tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2643714587047748844.post2575480689194468269..comments2023-12-05T22:38:15.929-08:00Comments on Fr. Dennis at the Movies: The MuppetsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2643714587047748844.post-37131107454914571402011-12-10T14:14:46.544-08:002011-12-10T14:14:46.544-08:00Hi Carlos, thanks for your comment! Yup, I don...Hi Carlos, thanks for your comment! Yup, I don't know if kids would get the "Big Oil is evil" message. But I just don't like it when even the attempt to influence kids like this is made. During the Soviet era all kinds of "Kulaks (rich people) are bad," movies were made aimed at little kids who wouldn't even know initially what a "Kulak" was. The Nazis then made similar "money grubbing Jews" movies as well. Does this kind of propaganda even work? I don't know. But I just feel that in as much as possible kids should be left alone and not _be taught_ "who to hate." As I write this, I wonder if "teaching kids to hate" ought to be seen as another kind of child abuse, for it _also_ steals children's innocence. But like you, I also wonder if kids even catch the "hate this person (for this reason)" message.Dennis Krizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16913610930132868134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2643714587047748844.post-20070806217080685212011-12-10T09:43:12.268-08:002011-12-10T09:43:12.268-08:00Fr. Dennis, I have to disagree with you on the pol...Fr. Dennis, I have to disagree with you on the political aspect. The conceit of the film is that the Muppets have to save their old theater from the machinations of the villain. Does it really matter whether that villain wants to destroy the theater to drill for oil, or build condos, or plant a rain forest? It's an excuse to put the plot into motion of getting the old band back together. I think you might be reading a little too much into the motivations here, and certainly the secondary audience this is aimed at (i.e. kids) aren't going to pick up on the "Big Oil is evil" context that may or may not be there. Mostly I think that the oil drilling aspect is mostly there to create a character (Tex Richman) rather than to send a message. Good review!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2643714587047748844.post-68977558973605354772011-11-29T20:07:52.921-08:002011-11-29T20:07:52.921-08:00Longtime Muppet fans will undoubtedly have more fu...Longtime Muppet fans will undoubtedly have more fun than young ones, but for the most part, it's a witty, delightful romp, that shows you that you can still be funny, without ever being mean still in 2011. Good review. Check out mine when you get the chance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com