I mean, he might have liked it, it’s not a bad movie and it’s not a terrible adaptation of the story either. Probably would have to first explain the context of what the muppets are and a bit about the various characters to really get some of it though
It’s the only adaptation that has Dickens himself portrayed. Admittedly I don’t think Gonzo is an accurate depiction, other than the clothes, but it did allow them to put far more of the actual text of the book into the movie than any other adaptation, because they had a narrator.
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I mean, he might have liked it, it’s not a bad movie and it’s not a terrible adaptation of the story either. Probably would have to first explain the context of what the muppets are and a bit about the various characters to really get some of it though
Puppets have been used in comedy and cultural commentary since Punch & Judy and before. Dickens would have dug it.
I meant more the context of the individual characters. Like, having Statler and Waldorf as Marley is funnier if you know who those two are
Punch and Judy appear in the background of at least one of the opening scenes of The Muppet Christmas Carol
I think you’d have to explain tv first.
“You’ve been to the theater, now you can have the theater in your living room.”
Done.
Shakespeare predates Dickens by a couple centuries, and the ancient Greeks predate him by a couple millenia.
It’s the only adaptation that has Dickens himself portrayed. Admittedly I don’t think Gonzo is an accurate depiction, other than the clothes, but it did allow them to put far more of the actual text of the book into the movie than any other adaptation, because they had a narrator.