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Around the world in 80 days 20205/21/2023 ![]() ![]() They’ve travelled around the world in 80 days. ![]() But also in them running headlong into their next adventure, laughing all the way. Not just in the scenes of Fogg rebelliously locking the Reform Club doors so that Fix (a woman) and Passepartout (a manservant) can sit with him in its leather cushioned luxury for a fine cigar and brandy. And that’s never clearer than at the end. And so his book, despite various misadventures and obstacles, is often primarily concerned with the mechanics and difficulties of the journey itself, with his final reveal about the international date line a typical Vernian flourish.īut with global travel commonplace today, and Verne’s observations about the world’s transport networks just a little out of date, the new Around the World in 80 Days lends much more focus to the characters involved and how their experiences change them. Verne was writing at a time when going around the world was a major feat, and making the journey in as little as 80 days a mere theoretical possibility. ![]() This series represents an entirely new approach for Around the World in 80 Days. ![]() His role as a travelling companion for Fogg, who wrongly believes him to have robbed the Bank of England, is divided between Abigail Fix, a journalist travelling with Fogg to record his exploits, and Kneedling, who pursues Fogg around the world impersonating a policeman and trying to frame Fogg as a criminal. Most significantly, the character of Scotland Yard’s Inspector Fix was split into two distinct figures on screen. The family adventure drama, starring Doctor Who’s David Tennant, made major changes from the original 19th century novel. The BBC’s epic eight part adaptation of Jules Verne’s Around the World in 80 Days has come to an end. We know the Jules Verne classic novel, here we get a spin that will put a bigger focus on Passepartout, being Lau Xing, needing to return home for honour, giving them more enemies along the way, it does become a more action packed story, but has the message of trying to find enjoyment out of life, by taking a chance.Fogg, Fix, and Passepartout are set for new adventures in Series Two! Story – The story here follows an eccentric inventor as he looks to win a bet to travel around the world in 80 days to become the minister of science or never be allowed to invent again, an adventure which will see him learn more about life. Each role is played well, and it does become a spot the big name at times. The supporting characters including the upper-class British science committee that look down on everyone, the many different people they meet along the way, some help, some get in the way, as well as the warlord trying to stop Lau Xing from getting back home for her own gain. Cecile de France is great to watch through this film too as the three leads are wonderful together. She is the plucky member of the team, always pushing Fogg to come out of his shell. Monique La Roche is a French artist that joins the adventure to escape her boring life in Paris, taking her to see new places to get new experiences in what she can draw. Jackie Chan does steal the show, needing to carry the action comedy side of the film throughout the film. Lau Xing has stolen back a statue from the bank of London, which will see him being hunted around the city, he joins Phileas on his adventure to return home, fighting off the enemies along the way, telling the stories others would never believe. Steve Coogan is great in this role, he brings us the stuck up version of Fogg to life, while slowly showing the changes he goes through during his adventure. He ends up getting caught up in a bet to go around the world in 80 days to take the role of minister of science or never be allowed to invent again, the journey will take him to new countries, giving him a chance to experience new cultures, ones he never would have experienced in England. Characters & Performances – Phileas Fogg is an eccentric inventor that has been coming up with ideas for years, most challenge the normal science, while others are more for convenience, he wants to be part of the British science committee, a place where his ideas aren’t accepted. ![]()
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