Simpsons Movie Review
There's a scene in the new Simpsons movie where the family barges into church late and the congregation overhears an obnoxious Homer grousing about their "phony baloney God."
Alone, that scene might cause some believers to at least wince, if not storm out of the theater. A few minutes later, however, the slandered Deity appears as a ray of light (naturally), prompting Grandpa Simpson to go into a psychotic-prophetic seizure and warn the town of impending danger.
It’s fitting that religion plays a role in the family’s big-screen debut since the Simpsons have been the most active churchgoers on secular television, frequently tackling issues of faith, spirituality and religion with humor and thinly-veiled satire.
Having ignored the elder Simpson's warning, Homer’s actions bring judgment on the town of Springfield, creating a hilarious, epic adventure that rewards viewers paying for "something you can get for free," as Homer groans in the film’s opening moments. It’s one of many one-liners crafted from the creators for longtime fans, who no doubt will cherish the movie as their own Casablanca.
Thankfully, unlike its ugly cousin South Park's big-screen adventure, the creators didn’t feel the need to stretch the bounds of raunch, varying only slightly from their allowable television language and content (Marge yells an unnecessary profanity toward the end while Bart goes boarding in the buff in the beginning), sailing well within a PG-13 rating.
by DeWayne Hamby
Alone, that scene might cause some believers to at least wince, if not storm out of the theater. A few minutes later, however, the slandered Deity appears as a ray of light (naturally), prompting Grandpa Simpson to go into a psychotic-prophetic seizure and warn the town of impending danger.
It’s fitting that religion plays a role in the family’s big-screen debut since the Simpsons have been the most active churchgoers on secular television, frequently tackling issues of faith, spirituality and religion with humor and thinly-veiled satire.
Having ignored the elder Simpson's warning, Homer’s actions bring judgment on the town of Springfield, creating a hilarious, epic adventure that rewards viewers paying for "something you can get for free," as Homer groans in the film’s opening moments. It’s one of many one-liners crafted from the creators for longtime fans, who no doubt will cherish the movie as their own Casablanca.
Thankfully, unlike its ugly cousin South Park's big-screen adventure, the creators didn’t feel the need to stretch the bounds of raunch, varying only slightly from their allowable television language and content (Marge yells an unnecessary profanity toward the end while Bart goes boarding in the buff in the beginning), sailing well within a PG-13 rating.
by DeWayne Hamby
posted by Drew Dyck at 3:11 PM
2 Comments:
DeWayne
Would you please contact me. I am the editor of a monthly transdenominational Christian newsmagazine and I would like permission to publish your excellent review of the Simpsons movie in our magazine. Thank you.
Julie Belding editor@daystar.org.nz
www.daystar.org.nz
Personally I loasthe "the Simpsons" movie. It thrives of demeaning the human spirit all in the name of fun. It thrives on rude humour, not exactly any kind of role model for how christians (and those actaully going to church) should act! tehir form of love for oneanotehr is so completly insanea nd dysfunctional that I don't know how anyone can find it funny. It basically makes a mockery of everything, suggesting that the best way to be is not hot or cold but lukewarm. I'd prefer it if the characters' "religiosity" wasn't mentioned at all.
And you recommend it?! Yuck.
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