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
故事结构是一个追求理想奋斗不停，但是结果却强调了日常的重要性。这个立意一下就上来了，虽然说教还是有点冗长了。
社恐看了直流泪，丧逼看了会沉默，Your life is meaningless
皮克斯一直不俗气的交着卷，如槭树翅果自由落体的不疾不徐，我们其实也不需要真的s过一回才知道生之意义吧。soul原片名不需转译，心灵奇旅就很多脚蛇。总之很合适年末时间看，看完收拾心情且待春归，四星以上
PS：感觉和这部配套观看的电影，应该是《AugustRush》八月迷情
树叶掉在手心那一刻，很有代入感，因为我也总是为这些世界突然变成立体声和升格动画的时刻所动容。能平庸地活着，能因为吃到美味食物、听到动人旋律、看见微小光影，就是找到了火花。我的人生啊，是由这些无数无数个微弱却始终明亮的火花组成的。
我哭的惨烈程度把左右两对小情侣都吓到了，毕竟关于执念这一点我有太深的亲身体验。Your spark doesn't have to be your purpose of life. I learned it the hardest way possible. 这值得一篇长评吧？才不是因为年底要冲kpi。
轻松欢乐，温馨可爱，又不失智慧。对其中一个观点深以为然——忘我的灵魂和迷失的灵魂距离很近，当忘我的快乐变成执念，就迷失了，火花儿不是人生目标。
无甚新意。打出高分的大抵是尚未堪破人生奥义的青少年吧 - 自觉「怀才不遇」的那些尤甚。按理说男主设定37岁，资质平平，泯然众人，早该觉悟并拥抱平凡亦可韵味的生活，却还要经历这番奇遇曲折才得了菩提，大概是此前被老母亲保护得太好吧。（话说回来，这年头连动画片都来教大家deal with ordinary living了，时局不可谓不艰难。）
从头脑到心灵。要探讨purpose这个问题真的不容易。但感觉pixar已经做到动画电影所能做到的极致了。剧本如此扎实，美术设计充满想象力（感觉各类OS的UI设计可以学一波）。真心喜欢。
关键是好喝。
I'm seeing a pattern here…皮克斯从头脑特工队开始的这种以普世价值做轴，对人类生前生后脑里脑外进行奇思妙想的创作思路，说它不好吧好像太挑剔，毕竟感动和眼泪都是货真价实的，但同时作为观众又总希望能来点更不同寻常、更私人一点的创作。
终于皮克斯这个梦工厂不再告诉你人生的意义是什么，而是告诉你人生没有意义，没有梦想和目标的人生是活在当下体验那些看似不重要的点点滴滴。音乐超赞，在如此致郁的时刻，真的是太治愈了。
和自我和解，我认为不是答案……
新年第一眉头一皱鼻子一酸，献给了soul。
配乐！以及全片亮点Terry！口音服了哈哈哈哈
啊，在这艰难的一年年末有这样一部悄悄戳人泪腺，让人哭完还觉得治愈的片子，多难得啊，即使出了影院世界还是这么糟糕，但就是想把这碗鸡汤一饮而尽。推荐喜欢听爵士乐的观众，你会听到不亚于《爱乐之城》水平的银幕演出；推荐喜欢看特效的观众，有几个场景我想到了《星际穿越》的五维空间(这个可能有点牵强)；至于本来就喜欢《头脑特工队》《寻梦环游记》式设定的皮克斯爱好者，啊快去看呀！
推荐给有厌世情绪的朋友，以及理想仍为泯灭的你，其实有了一个擅长的爱好，就像那个受了挫折的小女孩一样，我可能谈过放弃，但还会回来的
整个电影片子其实很舒服，但是提出了一个非常大的议题，就是我们到底为什么活着？不过坦白说，直到看完的最后一刻也没有找到一个特别明确的答案，只是给了一句活在当下。这一点多多少少的有点拉分。当然对我来说最值得吐槽的大概就是 假3D，只有字幕，和片头和片尾是3D的这种骚操作吧！结尾的那段一命换一命，虽然是在意料之内，可是我觉得应该还有更巧妙的一些手法来处理这件事情吧。总觉得这个走向有点偷懒。最后如果是家长带小朋友去看的话，请不要在电影院里面拍照，真的是很烦人。
看过并没有太惊喜，这种找寻生命意义的片子还是最喜欢《电锯惊魂》，直接、有效、不矫情 :DDD 喜欢的部分：毕加索立体主义风格的量子集合大神、对达利的致敬、通过线条获得信息和转移自己的认真会计、无论怎样的世界都存在的灰色地带、在医院里用猫唤回垂死之人。（杜比音效。3D）
成功以后好无聊的人生，还是人生活一次的态度好哦。
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