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  In the 1980s Steven Spielberg hired screenwriter Melissa Mathison (of E.T. fame) to adapt Georges Prosper Remi’s (Hergé) Adventures of Tintin comic book series into a feature length film. Her draft featured Tintin doing battle with ivory poachers in Africa. The film never saw the light of day but 30 years later The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn finally hits UK screens and what’s more; this is Spielberg’s first animated film. The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn is the beginning of the Tintin saga. We meet the young reporter (played by Jamie Bell) buying a model ship in small town market. Tintin’s curiosity is aroused when two mysterious men both try to purchase the ship from him – even asking to name his price. Of course Tintin refuses to sell and instead chooses to unravel the mystery as to why this ship so valuable. The first noticeable thing about The Adventures of Tintin is that, excluding Snowy the dog, Spielberg (with encouragement from Peter Ja