Title:
Muppets Most Wanted
Bibliographic Information:
Hoberman, D. (Producer), & Bobin, J. (Director). (2014). Muppets most wanted. [Motion picture]. United States: Walt Disney Pictures.
Weekly Requirement:
Media Item
Plot Description:
The Muppets decide to go on a world tour with the help of a man named Dominic Badguy. Dominic seems like a good guy but he is actually working for Constantine the frog, the world's greatest criminal. The two plot to take over the Muppets and steal the crowned jewel of England. When Constantine escapes from the gulag Dominic convinces Kermit into taking a walk alone, where the police arrest Kermit after someone slaps a fake mole just like Constantine's on his face. Kermit is taken to the gulag while Constantine poses as Kermit. Constantine and Dominic begin robbing banks and museums during the Muppet's shows to look for the keys to steal the jewels, which Kermit tries unsuccessfully to escape from jail. Animal, Fozzie, and Walter realize Constantine is an imposter and escape to Russia to free Kermit. The travel to England to try to stop Constantine and Dominic before it is too late.
Quantitative Reading Level:
None given. The film is rated PG.
Qualitative Reading Analysis:
This very funny film has some suprsingly complex elements. There are a lot of references to pop culture in film and television. There is a French inspector who is a satire of The Pink Panther's Inspector Clouseau. Kermit producing plays in the gulag is a reference to the characters producing plays in jail in The Producers. The film has intertextuality when Miss Piggy mentions Celine Dion songs and then begins to sing them, then she sings her own love song about Kermit that features Dion! Despite the added complexity viewers can still understand the film without knowledge of the satire or intertexuality. The film is told in chronological order from beginning to end. The characters speak in American English but some have accepts, such as the inspector's French accent and Constantine's Russian accent. Viewers will need some previously background knowledge about the Muppets to understand the personalities of led Muppets like Kermit and Piggy and their relationship.
Content Area:
Cinema
Maine Common Core Content Area Standard:
Curriculum Suggestion:
This is a great film that elementary school kids can show to students to learn about predicting and about clues. They can ask students to share what they think will happen to Kermit and the Muppets throughout the course of the film. They can also ask the students want kind of clues about Constantine's behavior would make the other Muppets realize he is not Kermit.
Muppets Most Wanted
Bibliographic Information:
Hoberman, D. (Producer), & Bobin, J. (Director). (2014). Muppets most wanted. [Motion picture]. United States: Walt Disney Pictures.
Weekly Requirement:
Media Item
Plot Description:
The Muppets decide to go on a world tour with the help of a man named Dominic Badguy. Dominic seems like a good guy but he is actually working for Constantine the frog, the world's greatest criminal. The two plot to take over the Muppets and steal the crowned jewel of England. When Constantine escapes from the gulag Dominic convinces Kermit into taking a walk alone, where the police arrest Kermit after someone slaps a fake mole just like Constantine's on his face. Kermit is taken to the gulag while Constantine poses as Kermit. Constantine and Dominic begin robbing banks and museums during the Muppet's shows to look for the keys to steal the jewels, which Kermit tries unsuccessfully to escape from jail. Animal, Fozzie, and Walter realize Constantine is an imposter and escape to Russia to free Kermit. The travel to England to try to stop Constantine and Dominic before it is too late.
Quantitative Reading Level:
None given. The film is rated PG.
Qualitative Reading Analysis:
This very funny film has some suprsingly complex elements. There are a lot of references to pop culture in film and television. There is a French inspector who is a satire of The Pink Panther's Inspector Clouseau. Kermit producing plays in the gulag is a reference to the characters producing plays in jail in The Producers. The film has intertextuality when Miss Piggy mentions Celine Dion songs and then begins to sing them, then she sings her own love song about Kermit that features Dion! Despite the added complexity viewers can still understand the film without knowledge of the satire or intertexuality. The film is told in chronological order from beginning to end. The characters speak in American English but some have accepts, such as the inspector's French accent and Constantine's Russian accent. Viewers will need some previously background knowledge about the Muppets to understand the personalities of led Muppets like Kermit and Piggy and their relationship.
Content Area:
Cinema
Maine Common Core Content Area Standard:
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3.1
Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3.3
Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events
Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3.5
Refer to parts of stories, dramas, and poems when writing or speaking about a text, using terms such as chapter, scene, and stanza; describe how each successive part builds on earlier sections.
Refer to parts of stories, dramas, and poems when writing or speaking about a text, using terms such as chapter, scene, and stanza; describe how each successive part builds on earlier sections.
Curriculum Suggestion:
This is a great film that elementary school kids can show to students to learn about predicting and about clues. They can ask students to share what they think will happen to Kermit and the Muppets throughout the course of the film. They can also ask the students want kind of clues about Constantine's behavior would make the other Muppets realize he is not Kermit.
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