Alex Da Corte's 2021 sculpture "As Long as the Sun Lasts" features a blue version of Big Bird, like in Follow That Bird, or resembling Garibaldo from Vila Sésamo. The sculpture, commissioned for The Met's Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Roof Garden, features a reference to the year Sesame Street began airing- 1969. The year also references when Da Corte's father emigrated to the United States and the moon landing.
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"As Long as the Sun Lasts (commissioned for The Met's Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Roof Garden, 2021)." Alex Da Corte. Aluminum, fiber reinforced plastic, PA12 nylon, stainless Steel, powder coating, cementitious grout, bronze, polyurethane paint. 2021.
What I would give to be in the big bird suit and walk ominously down a creepy midwestern road at night, or like stick my/big bird's head out of a corn feild just scare some innocent passerby
Today Film: Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird
As a HUGE fan of Sesame Street I was so excited to see this film! I picked an afternoon to myself, started to regress and popped this on my tv. (Spoiler below!)
Where to watch this: Tubi (free to watch with ads!)
As a huge Sesame Street fan I was excited to see all the colorful and unique characters from Sesame Street in this movie. But some characters had more screen time than others. My favorite characters from Sesame Street are Big Bird, Grover, Oscar and Julia. This film’s main character is Big Bird so he has the most amount of screen time. Oscar plays a huge part in the film as well! Grover, Mr. Snuffleupagus Cookie Monster, Telly, the Count and Bert and Ernie are side characters in the film. But when they are on the screen they provide some hilarious moments. The character I was shocked I didn’t see more was Elmo, who is only seen in a small moment at the end. My other favorite Julia wasn’t introduced yet since this film came out in 1985.
The film has such a sweet message of “Your family doesn’t have to look like you to be your family”. In the film Big Bird is brought away from Sesame Street because he should be living with birds. But he realizes that all his friends at Sesame Street are his true family, despite none of them being birds. Was this film educational? No. But it didn’t have to be. The message taught more than number or letter could ever.
I have to admit, when Big Bird was walking back to Sesame Street I was so worried something was going to happen to him the entire time! I kept jump up from the couch and yelling at the tv for him to watch out or not to go somewhere. He’s so sweet and trusting! I was so worried about him!
I loved seeing the whole family at Sesame Street rally behind saving Big Bird! It was so cute to see them all so worried about him!
There are plenty of funny moments too! Mostly from the Sesame Street fam trying to find Big Bird. From Ernie flying the plane upside down, to Kermit the Frog as a field reporter, to Grover mistaking a yellow car for Big Bird, to Cookie Monster getting so hungry he starts eating the car, to Oscar taking a detour and going to a grouch restaurant. The film had me laughing!
My favorite scene had to be the tossed salad scene at the grouch restaurant! If you haven’t seen it you gotta look it up. I’d die to have been in that restaurant.
The ending is so sweet! I was so relieved and thrilled to see Big Bird’s safe return to Sesame Street and him reunited with everyone.
My little self loved this film! I was so invested in making sure Big Bird got home safely! I also loved seeing all the different character from Sesame Street interacting.
Overall I would give this movie a solid 6/10! If you’ve watched it comment what you loved about it! What should I watch and review next?🤔😁💞