A duckumentary about famous Duck artist Don Rosa and the impact of his work in the arts through his worldwide fan base.A duckumentary about famous Duck artist Don Rosa and the impact of his work in the arts through his worldwide fan base.A duckumentary about famous Duck artist Don Rosa and the impact of his work in the arts through his worldwide fan base.
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Uncle Scrooge has always been present in the yellowed paper of our parents' magazines or the aging VHS tapes of our older brothers and sisters.
It is right to claim that since 1947, Scrooge has seen us all grow up and it is now, after more than 70 years, almost impossible not to know his name as it seems obvious that we all know him.
From the Scrooge Mystery, a question may arise: why would you choose this title that underlines complexity in a character that we all think we know? It seems that the idea is acquired by everyone that Scrooge is a grumpy old uncle who loves money, this seems far from being a Mystery. The Scrooge Mystery is a title that makes us say "Why?". Why is Scrooge so present in the hearts of so many people? What makes Scrooge so rich?
At the beginning of the film, a soft classical music slips into Don Rosa's lobby, a real "museum" dedicated to Scrooge, and in this tranquility lies the time to wonder as a neophyte; to wonder about this man who clearly shows a particular attachment to Scrooge, an overflow that is visible with this cascade of ducks covering each portions of the room. We arrive in this intimate setting, a dark room where there is only the artist and his work, observed by the fan who speaks on behalf of all the people who might want to know Don Rosa. Don Rosa, by the originality of his air, the quiet eccentricity emerging from his voice can evoke in many ways (and by his haircut!) a comic strip character. Expressing himself with mimics very accurately captured by the camera, his presence is a genuine show and Scrooge's multiple drawings at different stages of his life always make us want to extend the time spent with this man whose job as a storyteller of adventures and treasure hunting is now transformed before our eyes into a personal biography whose life events often make us curious, sometimes jovial and other times deeply moved. The complementarity of the guest speakers with Don Rosa's words brings a context linked to their status that gives a certain objectivity to the artist's work and does not only focus on the anecdotes but on the artistic legitimacy of these stories whose nuances are decoded by artists, teachers, and people from all origins.... The framing was always harmonious, filmed from the front as a form of mirror to the viewer, as if to reflect the fan who observes who could just as easily be the fan who talks; an exchange from fan to fan who can also talk to the neophyte who discovers that Scrooge is not limited to simple adventure stories. When we get to the second part of the film, something else starts to happen as we observe Don Rosa and what links him to Scrooge: Like the features of his character gradually taking shape on his glass plate, as well as in the film of the camera and in our memory; the alternating features of Don Rosa's and Scrooge's faces emanate a symbiosis of expressiveness as we begin to really get to know them. It seems then that the resemblance is becoming more and more impactful. The end of the film is unbelievably sincere and carries a tremendous universal message: the one of sharing. At that time, the mystery was solved: Scrooge became Don Rosa's alter ego, the bearer of his words and the pillar of his values. Don Rosa shares his incredible collection with us and pays no attention to its financial value; for him, this value is measured by the love that can link us to these stories, the true passion that is communicated and manifested in a sharing of knowledge and memories.
The Scrooge Mystery is a film about the nature of passion, its sharing and its essence related to childhood, adolescence, the whole of life and also to love. We could not expect less from the richest duck in the world.
From the Scrooge Mystery, a question may arise: why would you choose this title that underlines complexity in a character that we all think we know? It seems that the idea is acquired by everyone that Scrooge is a grumpy old uncle who loves money, this seems far from being a Mystery. The Scrooge Mystery is a title that makes us say "Why?". Why is Scrooge so present in the hearts of so many people? What makes Scrooge so rich?
At the beginning of the film, a soft classical music slips into Don Rosa's lobby, a real "museum" dedicated to Scrooge, and in this tranquility lies the time to wonder as a neophyte; to wonder about this man who clearly shows a particular attachment to Scrooge, an overflow that is visible with this cascade of ducks covering each portions of the room. We arrive in this intimate setting, a dark room where there is only the artist and his work, observed by the fan who speaks on behalf of all the people who might want to know Don Rosa. Don Rosa, by the originality of his air, the quiet eccentricity emerging from his voice can evoke in many ways (and by his haircut!) a comic strip character. Expressing himself with mimics very accurately captured by the camera, his presence is a genuine show and Scrooge's multiple drawings at different stages of his life always make us want to extend the time spent with this man whose job as a storyteller of adventures and treasure hunting is now transformed before our eyes into a personal biography whose life events often make us curious, sometimes jovial and other times deeply moved. The complementarity of the guest speakers with Don Rosa's words brings a context linked to their status that gives a certain objectivity to the artist's work and does not only focus on the anecdotes but on the artistic legitimacy of these stories whose nuances are decoded by artists, teachers, and people from all origins.... The framing was always harmonious, filmed from the front as a form of mirror to the viewer, as if to reflect the fan who observes who could just as easily be the fan who talks; an exchange from fan to fan who can also talk to the neophyte who discovers that Scrooge is not limited to simple adventure stories. When we get to the second part of the film, something else starts to happen as we observe Don Rosa and what links him to Scrooge: Like the features of his character gradually taking shape on his glass plate, as well as in the film of the camera and in our memory; the alternating features of Don Rosa's and Scrooge's faces emanate a symbiosis of expressiveness as we begin to really get to know them. It seems then that the resemblance is becoming more and more impactful. The end of the film is unbelievably sincere and carries a tremendous universal message: the one of sharing. At that time, the mystery was solved: Scrooge became Don Rosa's alter ego, the bearer of his words and the pillar of his values. Don Rosa shares his incredible collection with us and pays no attention to its financial value; for him, this value is measured by the love that can link us to these stories, the true passion that is communicated and manifested in a sharing of knowledge and memories.
The Scrooge Mystery is a film about the nature of passion, its sharing and its essence related to childhood, adolescence, the whole of life and also to love. We could not expect less from the richest duck in the world.
- kevinricharte
- Jan 6, 2019
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