Jim Henson Idea Man

[Drunk Monk]

Jim Henson Idea Man

--tg

With Ron Howard at the helm, you know this will have all the good feels. We all grew up with his work and know the major plot points but I didn’t know much about the man, his life, his drive and his origins. It’s engaging although I felt the end was a bit rushed. His work after Labyrinth is only cursorily mentioned (and honestly I didn’t follow him that much afterwards). But it was decent overall, or at least the momentum of the early revelations of his career was enough to carry my attention through. I knew nothing of his backstory or the bts issues he had, particularly with launching the Muppet Show and my fav muppets after Yoda, the SNL ones. My respect for his work is solidified. 

D00M recommended.

[Greg]

Howard did a good job telling this story. The whole package was very creative. I liked the way everything was centered around the cube setting and all the animations and interviews built from there. I think Howard honored Henson's inventiveness with the way the whole movie was put together. Howard also did the trick of doing the documentary without a narrator which is something I would like to learn to do. Lots of great behind the scenes videos. I was amazed that even as late as Labyrinth, Henson was still in the puppets.

I also wondered when Brian Henson became Richard Englund.