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
真实世界里，浪荡的亚当就是比马达蒙更能混阶，无论输赢，亚当都有五成机会留种让人帮养
感觉一般，并没有高分给人感觉的那么好，不要因为是雷老爷子的片就给高分好吧？拍出来的质感当然是好的，特别是战争戏、强暴戏和决斗戏，最后的决斗戏真是非常的精彩，干净利落，血腥刺激，让人看着紧张得血脉喷张。但是，同样是一个故事分不同的视角去讲，重复的情节那么多，虽有罗生门之感，怎么去年的《金刚川》被骂的那么惨，这部咋就没人骂了？还给那么高分？仅仅因为导演是雷德利.斯科特？也太双标了吧。。。另外，中世纪的欧洲人真是野蛮肮脏又愚昧，竟然用决斗结果来断定上帝的旨意，真是服了。。那么多人围观决斗，距离国王和大臣们那么近，也不怕有刺客吗？王权的威严何在？决斗场地像牛圈那么小，哈哈哈。。
虽然理解老雷的用心，但从另一个角度，他的这部电影之后，还原真正的卡鲁日的形象彻底成了不可能……
你看到什么故事取决于你想看到什么故事。故事中女性看起来胜利了，但是代价呢？更何况现实远非如此。
故事就是一个人快死了，但是克隆了一个自己陪家人，中途反悔，但不得不接受现实让克隆人替代自己，同时克隆人继承了自己的记忆。这么说吧，你不是你了，但别人眼里你还是你。最后，没人在乎原本的“你”。悲剧。
更有意思的电影难道不是“男主死在家里-复制人也被老婆发现-这下该何去何从”吗
让生命得以延续为的是保护生者 更多的表现即将离开的人的不舍与痛苦 本该是不可代替的个体 其实他们更怕的是被人忘记
雷老爷子新片，超强演员阵容，评分也不错，票房滑铁卢。
7.0 罗生门式叙事，落点在于那个时代看清荒谬本质的女性个体。
后一视角打破前一视角的所谓真相，有意思的点比如：第一第二视角“双方握手言和戏份的台词是对调”，关键台词对人物品格烘托很重要；第二第三视角“楼梯追逐戏背影仰视跟拍与正面俯视跟拍”，制造暧昧与惊悚两种氛围。
英雄气质和史诗向来由男性写就，道德同样也是。但这个电影说，最勇敢的或许不是可以选择“为荣誉而战”的人，而是几乎没有选择权、却能够在逼近的死亡面前站稳脚跟的人。
就说人家男人是武大郎，就算你风流倜傥，西门庆也没你那么猴急！
三个视角大可不必，女性作为男人的财产被换取利益，虽然是在蒙骗中选择了告发，但是胜利的结果和女性看客的欢呼雀跃还是太理想主义了，结尾更耐人寻味
科幻片
故事是清晰的，哪怕通过不同角色视角的叙述隐去部分事实，事件的真相仍然明确。所以视角上转换的意义，在于人心的真相。玛格丽特从反复的被叙述，被介绍，被观察中走出，在最后一章真实地走到你的面前，我们才终于能发现她的悲悯，她的疑虑和她的愿望。角色视角的变换带来了情节上轻微的重叠，而这种重复的意义，在于当你再一次被带回那个场景，面对已经知晓的即将发生的侵犯，你会切实地感受到比第一次目睹时更痛切，更无力的悲哀。这种悲哀在随后傲慢的谎言和轻蔑的指控中让我们真正和玛格丽特站在了一起。最后，在一场野蛮的决斗马戏过后我们才终于明白，决斗没有任何的胜利者，对于三个人来说，这都是一场彻头彻尾的悲剧。
此片也试图巨细靡遗地以高保真还原14世纪的众生风貌，欣赏原汁原味之外更有诸多细节耐人寻味，比如：①佳人的小黑狗，主人回来会吠，“良人”光临却不吭声；②大帅哥的小跟班在裁判所有一次（爽笑）特写，在角斗场有两次，事后就……最好别……
Nature’s awesome. Great food.
这让最后的决斗看起来无比残酷，但也十分可笑。
很喜欢这种强设定的概念，人为制造一个困境，再拷问人心，道德和伦理。只是故事后来没顶上去。
濒死之人，找机构克隆了一个自己，和妻儿继续生活。//科技发达到可以连记忆都复制的地步，依然连肿瘤也没法对付，有点迷惑——不过，转念一想，如今人类已经可以计划去火星了，但也没法彻底搞定COVID-19，也就没那么迷惑了。//在科技日益发展之时，道德，伦理的困境，肯定是越来越需要面对的，毋庸置疑，如果没有道德，伦理羁绊，人类跟其他生物也就没什么区别了。
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