Movie Response

I thought that Michael Curry's puppets for his parades were a lot like the chinese dragon puppets that we are so familiar with in movies. His puppets snake through the streets in parades in the same way. Another example in the film were the puppets for the Halloween parade. I felt like the puppets for this festival seemed a lot like an Italian Carnivale. It's possible that these puppets were derived from italian culture. This same kind of festival is present in many Spanish cultures as well.

Timon Puppet from The Lion King

Question #2

What are some early examples of "experimental puppetry" and what is the relationship of puppetry to realism in artistic movements?