Do you think comics are a children’s or
adult genre/media?
In my opinion, comics in our generation have
no limits on one age group and there are many different kinds of comics that
can appeal to either the young audience or an adult audience.
According to what Hergé has said, “Tintin
was aimed at all young people aged from seven to seventy-seven.” Tintin: The
Blue Lotus appeals to both a young and old audiences. Tintin: The blue Lotus
involved many aspects such as political issues, drug issues which adults are
interested in. These issues may be hard for children to understand but since
this is comic book, children can look at the pictures and get the idea. Of
course these aspects were pushed back in the film version of Tintin.
Farr (1991) also stated that “The child
will be gripped by the excitement of Tintin, the comedy, even the farce. The
adult will additionally find political satre and parody, puns and prescience”
to support Tintin’s appeal to adults.
References:
Farr, Michael. (1991). Introduction. In
Tintin: the complete companion (pp.8-9). London: John Murray.
Do you think that the target audience changes between The Blue Lotus as a film compared to the comic? In other words, do you feel one is more appropriate for adults/children or vica versa
ReplyDeleteWell... In my personal opinion, the film is more appropriate for children compared to the comic. In film The Blue Lotus, most of the adults' issues (like political, drugs and conflicts between China and Japan) are sort of pushed back and concentrated on good vs bad.
Deleteso even though the target audiences (children) don't have the background knowledge, they still can understand and enjoy the film.
Good question Holly - let's see what Boyoung says...
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