The Simpsons Movie Essays

  • My Role Model In The Simpsons: Matt Groening

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    US animated T.V. series ‘The Simpsons’. They first aired on the ‘Tracy Ullman Show’on April 19, 1989. I think Groening has done a lot for the world of adult animation comedy or even animation all together. Spawning a lot of new shows like ‘Family Guy’ probably from ‘The Simpsons’ show although Groening is only one man, getting where he is today undoubtedly took some hard work and most definitely had to overcome some grim times or road blocks. Even withThe Simpsons, 'his comic strip 'Life In

  • Gender Stereotypes In The Simpsons

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    the gender attributes, differences, roles of individuals and/or groups.” Homer Simpson from the TV show “The Simpsons” he sometimes does set himself for living the American Dream, but in an funny and humor way of teasing it in a good way, not a bad way. According to IMDb, The Simpsons has been a running show since 1989 and half of the original cast is continuing to play their own character since its opening. The Simpsons has won a total of 157 awards which is incredible. It’s won awards from Primetime

  • the simpsons

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    The Simpsons is an American animated television program that premiered in 1989, and the show created by Matt Groening is the longest running scripted TV show in history. In its 25 years, the show has been translated, dubbed, and broadcasted in many nations and languages, and its worldwide popularity is immense. The Simpsons satirizes the American dream and the concept of identity that we as Americans share, and our tendency towards conspicuous consumption and influence by corporate powers. Yet,

  • Humor in The Simpsons

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    Humor in The Simpsons I and many other millions of people across the world believe that The Simpson’s is the best programme on television because it is funny in more ways then one. The Simpson’s uses the family lifestyle that many American TV shows have used over past (e.g. The Adam’s family, The Flintstones) but The Simpson’s has proved it is a lot more popular because it uses many more different forms of comedy which work with people from all ages. Slapstick comedy is where someone

  • Characteristics Of The Simpsons

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    The Simpsons, the longest running cartoon of all time, is another cartoon that can affect children desire to participate in physical activities. Homer Simpson is another cartoon character who displays gluttony and inactivity. Homer Simpson is known for over-indulging food, such as doughnuts, burgers, pizza, ice-cream, candy, hot dogs, cupcakes, and beer; however, the main characteristic of Homer is his laziness. Homer is frequently seen asleep on a sofa or bed. Homer “laziness” can influence children

  • The Impact of The Simpsons on American Children

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    The Impact of The Simpsons on American Children The Simpsons is one of Americas most popular television shows for viewers under eighteen years of age. However, the ideals that The Simpsons conveys are not always wholesome, sometimes not even in good taste. It is inevitable that The Simpsons is affecting children. Matt Groening took up drawing to escape from his troubles in 1977. At the time, Groening was working for the L.A. Reader, a free weekly newspaper. He began working on Life in

  • Gender Roles In The Simpsons

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    their family. The Simpsons deals with these differences of gender roles and represents the nuclear family that society have been created in American culture. This show expresses and challenges the ideologies of the women 's roles in society because it represents a typical housewife. On the other

  • Joe Simpson Touching The Void

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    In the movie Touching the Void, it starts off by two people named Joe Simpson and Simon Yates that go to Peru to climb the Siula Grande Mountains. The ranges of those mountains haven’t been climbed and those who have tried to climb them, failed. Simpson and Yates tried to climb the glacier even though they knew the risks. A glacier is made up of fallen snow that has been accumulated throughout the years and it forms into a large and thick ice masses. It’s where the snow remains that have been remained

  • Beverly Hills Cop, The Rock, Armageddon, and Top Gun

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    Introduction Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer are arguably the most successful producing team in Hollywood history. Their films including “Beverly Hills Cop,” “The Rock,” “Armageddon,” and “Top Gun” have earned, according to a 1995 statistic from Entertainment Weekly, about $820 million. When one factors in the grosses for the last five or six films produced by Simpson and Bruckheimer (and Bruckheimer after Simpson’s death in 1996) the total will most likely exceed $2 billion. Despite their

  • Chris Mccandless Journey

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    The books Thousand Pieces of Gold, Novice to Master, Into the Wild, and the movie Touching the Void all have to deal with taking a journey. To journey is the act of traveling from one place to another and to undergo a personal change. In Thousand Pieces of Gold, Lalu traveled from China to the United States, because she was constantly being sold. In Novice to Master, Soko Morinaga shares his journey of finding a zen temple in Kyoto where he became a zen master and teaches his readers about zen. In

