I couldn’t stop smiling. From the second it started to the time I got home I was simply delighted. Really it started a few months ago when I first heard it was happening. Had it really been so long? And why was I so excited? Oh wait, I know why.
And so it happened last night. I went to see the new Muppet movie, and it was everything I could have hoped for. Music, dancing, parody, celebrity cameos, Piggy’s fantastic wigs, and even a few moments where I got a little teary-eyed. But not teary-eyed for some sad or tender plot point. No. Teary over how happy I was that almost fifty years ago a man and his friend began creating the creatures we now know and love as the Muppets. And happy that this new movie is essentially an hour and half tribute to his work and memory. And it’s fantastic.
So thanks Jim. You would be proud.
And so it happened last night. I went to see the new Muppet movie, and it was everything I could have hoped for. Music, dancing, parody, celebrity cameos, Piggy’s fantastic wigs, and even a few moments where I got a little teary-eyed. But not teary-eyed for some sad or tender plot point. No. Teary over how happy I was that almost fifty years ago a man and his friend began creating the creatures we now know and love as the Muppets. And happy that this new movie is essentially an hour and half tribute to his work and memory. And it’s fantastic.
So thanks Jim. You would be proud.
