The Adventures of Tintin

     

     Tintin took us all over the world, traveling from places to places, discovering new adventures and solving more mysterious. We followed his foot steps exploring around the world on paper, and he never fails providing surprises on each adventure. To accommodate great stories there must be great protagonists. Herge really did a great job on building the personalities of the characters. They all have strong characteristics. It is incredible how the characters appeal to us. Certain character speaks a certain way, act a certain way, and express him/her in a certain way. We can easily tell which dialogue was spoken by which character without seeing the actual illustration - just like identifying a person's voice.

     The captain for example, is the most unique person among the characters of the adventures of Tintin. He has a big beard and a big body. He is always expressed in an exaggerated facial expression with exaggerated gestures. He loves whiskies, and he always mess up because of it. So the beer bottle became a symbol for him just like the big round ears became a symbol for Micky Mouse. These characteristics engrave into our mind, they are what brought the story to life.

     Tintin, the soul of the story, is a boy with all the good natures of human. He is smart, brave and adventurous. He has a strong sense of justice, he is not afraid of anything, he can do all kinds of stuff such as riding the horse, fixing machines, operating cars, planes, and even the tank. In the story of Tintin, there's always a good side and a bad side. Tintin can always fight off the bad guys - just like the golden rule of many other stories: evil can never prevail the good. Tintin is an idol because he can do all the things we wanted to do and he has all the characteristics we dreamed of.  Herge in fact, created a superhero rather than a human. Only this superhero, Tintin, can lead us into the most exciting adventures of all time.