有太多套路。有瑕疵，但瑕不掩瑜。“咸鱼翻身”的主题虽然已经说了很多次了，可是电影结局真的不是绝对的“翻身”。配乐非常棒！
这是难得不需神话打底的原创动画，为它奠基的是传统文化。
3星全给画面，纹理真的做得太好了，狮头的须，飘动，逼真度自然度满分！还有舞狮时候的步伐都非常好看！但剧情是什么鬼？一个前度冠军无端端去一个乡下，送一个那么贵的狮头给一个陌生人？几个门外汉在一个已经荒废十几年的教练手下练了几个月就能夺冠？合理性已经全毁了，就靠打鸡血推进剧情！最无言是最后那一幕，硬就是要宣扬这种精神胜利~明知不行还要冲是燃，但把狮头挂上去那种虚荣太恶心！这个时代怎么还追求这种阿Q精神？还一堆人觉得激动。。。。。
但现实告诉我，这样的完人圣人，存在率太低了。尤其考虑一个很重要的可行因素：好人基本上是斗不过坏人的，只有坏人，才能打倒坏人。
一次次陷入绝境，最终还是赢得了胜利，的确很不容易！
跟想的一样，泪目。电影里邪不压正。现实呢。想起那个去印度集中营的随水。还能拍得出来。低头
在它之前，未有任何国产主流动画的主角，是个在工地睡下下铺，白天搬砖晚上还要去送外卖的少年。
你能在一部动画片里看到工地，贫穷，也能看到理想和浪漫
灿烂的宗教文明，顽固的种姓制度，写飞鸟集的泰戈尔，拿奥运会奖牌的辛度，拍三傻蜚声国际的阿米尔汗和片子里被殴打致死的拉贾坎努，都是印度。宗教究竟是让底层人有了精神出口，还是规驯他们学会了逆来顺受。印度有《杰伊比姆》 ，韩国有《辩护人》 ，曾经我们如果有这样的片子，会被称为给西方民主国家递刀，美国人权斗士们确实喜欢这样的片子，会用一种居高临下的悲悯去观看，但这并不意味着不应该拍，文强、黄宏发、孙小果等等等等，还有那些没有被揪出来的苍蝇老虎们，应该颤抖。
从全局来看人权斗士可能永远不会完全胜利，但每一场个体的战役都是对生命价值的殊死捍卫。
前阵子豆瓣一下子出现了好几部高分片，《倒数时刻》《芬奇》，包括这一本。是今年内地引进片又少又拉跨，还是压抑的环境所致，上述三部都完完全全是1.0的东西，竟然还能有接近神作的评分，《杰伊·比姆》甚至接近9分，最原始的以弱胜强，能够博取绝大多数人的心，就像春上说的“鸡蛋去碰石头，我永远站在鸡蛋这一边”，《杰伊·比姆》就是这样一个故事，且完成度不错，逻辑自洽，一切都刚刚好，不差也没有惊喜。
好看，但影片铺垫有点太长了。事件比较值得称道，但也是不幸中的理想化状态了。这种类型影片的影评真是没眼看，精印都有😅
黑暗、腐败、残暴、压迫一直存在，难得的是有没有人把这些挖掘出来，去颠覆这些向来如此的不公，重新带给人们光明和希望。我由衷地敬佩那些冲破层层阻挠发掘真相，为底层人民讨回公道的正义斗士，也同样敬佩那些拒绝凶手的糖衣炮弹，拒绝背负污名，不畏强权，只为得到真相的底层群众，他们是多有坚定的决心、坚强的意志，才能够战胜黑暗，赢得胜利的。
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