It’s been 15 years since the last time the Muppets graced
cinema screens. I haven’t seen The Muppets in a movie since they took Manhattan
25 years ago. Someone in Hollywood apparently thought it was worth a shot to
bring them back. Really they took a chance on Jason Segel and Nicholas Stoller,
who came up with a story and pitched it successfully to Disney studio executives.
Lo and behold, The Muppets, directed by James Bobin, has turned
out to be one of the most successful Muppet movies.
Because it’s been so long since they went away the story
has to awkwardly cater to their old fans while introducing them anew to the
next generation. I don’t know if this is a franchise Disney can maintain
because the one thing that remains certain after seeing this film is that the
Muppets are analog characters in a digital age.
