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
至于麽，真的至于麽。
4.5 很久没看到这么好的国漫。不蹭任何IP不卖萌讲土生土长的中国故事，把根扎进自己脚下的土地，前半段的嬉笑怒骂节奏混乱，可遇到阿强后的情绪爆发就像开了挂，一波一波地献上泪点。叙事能力超越同期大部分电影，画风没有眩目空洞满屏飞舞的特效，自然写实。什么乳化？没事别乱喊乳化，容易变成狼来了。
配乐：还ok，有地域特色
小镇做题人，满墙三好生。依旧摸不到，一线后脚跟。要问谁的错，我可不敢说。
原来我不是排斥正能量，而是排斥缺乏逻辑与真实感的正能量。
所谓的种姓及一切区隔，都不能决定人与人本应平等的事实。印度化的拍摄手法是唯一瑕疵。
五条人还有九连真人的歌和电影的适配度不要太高
印度人伸张正义并且胜利了，天朝这边同一时期也是有很多这种案例，只不过都是等到大错特错才得到平反
印度种姓制度真的是惨无人道，低种姓没一点人权。
确实电影节奏一般，重要的是题材。看到最后部分，心潮澎湃。“我可能会输，但不会放弃抗争”，令人动容。
最直观的感受是剧本太糟糕了，很多地方都太低幼，太生硬，太脸谱化，太刻意煽情了。编剧大概没什么底层生活经验，空有一腔关怀。台词中的“我爱你”“如果发生奇迹”“是在慢性自杀吧”“心里有一声怒吼”“是我老公啊”，如果改成“媳妇你真好”“要是老天开眼”“快把自己吃死了”“心里有一股劲”“我家那口子上电视了”，会不会好很多？不上学的留守儿童背李白的诗作为剧情关键转折点，45岁咸鱼店主说出“只要鼓点还能在心中响起，我们就是雄狮”作为关键台词，不真实，也缺乏说服力和感染力。臭脚段落配合帕瓦罗蒂的演唱实在有够低俗。但无论如何也是一部底层人民站在舞台中央的作品，画面美轮美奂怎么夸赞都不为过，还有楼顶孤独舞狮配合打工仔生活蒙太奇的段落，和这个收的恰到好处的结尾，还是值得一个好评！
更接受不了的是三个元素同时出现
影片结局出狮头的残缺、阿娟的落水以及最后彩蛋处阿娟又重新回归生活去到上海打工，都让影片立足于朴素英雄主义，给予每个现实人生活的指引，并克制地留下了“传统文化亟待挽救”的命题，意蕴悠长。
整个故事比较套路化，有点工业流水线产品的味道，但是为不公抗争的故事永远值得歌颂
虽然有一些镜头浮夸和人物扁平的弊病，自然比不上同类型的辩护人，但对种姓歧视赤裸裸的暴露和揭示足以令人胆寒。人竟能对同等的他人如此轻贱和蔑视，40年代如此，90年代如此，甚至如今也仍如此。人间和地狱相邻，不平等是世界永远的议题。希望我们也有如此电影，有胆量正视，有勇气斗争。斗争万岁。
可以接受斜眼，因为这是病
其实舞狮并不能改变什么，也不会真的让你走向成功。但生活中总是要有点奔头，要有一口气，这才是活下去的理由，也是会觉得热血的原因。
宁愿做过了后悔，也不要错过了后悔。
眯眼画风着实接受无力，借鉴网梗的尴尬笑点更使本就缓慢的叙事节奏更加难熬，唯一亮点的南方地域刻画一旦脱离五条人与九连真人便全然丧失感染力。不能理解这样一部故事平庸、叙事乏力、人设套路、美学崩坏的影片，为何被捧上神坛？多数人缺少的并非是怒吼的勇气，却恰是与生活鏖战的耐心以及与苦难交手终生的底气。
我们的动画电影，什么时候才能跳脱出“只有变强大，才不会被欺负”这种简单粗暴的逻辑。
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