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
非常厉害，真正的成熟之作。敢于剖析自己、直面过去才最了不起。在数字时代从来没有看到如此酣畅淋漓的动作场面，想象力全程喷射。庵野终于想通了，与世界、与自己不必再拧巴了。真正的自由，势必会带来更多惊喜。
恭喜庵野秀明解开了心结（诅咒）。
宏观叙事真的成为过去了 真正的浪漫主义已经从理想变成具体的爱了
全靠新观众来给你洗白是吧
新世纪不再有福音战士。温和得甚至有些矫情，不痛不痒地画上了终止符。
比當初真心為你淺白了很多，的確，痛苦無比複雜難解，而成長，就是這麼淺白，跨過去，繼續走著就是了。看著那個從我7歲就看著他14歲的真嗣，在我30歲這年終於長大了，我也要長大才行。
再见了，所有的EVA。
话说絮絮叨叨，历尽千辛万苦，整个故事就是要讲述一个男的要长大成人就是要摆脱父母的禁锢，然后什么初恋、梦中情人、基友都不重要，大波妹才是王道！
等了7年的作品。动画只是动画，最终我们还是要回归生活。
过了这三十年，换个角度来重写结局，反而有种豁然开朗的感觉。不再停滞在青春里，也不再迷惘。
音乐上有了离调亦有了负空间 种田那里(单挑出来是最喜欢的最长久的存在)是错位镜头语法使用出了高级效果 机位和视角 浅景深和短切空镜 在信息量和日常化两个维度交互建树 且惯用的两极调度直接升格为层级跃迁调度 进入反宇宙空间后是全新意义上的次元壁量子态化 反倒是真正的战斗动作场面是最稳妥保险的有升级路径依赖的 却也是在战斗画面里真正体现了「Instrumentalität」的三重意义！！！本质核心依然紧扣“真实”之上 It's only love！！！！！
新技术反而让画面表现少了很多味道，大叔中二和少年中二给人的体验也差太多。本来觉得自己就这样看过了就完了，没想到结局还是后劲儿大，让人意难平啊……
挥别后现代的青春世界，走进郁郁葱葱的后全球化世界，一起出站，一起携手。人类无需补完，要先爱自己。
永远的明日香和葛城美里粉！大结局不好编呢，最后的一切都是因为碇源堂这个宅男为了见亡妻而要让世界陪葬，这个理由真是给eva这个神作来了个大败笔呢。
一个诚实的结尾正是一个好的结尾。曾经用来隔绝世界的随身听由长大了的少年交回，终于使老男孩破防。大天使布偶在哭泣的小女孩身边坐下，摘下了头套。意外之喜，很喜欢明日香的结局。这个曾经在叙事上撞得头破血流找不到出路的故事，终于随着作者成长，迎来了真正的补完。感谢《终》传递给我的感动、勇气，还有一夜没有噩梦的酣眠。
「もう分かっているよ この世の終わりでも 年をとっても 忘れられない人 I love you more than you'll ever know」
有幸看之前把庵野秀明制作这部的纪录片看完了。这一整部原来就是他跟自己和解，战胜自己的全过程；甚至所有场景，所有人物细节都是庵野秀明自己跑遍日本体验的，所有角色都是他自我的一部分。所有的所有都得到了最好的结局。
补完就是一个漫长的告别
这种常态跳票导致时间跨度过大的作品会因为技术和审美的更新而串味(指前作)，但仔细看确实还能分辨出原味。鹭巢老师这部的音乐带有一点点商业感，也是这种感觉。
与周围人和解，与自我和解，完成自我接纳、自我成长。庵野秀明是不是看过阿德勒的心理学作品？
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