It's honestly amazing how Trey and Matt managed to stay consistently brilliant throughout close to THREE DECADES. We just have to be grateful they still have love for their most famous creation, other artists usually have two-three projects in them per interest, probably spanning over 3-5 years. Compare that to almost thirty that these two are happy to spend in their 2D Universe made in a 3D software (if they are still using Maya) lol Incredible. Some seasons were weaker than others, but when you think they are done, they come back and hit you with something like this.
Unexpected. Jaw-dropping. Pushing the boundaries. As always.
I didn't think they'd come for Kathleen the way they did, to be honest. I also don't know if she deserved this criticism, to be the only one to blame for all things wrong, but they addressed that notion in a meta way, as usual, through Randy, making sure to tell us that they understand blaming one person for everything is just as stupid as always, and they simply use the hyperbole for a more concise and focused message.
Full disclosure: I'm neither pro-pandering, nor am I a 4chan troll calling Kathleen the c-word lol, but I don't like the constant and incessant drive to be changing the identities of the characters. Snow White was the first book I read (it was a Disney illustrated book, I was six), it had a special place in my heart, I used to carry that book around with me everywhere I went for months. I never thought the princess was "beautiful", I thought she was kinda fat, but in my brain she was forever that image: blue eyes, black hair, porcelain-white skin. So, to me personally, that's what Snow White is, I don't mind someone taking the character and doing whatever with it, I just hope it will also be okay to make a Snow White live action film with an actress who looked exactly like the drawing from the 30s. That's all.
"This is supposed to be Cartman" This line alone is worth a thousand letters that could be written from enraged fans of desecrated originals. Hilarious. Pointed. And to the point.
The guys were always fearless, but this time... I don't know, they outdone themselves. They said all the things that needed to be said about the current state of pop culture in general and Disney specifically.
I hope the takeaway won't be "Let's replace Kathleen with a diverse executive", although that'd be something.
It's amazing how resilient Bob Iger is, though, they've been trying to get rid of him for years, despite his stellar track record. He's just like a cockroach, keeps coming back. It was a bit... different to see Trey make him out to be the hero of the industry. You can't take South Park too seriously, but still, that aspect was a tad eyerolling. I still remember him cancelling Ellen (the 90s sitcom) and saying that the ratings were low and it was about "her being gay in every episode" in a negative way. That line alone could make him the hero of the 4chan types, though.
Fables and allegory aside, this special stands on its own: it's true to the characters and the South Park universe, the story is dynamic and engaging, the truths are unexpected and hard-hitting, I wish it was a full-length feature, I just didn't want it to end.
One piece of advice I'd have for Trey and Matt is put a birthing person in it and make her same-gender attracted, maybe. And Autistic. Would be nice.
Unexpected. Jaw-dropping. Pushing the boundaries. As always.
I didn't think they'd come for Kathleen the way they did, to be honest. I also don't know if she deserved this criticism, to be the only one to blame for all things wrong, but they addressed that notion in a meta way, as usual, through Randy, making sure to tell us that they understand blaming one person for everything is just as stupid as always, and they simply use the hyperbole for a more concise and focused message.
Full disclosure: I'm neither pro-pandering, nor am I a 4chan troll calling Kathleen the c-word lol, but I don't like the constant and incessant drive to be changing the identities of the characters. Snow White was the first book I read (it was a Disney illustrated book, I was six), it had a special place in my heart, I used to carry that book around with me everywhere I went for months. I never thought the princess was "beautiful", I thought she was kinda fat, but in my brain she was forever that image: blue eyes, black hair, porcelain-white skin. So, to me personally, that's what Snow White is, I don't mind someone taking the character and doing whatever with it, I just hope it will also be okay to make a Snow White live action film with an actress who looked exactly like the drawing from the 30s. That's all.
"This is supposed to be Cartman" This line alone is worth a thousand letters that could be written from enraged fans of desecrated originals. Hilarious. Pointed. And to the point.
The guys were always fearless, but this time... I don't know, they outdone themselves. They said all the things that needed to be said about the current state of pop culture in general and Disney specifically.
I hope the takeaway won't be "Let's replace Kathleen with a diverse executive", although that'd be something.
It's amazing how resilient Bob Iger is, though, they've been trying to get rid of him for years, despite his stellar track record. He's just like a cockroach, keeps coming back. It was a bit... different to see Trey make him out to be the hero of the industry. You can't take South Park too seriously, but still, that aspect was a tad eyerolling. I still remember him cancelling Ellen (the 90s sitcom) and saying that the ratings were low and it was about "her being gay in every episode" in a negative way. That line alone could make him the hero of the 4chan types, though.
Fables and allegory aside, this special stands on its own: it's true to the characters and the South Park universe, the story is dynamic and engaging, the truths are unexpected and hard-hitting, I wish it was a full-length feature, I just didn't want it to end.
One piece of advice I'd have for Trey and Matt is put a birthing person in it and make her same-gender attracted, maybe. And Autistic. Would be nice.