I found out about this film from Adam Kreutinger's youtube channel as he had this in his projects play list. I've been going on a puppet binge recently and I've been devouring many puppet films, shows and videos, so I instantly gave it a watch.
The film tells the story about a woman who aspires to be a puppeteer, but her mom and her friends all discourage her from pursuing it. She then works for an advertising company and hates every second of it. But her love of puppetry is still alive and all of the sudden the puppets from her past come to her and start pushing her to follow her heart.
The film is very sweet. The story at its core is oh so relatable as many people have goals and aspirations that are out side societal norms and so they are put down and told that they will fail. And so they give up on what they're most passionate about and go into careers that they hate. Denying what their heart truly desires. This film shows this, and it tells viewers that no matter what others may think or say, no matter how silly or strange your goals may be, you follow your heart and do what makes you happy. A common theme I see in films involving puppets(Being Elmo and I am Big Bird for example). I can relate to this as similar events happened to me and to see that message told and by puppets which are very strongly linked to childhood innocence touched my heart. There's no dream too silly or too strange to pursue, which is a wonderful message to give. And the puppets made by Adam Kreutinger are top notch as always and the performances from them are a lot of fun. The cinematography is great and overall it's a nicely produced film.
While I liked the film a lot I will admit that the acting isn't always the best. For the most part the acting in the film is fine but all the major actors all have sour moments where their acting isn't quite there and are too overtop. I know that the film is a comedy about puppets but I wish the leads weren't so hammy as it took me out of the film.
But overall, the film is very sweet, the message is undeniable, and for anyone who loves puppets and for anyone who felt or was told that their dreams and goals were too silly or strange, should absolutely see this film:)
The film tells the story about a woman who aspires to be a puppeteer, but her mom and her friends all discourage her from pursuing it. She then works for an advertising company and hates every second of it. But her love of puppetry is still alive and all of the sudden the puppets from her past come to her and start pushing her to follow her heart.
The film is very sweet. The story at its core is oh so relatable as many people have goals and aspirations that are out side societal norms and so they are put down and told that they will fail. And so they give up on what they're most passionate about and go into careers that they hate. Denying what their heart truly desires. This film shows this, and it tells viewers that no matter what others may think or say, no matter how silly or strange your goals may be, you follow your heart and do what makes you happy. A common theme I see in films involving puppets(Being Elmo and I am Big Bird for example). I can relate to this as similar events happened to me and to see that message told and by puppets which are very strongly linked to childhood innocence touched my heart. There's no dream too silly or too strange to pursue, which is a wonderful message to give. And the puppets made by Adam Kreutinger are top notch as always and the performances from them are a lot of fun. The cinematography is great and overall it's a nicely produced film.
While I liked the film a lot I will admit that the acting isn't always the best. For the most part the acting in the film is fine but all the major actors all have sour moments where their acting isn't quite there and are too overtop. I know that the film is a comedy about puppets but I wish the leads weren't so hammy as it took me out of the film.
But overall, the film is very sweet, the message is undeniable, and for anyone who loves puppets and for anyone who felt or was told that their dreams and goals were too silly or strange, should absolutely see this film:)