The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie

**The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie** is the LEGENDARY-famous first movie based off of *SpongeBob SquarePants*. In this movie, Plankton steals King Neptune's crown and frames Mr. Krabs for it, so SpongeBob and Patrick have to get it back to save him from Neptune's wrath.

## Why It Goofy Goober Rocks

1. Unlike some other movie adaptations, this movie stays completely faithful to the TV series and is very welcoming to newcomers of SpongeBob SquarePants, both the series and the character himself, as it sets up the series' signature tone, presents who some of the characters are and explains all that is happening in Bikini Bottom.
2. Well done animation that tops that of the series.
	* It plays more with the characters' facial expressions, often for comedic effect.
	* It takes advantage of the lighting and colors to set up a strong mood, especially whenever there is a presence of danger.
	* The backgrounds also function in a way that visually explains the scenario that is going on.
3. Action-packed adventure scenes.
4. Talented voice acting both from the same voice actors of the cartoon and from guest stars, most notably Alec Baldwin and David Hasslehoff (the former portraying a convincing villain and the latter as himself).
5. Continuing on with the previous pointer, instead of using stunt casting, it picks up nearly the same cast as the source material.
6. The new characters created for the movie are great additions to the SpongeBob series, such as Princess Mindy, King Neptune's daughter, who is a reasonable lady who helps SpongeBob and Patrick on their journey, and Dennis, an intimidating hitman hired by Plankton to kill SpongeBob and Patrick before they can reclaim King Neptune's crown.
7. Plankton is at his **absolute best in terms of villainy** as he’s more villainous than ever before in this movie, as he not only successfully manages to frame Mr. Krabs for stealing Neptune's crown so that he could steal the Krabby Patty Formula unhindered, but he also manages to subsequently enslave all of Bikini Bottom in the process.
8. SpongeBob and Patrick are also at their **absolute best** in this movie, as they go on an adventure together, get past all the danger they’ve faced, brought King Neptune’s crown back, saved Bikini Bottom and their loved ones, and defeated Plankton.
9. Amazing cinematography.
10. Several recurring musical numbers from the show are used in the film, including Pua Puaokalani (b), Marching to Honolulu, Drowsy Reef, SpongeBob Theme I, Steel Sting, Airs and Graces (a), among others. The new songs are also incredibly amazing, like "Goofy Goober Rock", and "Ocean Man" (which would later go on to become a meme).
11. The scene where Spongebob and Patrick get captured by The Cyclops is one of the darkest and edgiest moments in the movie.
12. There are funny and hilarious moments and jokes that don't contain gross-out humor.
13. An epic climax where SpongeBob frees the people of Bikini Bottom from Plankton’s control via the power of rock.
14. Excellent writing with an engaging plot that fits well with the series' standard humor while providing extra material for a movie.
15. It hands you a great message, saying that "it doesn't matter if you are a kid".
16. Pleasant soundtrack by the London Metropolitan Orchestra.
17. The Nick Movies intro in this installment is probably the best intro, as many of the frames are very interesting and fit Nickelodeon's picture of being rather quirky, but somewhat cool.
18. This could've been an excellent way to end the series (as originally intended) with SpongeBob finally becoming the manager, which shows the hard work he has done to earn it.
19. The scene where SpongeBob and Patrick dry up is memorable, even making the audience pirates cry!
	* And them getting rejuvenated along with the rest of the dried up sea creatures is also memorable, with the latter hilariously attacking the cyclops with the glue and googly eyes he was using on them!
		+ Also hilarious in this scene are fish that are dressed up as a mariachi band, who casually play their music as the action unfolds!

## Trivia

This movie was going to end the series, but the series was renewed for a fourth season. This was also the last SpongeBob-related project that Stephen Hillenburg worked on until he returned after the second movie.