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A review by gjeebus_k
Kuifje in Afrika by Hergé
3.0
Another story of TinTin I never saw on television, which I found a bit weird. Until now...
I'm from Belgium, so I know the history we have with Congo. But this novel just blew my mind, in the bad way...
I know this comic dates back to the days when Belgium was still proud of their colony and the horrible things our king did to its inhabitants, but come on!
Treating the people of Congo like dumb slaves who will do everything for a white person?
Travelling to Congo to kill wild animals for fun? (OK, people still do this, but that doesn't make it acceptable for God's sake!)
It was hard to find out what the story really was all about, not to speak about the two 'villains' who try to kill TinTin for the most absurd reasons.
And although I'm a fan of Snowy (Bobby in my language), I don't like the way he is portrayed in this novel. I remember Snowy as a smart dog who helps TinTin, even if he gets hurt. Not like a stubborn dog who tries to talk(?) to TinTin and is afraid of almost everything he encounters.
Again, I quickly found out why this story (like the story of Soviet Russia) wasn't animated for the TV show. I would've never liked TinTin if I saw him shooting wildlife just for fun!
I'm from Belgium, so I know the history we have with Congo. But this novel just blew my mind, in the bad way...
I know this comic dates back to the days when Belgium was still proud of their colony and the horrible things our king did to its inhabitants, but come on!
Treating the people of Congo like dumb slaves who will do everything for a white person?
Travelling to Congo to kill wild animals for fun? (OK, people still do this, but that doesn't make it acceptable for God's sake!)
It was hard to find out what the story really was all about, not to speak about the two 'villains' who try to kill TinTin for the most absurd reasons.
And although I'm a fan of Snowy (Bobby in my language), I don't like the way he is portrayed in this novel. I remember Snowy as a smart dog who helps TinTin, even if he gets hurt. Not like a stubborn dog who tries to talk(?) to TinTin and is afraid of almost everything he encounters.
Again, I quickly found out why this story (like the story of Soviet Russia) wasn't animated for the TV show. I would've never liked TinTin if I saw him shooting wildlife just for fun!