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
电影的英文名是《I am what I am》，进取与激励贯穿全篇，人活着得有精气神，不论是正在崛起还是逐渐没落的事物，要去相信，相信努力的价值，只要心中的鼓点不会断，我们都可以做一头雄狮。
就最后的比赛有点看头。
虽然故事内核还是套路化的成长励志主题，但从写实的画风、用心的动画设计、温情的岭南现实主义场景到留守少年的故事设定、作为非遗的舞狮文化意蕴的详细展现，再到跟剧情丝丝入扣的精彩配乐，都实在堪称国产动画电影的新标杆。尤其是包括五条人、九连真人代表作和脍炙人口的港片《射雕英雄传》主题曲的电影配乐，实在够燃、够炫、够煽情，也具备十足的地方性。本片的电影原声大碟，值得反复聆听。
从城市的夹缝间看见飞机从头顶飞过，就像看见阶层之间巨大的鸿沟；穿过楼宇缝隙的阳光被有心人捕捉，让饱经压抑的心灵得到释放和支撑；强调繁华与艰苦的对比，乡镇生活尤其真实，很少有国产片愿意去描绘一个建筑工人瞬间的快乐，对普通人的关怀真不是说说而已。舞狮过程脚踩鼓点一气呵成，狮头活灵活现的神态俨然主角的第二张脸。笑料与现实、象征含义与实物的分离导致的“飞不起来”，也许难以苛责为缺点，更像生活在这片土地上的创作者久经规训后刻在潜意识里难以迈过的坎，这种情况下，让狮头登上擎天柱，也许已经是另一种最优解。励志故事的结尾是，还有无数人在经受苦难，甚至没有燃烧自我的机会，所以才有主角依然去打工的彩蛋，更能理解杜甫说，安得广厦千万间，大庇天下寒士俱欢颜。
无言的结局很动人，胜过多句喊口号的台词。无数个阿娟走进城市被钢铁森林吞没，只有在夜里他们的梦魂才会回来，轻轻走过佛前。心安处正是吾乡。
天生我材必有用、仰天大笑出门去 我辈岂是是蓬蒿人、长风破浪会有时 直挂云帆济沧海……如果这些都是骗人的，为什么大声说出来心里还会充满力量？
你知道是什么毁了现在的好莱坞吗？是“政治正确”。请不要用成年人世俗的视角毁了这部可以成为影史经典的佳作！而且他居然还是国产的！纵观至今全球动画电影，这也是我心中的Top 5。
故事三星，起码是个完整的广东故事。但是我真的好爱这些材质处理和光影啊。希望以后国内动画都以此为标杆。
浸染了周星驰和香港电影的庶民翻身基因，以及日本漫画的热血精魂，但留守的舞狮少年才是让本片独秀于林的核心，在一众科幻和神话题材中脱颖而出。开场伴着《道山靓仔》的少年穿梭于小镇的一段长镜头，结尾雄狮跃起后《莫欺少年穷》的前奏鼓点响起。两首歌首尾呼应堪称凤头豹尾，来自底层的生命力破壳而出。最后重生的雄狮现于佛陀，热血之后竟留下一丝禅意。影片后半段有无数泪点，但最让我破防的，是阿娟在离家去广州打工的公车上，响起椅子合唱团的一段词：“我们的世代，把厌世当一种习惯。或许这个世界，没什么值得期待，但那都与我无关。我是一个飞翔的笨蛋，人生本来该是一场狂欢”。
最喜欢天台一节，融合舞蹈元素，跳到晨曦启明。“每一个不曾起舞的日子，都是对生命的辜负”
看的广东话版，果然更接地气些，虽然故事都是范式，咸鱼翻身也有星爷的影子，但这股不认命的劲儿还是很感人的，尤其阿娟去广东打工尝尽冷暖再来参加舞狮大赛就更燃，感谢电影里上演的奇迹鼓励着现实中的人，五条人和九连真人的插曲都很好。
大赛上，女阿娟激动地看比赛时，身边的男友在打电话。
四星半，我很難得誇國產動畫的，又燃又接地氣，希望未來的原創動畫電影都是這個水準
节奏从开头就保持情绪渲染的力度，每一段小幽默调节虽有部分遗憾，但整体保持一致性与流畅性，不在中后段过于拔高煽情力度，初赛和决赛小反转成功反套路，力道收放到较短波动内。
暴哭！画面、细节、情怀、剧情都真的太好了！终于不用再反复看悟空、哪吒的ip了。只要心中鼓点不停，你就是雄狮。
什么励志呀，分明就是对惨淡现实的反讽，特别是最后奇迹的设定，放在高空摔下昏迷的农民工身上，要么是创作者视角刻奇（但在很多细节可以看出是真诚的创作），要么是在试图用反面书写无数农民工不可能达成的奇迹。女小娟开私家车，问男小娟怎么放弃了梦想，这也不是俗套成功学的体现，而恰恰说明了两人生活鸿沟造成的信息壁垒。要得出这样的结论，势必要剥落影片所有浮于皮毛的套路情节，剥掉笨拙迎合观众的笑料，剥掉伪装的励志题材外衣。性别处理方面，安妮的长评说的没错，舞狮部分包含了incel对雄性气质的追求，女性角色也平头平脸，但男主的名字小娟，实际上就标记着一处反思。他的飞跃，象征了一众被排挤的人的飞跃。
有的拿去孕育新的芽苗，有的只是当摆饰。
不如拍个少年黄飞鸿。加那么多没用的花头，上什么价值，20分钟那场哭连中二都算不上，至不至于，太强行了。跟洗脑似的把slogan念那么多遍就是意义了？这跟××自信有什么分别？跟“舞狮”的关系甚至都不大，就像《灌篮高手》，重要的是篮球吗？把个狮子毛做那么好，衣服、头发都什么东西，3D恶心死了，2D回来啊！！手绘回来啊！！
现在看表现少年练习的地方过多了 可以插入多一点舞狮知识介绍
没想到，我会在一个《功夫》性质的港式喜剧中，看到了胡金铨、张彻、程小东、徐克至于如今徐浩峰共同具有又都在致力表现的武侠精神：尝酸知苦，依旧生活
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