By GFR | publishing
An old saying goes: “Diet is easy. But comedy is difficult.”
Well, science fiction comedy is even more difficult.
There have been many attempts about the world of movies Pluto Nash’s Adventureburied a bunch of Hillary Bucks.
The closest science fiction movies often comedy with comedy, are those with healthy comedy elements such as excellent elements in adventure movies. Black man Or various Guardians of the Galaxy Flick.
But, despite the laughter of these movies, it is not the main purpose of these stories.
That almost changed in 2005 when the most beloved comedy writer of all time tried to turn his hilarious science fiction into a big blockbuster Hollywood comedy.
This almost worked until the tragedy happened and destroyed his films, and destroyed the entire future of his franchise.
Why Hitchhiker’s Galaxy Guide Fails
this The Galaxy Guide to the Hi-Ride Guide The film begins with a dolphin musical figure and ends with a floating head of Douglas Adams.
You might think that the movies with those Bonkers Bookends will capture the spirit of Adams’ game-changing Hitchhiker Guide franchise, a much-loved series that started out as a 1978 radio series and eventually led to a lot of award-winning novels and brought in a show on TV, and all the other media you need to call yourself the proper franchise.
The film starts the right way. Adams wrote the script and was directly involved in the project.
Then his body made an unusually rude decision to stop working.
Douglas Adams died tragically on May 11, 2001, at the age of 49, and handed over a new draft of the film script just a few days ago.
Without Adams as part of the project, it seems no one wants to helm the film. The film was eventually directed by Garth Jennings, known for pop bands like Blur and Fatboy Slim shooting music videos.
Douglas Adams dies, but the show continues
After Adams’ death and Jennings’ addition in production, writer Karey Kirkpatrick was brought into the rewrite of Adams’ script. Kirkpatrick’s background is mainly in children’s movies Rescue workers are below,,,,, The road to El Doradoand Chicken run.
But Kirkpatrick, who popularly wrote Jonathan Lipnicki’s The Little Vampire, definitely like the kind of writer who brings a special all-age accessible to the script. This is the guy who says “Zendaya is Meechee” Snowman movie. Sorry, he is not Douglas Adams.
Although Kirkpatrick’s involvement may alleviate any potential edges in Adams’ scripts, in the final product, the author’s tone and voice are still healthy. If the film subsequently didn’t make a series of decisions, that might be enough to make the film work, and fans would be confused at best and at worst a victim.
Yasiin Bey is played as Ford Prefect, a partner of the leadership role Arthur Dent. At the time, Bey was part of his musical role, and Bey became part of Mos Def.
When his behavior has been over ten years, he was performed The Galaxy Guide to the Hi-Ride Guidethe decision to mutter to himself was hindered, and his conversations were sometimes difficult to carry out.
This may be the overall acting direction for other actors. Add another audio confusion by having the actors talk to each other and mix the sounds to make their voices go away. ADR in this movie may not be a fun time.
The result is a franchise based on a franchise known for its excellent written and lively conversations, all of which take place in a way that confuses its potential comedy.
actor
despite this, Free riding guide There are indeed highlights.
Martin Freeman is a very obvious choice for Arthur Dent. Arthur plays a role in the confusion of proper resignation as he travels through the galaxy in a dirty green bathrobe.
Stephen Fry is the voice of the actual guide. He was Douglas Adams’ choice, and it’s no surprise that Douglas Adams was right. Fry’s voice can easily become the most powerful asset in the film.
The guide serves as a background narrative in the film and as a device that characters can consult to keep them and the audience moving on to the next plot beat.
By the way, if you have never read Hitchhiker’s guide, we highly recommend listening to the audiobook version of Fry’s narrative.
Sam Rockwell should be the ideal Zaphod BeebleBrox. By 2005, he had established his own strange player role as an actor. Unfortunately, he became a victim of the dialogue problems that plagued the film a lot.
The film’s budget isn’t enough to provide Zaphod with two heads and three arms, which could plague the stubborn fans of the original material. Instead, half of the film’s weight was trapped, he had only two heads, and his third arm was hidden.
Zooey Deschanel is Trillian, the only other devastating survivor outside Arthur, and there is nothing really to work with. Apart from her shorts, this should indicate that she is seen as a symbolic hot girl, and there are more.
The budget is not as good as you think
The film has a budget of $45 million, and today it is slightly above $70 million. The budget is large, but still less than the famous property expects, hoping to launch a blockbuster movie franchise.
It is commendable that production design and practice special effects work is mostly twenty years later.
But, when you start looking for them, there are some clear patchwork assignments. Whether it’s spraying a pile of fog around the suit or conveniently transporting the characters into the desert, it’s obvious that this is a budget-budget-blocking movie, not really supported by it.
For example, they should probably cut this scenario with John Malkovich. Digital FX doesn’t work, his character has no real purpose in the story.
Despite this, the film deserves praise. The heart of gold is the impossible starship at the center of Douglas Adams story, and it has received a lot of love.
They even came up with a way to visualize the impossible drive, each time the crew is forced to use it is a successful gag.
The first half Free riding guide It seems to be going well when you watch it. Our suspicion is that this part of the film is closer to Douglas Adams’ original script.
With the film coming, things start to collapse and it’s obvious that there’s no money or will to take away the story it needs to go.
The end point of this version when the movie arrives at Magrathea Free riding guide The story, you’re ready to end it, spent 20 minutes bored and bored by a bunch of Vogons.
There are many Wogongs. Too many Vogons. For some reason, we went to the planet Vogon Home, although we told us from the very beginning that they are the most boring species in existence. So, the movie spent 20 minutes hanging out in the most boring place in the universe.
In cinematic terminology, it makes sense to think of Vogons as a thorough villain, but they end up dragging the movie into something more unique and interesting than its original material.
Box office and reception
The film did get a solid marketing boost and managed to rank first in the box office, ending the film with over $51 million in the U.S. and an additional $53 million in international market.
Even if this sounds like a good success, the context is key. consider “The Hi-Ride Guide to the Galaxy” The budget and the fact that the entire movie series is expected to begin, Beans Counter is not putting it into more money.
If the film manages to get a lot of support from critics, maybe they will have it, but the reaction is spawningThe biggest fan, Roger Ebert, gave the movie two stars.
Also, once the movie is published, it doesn’t seem like the movie has much support for the movie. For the series, newcomers didn’t find it an exciting enough entry point, and fans mostly either quit the film’s interpretation of Adams’s work or just didn’t really admit it.
About the worst thing The Milky Way’s free-ride guide Yes, this is probably our only shot of a large budget that has been widely improved in Adams’ seminal novel.
The film’s failure killed most of Hollywood’s interest as property, and if it reignited that interest, it would take Adams’s people to get it right. Sadly, this is an unusually rare company.
Although we do have imitations Space ball or GalaxyQuest Complete sci-fi comedy movies feel rare and rare from time to time. The best thing that comes to mind is the excellent respect from Edgar Wright The end of the world. It seems we only get something really original and comedic Back to the future generation.
When it comes to science fiction comedy, we seem to be more likely to get Pluto Nash’s Adventure or heart. I forgot a lot of happy memories with my loved ones, but my brain refuses to let me forget heart.
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