South Park Film Analysis

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In this book, the author Brian Cogan discusses the most controversial television shows in history, South Park. He discusses how South Park even though seems simple it is a very thoughtful program on television that discusses many social issues. The creators of South Park, Trey Parker and Matt Stone created a social and political commentary that has been the most successful in television history. Cogan discusses how South Park is a commentary on American culture that is focused around controversial issues. The sitcom allows for the creators to become involved in discussions regarding issues such as religion and sexuality. Cogan inserts that the creators of South Park use every episode to promote their freedom of speech on these controversial subjects. In the first chapter Cogan discusses how South Park delivers its satire commentary through vulgar language and controversy to get attention whether it is good or bad. Deconstructing South Park is an academic source and the author Brian Cogan is a college professor. I will use this source to support my thesis that the television show is focused around social issues in America and the use of crude language causes attention and supports freedom of speech which why it is so successful.

Holden, Stephen. South Park Bigger Longer Uncut (1999) Film Review; Making a Point with Smut and Laughs. The New York Times. 30 June 1999. Print.
In this article the author discusses the South Park movie review where the four children that play in the South Park show go to see a movie that is for adult audiences. The children learn crude language and start using it all the time in front of the adults. The adults find a problem with this and blame Canada for their children learning this language and a...

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...ught it was crude, tasteless, and offensive. He believes that absolute good and absolute evil have no place in South Park and that dumbing down is constantly rewarded and everything is relative. He addresses the point that the South park creators make it ironic that the target of violence in the movie is Canadians which is not funny at all. Whitney comments saying that “Canada is one of the handfuls of countries that have made a concerted effort to block the excesses of American culture by discouraging the distribution of American books, films, and music in the country.” Whitney is a publisher for a Christianity based publication. He has a serious tone throughout the article and he seems emotional about this subject. I will use this in my paper to show the opposition of what I will be arguing and to show that some audience’s do not agree with the South Park purpose.

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