• Welcome to the Muppet Central Forum!
    You are viewing our forum as a guest. Join our free community to post topics and start private conversations. Please contact us if you need help.
  • Sesame Street Season 55
    Sesame Street Season 55 has premiered on Max with new episodes each Thursday. Watch and let us know your thoughts.
  • Jim Henson Idea Man
    Remember the life. Honor the legacy. Inspire your soul. The new Jim Henson documentary "Idea Man" is now streaming exclusively on Disney+.
  • Back to the Rock Season 2
    Fraggle Rock Back to the Rock Season 2 has premiered on AppleTV+. Watch the anticipated new season and let us know your thoughts.
  • Bear arrives on Disney+
    The beloved series has been off the air for the past 15 years. Now all four seasons are finally available for a whole new generation.
  • Sam and Friends Book
    Read our review of the long-awaited book, "Sam and Friends - The Story of Jim Henson's First Television Show" by Muppet Historian Craig Shemin.

Film vs. Theatre

Which do you prefer?


  • Total voters
    5

CensoredAlso

Well-Known Member
Joined
Sep 16, 2002
Messages
13,453
Reaction score
2,292
In a live performance, the actors can pick up on the audience's vibes and make the play sizzle. The spontaneity can carry the performance to new highs.
Which I think might be why people don't freak out so much over revivals of plays or musicals, the way they do with movie reboots. We don't have one particular theatre performance set in stone that we all got used to and can't stand to see changed.

The thing with so many films in the last 30 years, especially with the blockbusters, is (sometimes) over reliance on CGI fx and such.
Well recently it's been because those movies aren't made for the US market, so character interactions that aren't easily translated are avoided. Hollywood has been losing it lately, and not because of evil SJWs, but just good old fashioned greed. :wink:
 
Top