The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
2005movie
Originally a radio play, “Hitchhiker’s” then moved on to become an increasingly inaccurately named trilogy of five novels, a BBC television series, and, most recently, a feature film. What the radio play and books had in common, and what the movie lacks, is a heavy emphasis on brilliantly witty dialogue and narration.As it was originally written, “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” was not well-suited for the silver screen. Adams’ much-loved quirky humor based itself much more on rhythm, pacing, and idiosyncratic description than it did on any sort of visual comedy.
The 2005 film, which featured Stephen Fry as the narrator/Guide, also employed animations, but in a more minimalist, abstract style. They were animated by Shynola.Drunk and penniless in a field in Innsbruck, Austria, Adams looked up at the stars and then at his stolen copy of Hitch-hiker's Guide to Europe and thought that someone should write The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.[19] The Hitch-hiker's Guide to Europe claimed in its introduction that it was possible to survive in Europe on less.
