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
这120分钟令我觉得我依旧是一个富有同情心追求真善美的好人，it makes me feel good。
机器人是人的延续。延续人的情感，关系，对世界的体验。人是脆弱的，可某些东西生生不息。
观感舒适，缓而不燥。质感好细节足，讲好了一个末日不独存的故事。
从人机互动，造物主与造物的相对关系切入，通过对信任的存在探讨，最后落脚到亲情为根节的人情暖意。大脑是指令的奴仆，人的意志在指间。你的遗志我替你完成。还是永远爱这类经典叙事。
So once upon a time......
一人一狗一房车的温情故事，哪怕把此故事置换到其它背景中也成立。末日废土科幻我是爱的，一人一狗一房车的温情故事我也是爱的，将二者杂糅在一起我却丧失了兴趣。
2022.3.5 汤姆汉克斯的表演把全片拉高了一个度，但是这个片子本身略显单调无聊。是在讲爱、信任与怀念，有一些总结和反思，但总的来说寡淡无味。
阿甘和机械阿甘，末日road trip，缺位的父亲，糟糕的科幻设定，dump and boring
一开始以为会很普通，因为感觉一切都像是末日大片，跨种族友情，蒸汽朋克的公路电影的缝合怪。但是怎么说呢，他烹饪的方式还是很让人舒服，主要塑造的是两个戏，外界的坏人是一个若隐若现的麦格芬，隐去的很巧妙。没办法，汤姆汉克斯看到蝴蝶的那一幕还是感动了，带两年了口罩已经强迫症洗手的我，无法不代入。
1. 汤汉斯大叔不再跟一只排球唠嗑，换了跟一根红萝卜当头颅的机器人唠嗑。
故事行进至最后五分钟才是高潮和感人部分。一个机器人和一条狗的概念很新颖。被机器人感动到，被狗感动到（狗狗真会演戏）感动回归到本质依然是人的情感。所以，有一天世界末日，人类消亡，天空没留下痕迹，鸟却已飞过。如果我们全不在了，那些我们经历过的故事依然会被流传下去……汤姆汉克斯在里面再一次演出了人类最后的孤独。
但也足够令人动容了
独角戏，没有cast out感人，那个排球真的落泪了
末世下的温暖小品，胜在小细节处的感动，整体背景经不起推敲。一般作品多把机器人作为人类的朋友或敌人来展开故事，鲜有令其成为人类继任者的案例，这部里的杰夫从初有意识惹出不少麻烦到成长为芬奇的得力帮手至把小狗托付给他，是一种拟人化的成长过程。影片基本是由汤姆·汉克斯饰演的芬奇的独角戏，汉克斯再一次塑造了一个坚强、温暖又失意的独立角色，看着他就能让人感觉到信心和力量，令人叹服。影片开头和结尾留白太多，既能让观众充满遐想，也会让人感觉没头没尾。
finch不需要同伴jeff经常受伤
又是一部结局让我哭着看完却没有感到难过的片子。芬奇没有看到金门大桥，但他再次好好感受到了正常阳光晒在身上的感觉。他把狗子成功托孤给Jeff，也把一个看起来还有点希望的世界留给Jeff去探索。老汤的表演无需更多赞扬，永远的稳健可靠。芬奇给Jeff展示在高辐射阳光下爆米花的自娱自乐，是末日下悠然自得的浪漫。
?? 十万个为什么，为嘛狗那么重要，为嘛车能一直开，为嘛太阳能坏了该干嘛干嘛不受影响，为嘛带那么点东西能吃那么多天。
但是后面为什么能脱下防护服了？高温和辐射怎么也没有了？这个不做解释是不对的。
只用了四天，一个具有感情、能做梦的机器人竟然真的长大了，地球生命在浩劫之后成功进入新纪元
与吱吱观影no.4
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