You took the words right out of my mouth, dude.milojthatch wrote:Bingo! People take things too seriously sometimes. I think the 24/ 7 "news" networks (to be fair to Fox, CNN and MSNBC are not much better) have people twisted too tightly. They see Communist and Fascists in their soup. Relax people. Sometimes a rose is just a rose.pap64 wrote:I got a similar response when I posted the video on my Facebook page, and my answer is that people are taking this was too seriously. The original claims made by Fox News were stupid, but I saw this as being a silly jab at the uproar all of this caused. Miss Piggy said it best at the end... "If you take what I said seriously then you are in big trouble". This isn't meant to be taken seriously, it is all just a silly comment. Considering all the bad jabs South Park and The Simpsons have made towards Fox News, this is rather tame.
"The Muppets" were about having fun and being silly and entertaining. There were tons of cliches in the film for the sake of nostalgia. And honestly, corporate tycoons and oil barrens are normally cast as the villain in children's film because of the stereotype (for good reason, pick up a news paper) that they are selfish (a typical trait for a villain), greedy (also a typical trait for a villain) and heartless. Yes, most times these traits are exaggerated, and not all business persons are actually like this, but that is what movies do, they exaggerate.
I say Fox was out of line here. Clearly, in a era with the nation facing staggering unemployment rates, wars, rumors of wars, homelessness, childhood obesity, a looming national debt, and all other manner of human catastrophic events unfolding, for them to spend anytime attacking a children's movie, let alone one based on cherished characters as the Muppets, shows that they seriously need to get their priorities straight, and further puts to question their validity as news. And that is what I'll say about that.
Now, back to the upcoming Blu-ray and DVD releases! You know, real news.
I have not seen the movie because when it premiered, it lasted for only two weeks (to show you how bad it was, Jack and Jill stayed on for a longer time than The Muppets). But I have seen enough clips, read the story and taken into account the recommendations of my friends that have seen it to know that the movie is pure, classic Muppet fun. And it's something that the Muppets needed to do, really.
I mean, the last movie they made was "Muppets in Space", a movie that tried too hard to modernize the Muppets as well as try to answer what Gonzo is. Those two things showed that they wanted to present the Muppets through gimmicks, not solid humor and story. Then the TV movies didn't help, with humor that was perhaps too dark and edgy for the Muppets. Then came Muppets Wizard of Oz and I am surprised the Muppets are still around after that one. The movie was not only a huge gimmick the humor made them seem uncool to the eyes of some.
The Muppets is the right kind of movie for them to be in. It is a simple "Let's get the band back together and put on a show" story mixed with a road trip mentality and some endearing new characters. People might criticize the movie for not being groundbreaking, but if they did that, we would have gotten another Muppets in Space. It's a movie that reminds me why we fell in love with the Muppets in the first place, and why we go to the movies to begin with.
It's a shame that people are taking them TOO seriously. The world definitely needs to learn to lighten up and just have fun. Even with the bad things happening there is still a lot of things to look forward to, a lot of things to laugh about and just have fun. Once again, Miss Piggy nailed it at the end. If we take this to seriously we are indeed in big problem.
The villain was not an honest, small-time businessman but a tycoon who is unethical, only cares about profit, and screws the little guy in the process. This type of conduct among big corporations and the heads who run it, is quite typical of the contemporary corporate world.
