South Park Influence on America Controversy over the show named South Park erupted ever since it aired on television back in 1997. South Park is an animated sitcom about four foul-mouthed children named Stan, Cartman, Kyle, and Kenny. The creators of the show are Matt Stone and Trey Parker. Due to the shows success it is now one of the highest rated shows on television. It also airs in more than a dozen countries.
There are millions of different types of movies, and hundreds of different targeted audiences, but all of these movies have one thing in common-to catch the eye of their specific audience. Movies such as comedies, documentaries and dramas can have a negative effect on children of today’s society. The big screen movie Ted is a perfect example of a comedy bearing negative influence on its viewers and consumers. A marketing strategy used a lovable cute kid’s toy and turned him into a cursing, sex loving, marijuana smoking stuffed animal. This strategy was able to attract children of all ages to the movie theater to watch a cute little toy bear become a grown man’s best friend that leads to all type of negative behaviors.
This is the way it's supposed to be, he assures us, and it's okay. Our confusion is what makes the world interesting. Paradise exists, but there is danger en route. And though his pieces each bear a unique and sovereign presence in the world, each is also tapped into the common heart, a singular consciousness. What began as small illustrations of pastel paint have now grown to multimillion dollar cartoons, logos, ads, and television characters recognizable by all.
Ben Suhrie Dr. McMinn PSY 212 2/26/14 Character Application 1: Erik Erikson’s Theory Applied to Peter Griffin Family Guy is an adult cartoon on Fox pioneered by Seth MacFarlane. This show portrays the Griffin family, which includes married couple Peter and Lois as well as Chris, Stewie, and Meg, the children; they also have a talking pet dog named Brain. It takes place Quahog, a town in Rhode Island, and most of its comedy consists of short clips which parody various parts of American society. The main character is Peter, an obese blue collar worker. He often drinks with his neighbors Quagmire, Joe, and Cleveland at the “Drunken Clam,” a local bar.
Foul language, sexual references, sexual acts, drug references, violence, and death have completely taken over the national media and televisions all across the nation. It wasn’t always like this though. Back before television took a turn for the worst, there was a time when you could actually sit down with your family and watch some good, wholesome, family-friendly television together. Remember all of those nice, family-friendly television shows from the 90’s such as; The Andy Griffith Show (1961-66), The Dick VanDyke Show (1961-66), Little House on the Prairie (1974-83), and even The Cosby Show (1984-92) (Brown). All these old television shows from the mid-to-late 1900’s where considered family-friendly, with good, wholesome, family values within them.
An enormous factor that plays into the number of viewers for The Super Bowl is the commercials; they are often very entertaining and usually funny. However, these endorsements are often very sexist and filled with logic fallacies. According to Merriam-Webster Online, sexism is “prejudice or discrimination based on sex” or “behavior, conditions, or attitudes that foster stereotypes of social roles based on sex.” These “sexual connotations” (Nilsen 36; 15) are shown throughout commercials year-round, but during the Super Bowl they are especially prevalent. Sexism is often shown through language. In the article “Sexism in English: Embodiment and Language,” Nilsen observes, “Going back to what I learned from my dictionary cards, I was surprised to realize how many pairs of words we have in which the feminine word has acquired sexual connotations while the masculine word
The movie had humor in it which was distributed though-out the movie by many of the characters. For example, Wallace Shawn played an odd man named Vizzini and his character would keep saying, “Inconceivable” for just about everything. Even though everyone added his or her own little bit of humor, these two gentlemen were the ones who both with a shared sense of humor, which increased the level of comedy in this movie. Both Westley and Inigo had a knack for talking or joking around when fighting or dueling others. In most cases when someone would fight they wouldn’t talk, but these two couldn’t help it to talk while fighting.
Shortly after, we witness him hearing voices and having visions of an odd, evil-looking, bipedal, man-sized bunny. The voice begins giving him unusual suggestions, and Donnie slowly finds himself as the key player in a grand scheme. Donnie Darko is an unusual film. It spans a number of genres and leaves itself wide open to interpretation. Quite a cult of hardcore fans has developed around it, and for those folks, the film is essentially immune to criticism and reinterpretation.
Seinfeld Comedy is a form of art that makes people laugh. But why do people laugh at a situation or jokes? The episodes of Seinfeld were extremely successful in capturing moments of ordinary life and allowing the audience to connect in some way to their situations. The episodes allowed the audience to laugh at the character’s embarrassing gestures and actions. We compare our actions to those of Jerry’s, George’s or Kramer’s to what we would do in our lives.
Family Guy: Funny or Inappropriate, or Both Family Guy is a cartoon show on T.V. that mocks events in the world that are going on today. Family Guy is well known for its incredibly frequent use of flashbacks where the episode switches from the main storyline to explain a previous event. Although they usually only last a few seconds, they provide hilarious (and often random) gags and contribute to the unfamiliar rhythm of the episodes. Many critics say that the show doesn’t really have a story line, and is just a bunch of one liner’s that are either hit or miss.