Description of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. 1984, the year The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy was released on DOS, as well as Mac, Commodore 64, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit and Apple II. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galax. Adventure Comedy Science Fiction Family Mere seconds before the Earth is to be demolished by an alien construction crew, Arthur Dent is swept off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a researcher penning a new edition of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.' 'Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy - The Complete Trilogy Of Five' is the full, official title of this 25 disc box set, commercially released in December of 2007.
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So, is the Hitchhikers' movie any good?Yes and no.It is great to finally see one of my favourite stories finally get thebig screen treatment. There are moments where the budget has clearlybenefited the overall experience, with some breath-taking CGIsequences. Two particularly spring to mind: An impressive backwardszoom out from earth's surface, past the Vogon demolition charges beforethe planet is so hastily disposed of, and Arthur's journey ontoMagrathea's staggeringly colossal factory floor, which is simplyoverwhelming. Both illustrate, to great satisfaction, the dramaticreadjustment of scale Arthur Dent has to undergo in such a short spaceof time in a stark manner that is just not possible in any medium otherthan cinema. The on-screen format of the guide itself is an appropriateupdate of the format developed for the television series, and it'shighly enjoyable to see such delightfully silly animations grace agiant cinema screen.Cinema is a different experience, and that is the nub of the matter. Weare dealing with a radically different medium from any of the otherthat Hitchhiker's has materialised in, and not only does that offer newopportunities to explore Douglas Adams' marvellous universe, it alsonecessitates dramatic changes. Most noticeably, and perhaps mostimportant for a two-hour motion picture, there is more effort to form aconventional plot than is present in the original incarnations and thischange is accompanied by major changes in character motivation. This isinteresting, because (here analysis becomes problematic since it isimpossible to know which changes were instigated by Adams and whichwere down to Karey Kirkpatrick), none of the characters in Adams'earlier material really had any significant motivations that would lendthem to becoming interesting protagonists in a more conventionalsetting.Previously, Narcissist Zaphod wanted his ego stroked by fame andfortune, Ford was content with the prospect of a decent party to go toand Arthur's only desire was a palatable cup of tea. Trillian didn'treally do anything. Although they are far from unrecognisable, theintroduction of tangible drives into most of the characters alters thepattern of events in the story to accommodate what begins to resemble amore conventional story structure. One of the first casualties of thisis that the principle players overshadow others, who are introduced,half-heartedly expanded upon, and then almost entirely dropped indeference to the favoured few. It never goes the whole way towards astandard structure though, as half of the principle story is seeminglyabandoned in favour of a concentration on the romantic subplot and anoverall resolution that is at least reverent to the previous formats.The result is a mixed bag. I found Arthur much more likable and Zaphodfunnier than I ever have done, but it never actually occurred to meuntil the film that Arthur was a bit of a whinger and Zaphod quiteboring, because I was too busy paying attention to what happened tothem, rather than what they happened to do.The other major objection, which may or may not have been inevitable,given the time that must be given over to visuals in cinema, is thatthe filmmakers appear to try and get too much into a two-hour film. Asa result, some brilliantly funny lines are missed and key explanationsfudged and both are replaced by a general silliness, which appears tobe a compromise between the demands of hardcore Hitchhiker's fans andthose of the cinema-going public. A lot of the new material is funny,but some of it doesn't really fit with Adams' universe and sticks outlike a sore thumb. Whether this is the consequence of those responsiblebeing caught between the rock of Adam's inventiveness and the hardplace of the medium they were working in is hard to say. Perhapssomeone braver could have produced something more appropriate, orperhaps this is the best that there could ever be. I suppose we'llnever know.To summarise: It's very different.