Finally showed Caroline the Dark Crystal
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puppetmakerI know she has seen it but was probably too young to remember it so she is really playing attention now.
The hard part is not answering her questions because I know the explanation is later in the film. I did identify a number of critters for her along the way.
It is nice seeing it on a larger screen of the TV but I still would like her to see it sometime in the movie theater so she can see all the stuff in the edges of the film. I had forgotten how realized they made this world.
Caroline enjoyed it. She liked the Podling village a lot. She loved Fizzgig and thinks her favorite character was Kira.
A few comments that were made along the way.
Caroline: How is he going to figure out which is the true shard?...OK the power of music for the win.
Caroline: They KILL the Podlings?
Me: Not quite.
Caroline: They SUCK OUT THEIR SOULS?!?!?
Me: Pretty much.
Caroline: Well that’s just wrong on so many levels.
Caroline: Ah so if something happens to a Skesis then it happens to a Mystic. So if one of them vanishes in a puff of flame, the rest of the mystics say "There goes Bob the Mystic. Oh well." and continue to walk to the castle?
Me: Pretty much.
Caroline: So they split themselves into good and evil and then figured out that was a bad idea and had to wait until the stars came around so they could get themselves back together.
Me: Yep
Caroline: Not a great plan.
I showed her pictures of UrAc the mystic I took care of when I worked at the Center for Puppetry Arts. I told her the tale of how his head would slip from its armature on occasion and, since I had the longest arms, I got to put my hand into his head and put it back up. The amazing thing was that when I lifted the head up, the eyes would catch the light and the face would come to life. I would let him look around for a bit before putting his head back in place. Those were some sweet puppets.
I plan to show her the Making of special later today so she can see all the behind the scenes stuff going on. It was amazing what they did for the time. None of it was CGI. It is the first live action movie with no humans visible in it.
It remains an incredible visionary piece.
I am grateful that I was able to share Dark Crystal with Caroline.
The hard part is not answering her questions because I know the explanation is later in the film. I did identify a number of critters for her along the way.
It is nice seeing it on a larger screen of the TV but I still would like her to see it sometime in the movie theater so she can see all the stuff in the edges of the film. I had forgotten how realized they made this world.
Caroline enjoyed it. She liked the Podling village a lot. She loved Fizzgig and thinks her favorite character was Kira.
A few comments that were made along the way.
Caroline: How is he going to figure out which is the true shard?...OK the power of music for the win.
Caroline: They KILL the Podlings?
Me: Not quite.
Caroline: They SUCK OUT THEIR SOULS?!?!?
Me: Pretty much.
Caroline: Well that’s just wrong on so many levels.
Caroline: Ah so if something happens to a Skesis then it happens to a Mystic. So if one of them vanishes in a puff of flame, the rest of the mystics say "There goes Bob the Mystic. Oh well." and continue to walk to the castle?
Me: Pretty much.
Caroline: So they split themselves into good and evil and then figured out that was a bad idea and had to wait until the stars came around so they could get themselves back together.
Me: Yep
Caroline: Not a great plan.
I showed her pictures of UrAc the mystic I took care of when I worked at the Center for Puppetry Arts. I told her the tale of how his head would slip from its armature on occasion and, since I had the longest arms, I got to put my hand into his head and put it back up. The amazing thing was that when I lifted the head up, the eyes would catch the light and the face would come to life. I would let him look around for a bit before putting his head back in place. Those were some sweet puppets.
I plan to show her the Making of special later today so she can see all the behind the scenes stuff going on. It was amazing what they did for the time. None of it was CGI. It is the first live action movie with no humans visible in it.
It remains an incredible visionary piece.
I am grateful that I was able to share Dark Crystal with Caroline.
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Date: 2014-12-14 05:21 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2014-12-16 12:26 am (UTC)Caroline's commentary is very astute. :-)