  • Pop Culture: The Use Of Satire In The Simpsons

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    The campaign against being a normal family sitcom continued for The Simpsons because they did not stay in their “sitcom” universe with the use pop culture references, satire, parody and intertextuality. Pop culture breaks a TV show out of the “sitcom” universe because pop culture is referencing anything currently marketed towards the majority of the public that reflects popular ideas, phenomenon, images and attitudes in a country’s culture. In 2017, any meme would be deemed pop culture. Thus,

  • My Favorite Cartoon

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    My Favorite Cartoon ¡V The Simpsons Watching a hilarious cartoon on television may seem like the most relaxed thing in the world. However, ¡§The Simpsons¡¨ is not only a stupid funny cartoon to keep us laughing for joy but also a clever TV program mixed up with irreverence and slightly twisted morality. I¡¦m not saying that how much influence this show can bring to our reality. But I think it¡¥s very well written. Also it constantly reflects and spoofs our society. The whole story takes place in

  • Allusions to the novel Lord of the Flies

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    allusion from Popular television shows, music that is heard on the radio and the newest blockbuster movie. The many allusions in modern day literature and works of art to lord of the flies are too numerous to count. Modern cartoons and television are watched by millions of people every day. having illusions to lord of the flies part of popular shows such as spongebob square pants and the simpsons shows how modern the ideas in lord of the flies actually are. In the spongebob episode called “Club

  • O. J. Simpson 1992 Los Angeles Riots

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    Simpson was being falsely accused because of his race was advanced by the fact that the prosecution used Los Angeles Police Department detective Mark Fuhrman as a witness. The lawyers who were prosecuting O.J. Simpson didn’t do a thorough enough background check on Fuhrman to realize that he had said some racist things in his past. The “dream team” of lawyers who defended O.J. Simpson did however find racist remarks that Mark Fuhrman had made

  • The Simpsons

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    The Simpsons When the FOX network aired "The Simpsons" in 1989, the show brought the yellow-skinned and four-fingered cartoon characters named Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie Simpson into millions of American living rooms. This bent archetype of the American family, as well as the hundreds of zany characters that populate their all-American hometown of Springfield, fast became the targets of enormous criticism. Elementary schools banned T-shirts bearing the images of the Simpson family

  • Taking Laughter Seriously: The Superiority Theory By John Morreal

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    John Oldham once said “I wear my Pen as others do their Sword. To each affronting sot I meet, the word is Satisfaction: straight to thrusts I go, and pointed satire runs him through and through.” Satire works as a weapon to challenge ideas in society. Satire is the use of humor, irony, or exaggeration to uncover and criticize absurd ideas in society that people might not otherwise question. Confronting an issue with satire makes the audience more aware and open to new ideas, making them more likely

  • The Simpsons

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    The Simpsons The American animation The Simpsons is now in its 10th season as a show in its own right. It was created by Matt Groening as shorts for the Tracy Ullman Show and was bought by the Fox Network, which began screening it as half-hour shows in 1989. Initially its success was restricted to the 9-16 year old age group, and for animation there is nothing remarkable about this. Its success grew quickly and it is now popular in many countries with many different audiences. "In the 1990s we

  • Oj Simpson Essay

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    O.J. Simpson, a great football hero, made the mistake of his lifetime that becomes the most notorious criminal case ever. Growing up on the West Coast wasn’t serene for Simpson because he was surrounded by gangs. In his high school and college years he quickly rose to be a great football player. During his time he played football in college, he was awarded the Heisman Trophy. After he became an elite athlete in college, he was drafted by the Buffalo Bills. He stayed with them for eight years

  • Oj Simpson Trial Of The Century

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    idiomatic phrase used to describe certain well-known court cases, especially of the 20th century. One of the most popular cases that fits this definition is the Orenthal James Simpson case.This case was about the murder of O.J Simpson’s ex wife Nicole Simpson and her boyfriend Ron Goldman’s murder, and the famous football player, movie star, and the suspected murderer O.J Simpson.This case led the whole country to be drawn to their T.V to watch the case day by day. It caused many family, friends, and

  • Elements of Comedy in The Simpsons

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    Elements of Comedy in The Simpsons The TV show, "The Simpsons" is considered by many to be one of the greatest animated shows ever made. Incredibly popular with people of all ages, creator Matt Groening combined numerous elements of humor to produce a truly original program. His goal is to never repeat the same joke twice. The year 2000 will mark the 10th anniversary of the show (which adds up to a lot of original jokes), and highlights its achievement as primetime TVÕs current longest