'We’re talking 30 years of singing vegetables, Kermit and Robin’s Christmas scat, ‘no cheeses for us meeces,’ and shooting stars,” writes sarajshukla. “I’m far from alone in proclaiming it the greatest film of all time.”
Brian Henson made the film when he was just 28, after his father, Jim Henson, died at 53. It was his, and, in his own words, he was terrified. He decided to do a few things differently than the usual Muppet formula, intentionally leaning into the darker elements of the primary text. The result is an enduring interplay of light and dark.
I loved this version of “A Christmas Carol” when I was a kid precisely because it scared me, just a little. The ghost of Christmas yet to come iscute and fuzzy. And when the door knocker morphs into Marley’s face and he moans? Shivers. I watch it with my kids now, and my 6-year-old says, “Mommy this is the part that used to scare you!” as he snuggles in closer. Then we laugh as Marley and Marley appear and sing their foreboding duet.
But also, if this is the after? I’m still working on throwing open the window to greet the dawn of a new day each morning. Despite my deep gratitude for vaccines, and time, and all of it, it feels like I’m still finding my way around in the dark a little bit – especially now, when it’s dark outside at 4:30 p.m. But the thing is, I think that’s okay too.
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