What a delightful video to be randomly recommended! I really love this movie and the Muppets, and the whole thing really resonated with me as a queer kid for all these reasons!
This is so wonderful! I'm so glad you resonated with it! I grew up on the Muppets and coming back to this movie with the intention of analyzing it was so much fun and I noticed so many more details (like how Walter finds his community of those who are like him later on in life and how it opens his eyes to a whole new world) which was so awesome
I never comment on videos but just have to say; as someone who is writing a long dissertation on queer allegory in non traditional movies, the Muppets as an allegory has always striked me as a strong queer coding, its great to see someone get there first haha. Was so gad to see this come across my recommended feed, as a queer person Walter was an awesome character to see on screen and it was only in hindsight ive been able to read him as a queer allegory (explains why I watched that movie as much as I did as a kid). Great video essay!
For you it may not be, but for myself and others, it is! Indirect representation can be valuable for those who don't understand the minority experience and would get that better understanding if the message was indirect. Plus, minority groups often have to look for characters to resonate with that are "coded" because putting a strict label on a character may not be allowed by higher-ups, or the creator doesn't want to restrict who can connect with a certain character, and wants the audience to make their own connections, but more often than not, it's the former that rings true. Regardless, this project was created with the intention of giving others a new perspective, if you don't agree with it, that's fine!
i have no idea why this showed up in my recommended. i haven’t even finished the video. but i completely agree
What a delightful video to be randomly recommended! I really love this movie and the Muppets, and the whole thing really resonated with me as a queer kid for all these reasons!
This is so wonderful! I'm so glad you resonated with it! I grew up on the Muppets and coming back to this movie with the intention of analyzing it was so much fun and I noticed so many more details (like how Walter finds his community of those who are like him later on in life and how it opens his eyes to a whole new world) which was so awesome
I never comment on videos but just have to say; as someone who is writing a long dissertation on queer allegory in non traditional movies, the Muppets as an allegory has always striked me as a strong queer coding, its great to see someone get there first haha. Was so gad to see this come across my recommended feed, as a queer person Walter was an awesome character to see on screen and it was only in hindsight ive been able to read him as a queer allegory (explains why I watched that movie as much as I did as a kid). Great video essay!
THIS IS SO COOL!!! Good luck on your dissertation!!!
My man please, it’s not that deep.
oh, but it is! representation matters!
For you it may not be, but for myself and others, it is! Indirect representation can be valuable for those who don't understand the minority experience and would get that better understanding if the message was indirect. Plus, minority groups often have to look for characters to resonate with that are "coded" because putting a strict label on a character may not be allowed by higher-ups, or the creator doesn't want to restrict who can connect with a certain character, and wants the audience to make their own connections, but more often than not, it's the former that rings true. Regardless, this project was created with the intention of giving others a new perspective, if you don't agree with it, that's fine!