One of the Most Misunderstood Movies, Ever

Rating: 10/10 (13 December 2005)

This, along with the TV show, is probably one of the most misunderstood pieces of film in recent history. Receiving a lot of undeserved criticism as being a show simply based on "fart jokes", people seem to easily forget how many other pieces of classic literature contain similar raunchy material to help audiences swallow their moral message (i.e. Jonathan Swift, Geoffrey Chaucer). If you find this film extremely offensive and unfunny you need to step back and try to appreciate the absurdity of it that truly makes it great. South Park (and Team America in parts) both are brilliant satyrs of extremes in society and censorship. The film simply emphasizes the need to look at things in life with a grain of salt, much in the same way people should look at the movie. When people lose there sense of humor, people lose it (or start a war with Canada). There are also a bunch of critiques on responsibility in society and censorship but I'll try to keep this relatively short. In closing, The film is hilarious, the songs are great (Yeah, it's a musical), and the messages are pretty interesting if not valuable lessons, on at least some level or another. Keep in mind, this movie is not for children, it is very vulgar, and they wouldn't understand the true point anyway (as the movie actually shows in its plot). **** of **** stars.