The "Simpson family" is called America's first family, not because of the prominent status of the characters in the play, but precisely because of its ordinaryness-it is the epitome of thousands of American families, and everything this family has experienced It is the epitome of American society. In the movie version, the themes of "The Simpsons" are environment and politics. At the same time, it satirizes many phenomena that exist in American society and even in various countries. Not only that, it also contains more thoughts about family, love, human nature and even higher levels. It can be said that "The Simpsons" is not just a cartoon for children, adults can also get a lot of philosophical inspiration and thinking from it.
"The Simpsons" has created five classic characters. Although this has benefited from the four to five hundred episodes of long-form animated series, people who have not watched the "Simpsons" animated series still see its movie version. Will be impressed with every member of this family. In a short period of time, the film has successfully portrayed different personalities and never the same, but also very distinctive characters.
Dad Homer Simpson is a man who can't be simpler, maybe more like a child who is not growing up. He was speechless, and he said what he thought. Although these ideas are often shared by everyone, such as why they should go to a boring church, etc., people often hide themselves. But Homer spoke out these simple childlike thoughts aloud, thinking that others would not hear them. He has no respect for authority and lacks the sense of responsibility that a father or a citizen should have. Instead, he is full of childlike pranks. He tried to save trouble, put the hornet's nest into the mailbox, and when he blocked the drain, he grabbed his little daughter to plug the hole. When he was repairing the roof, he played adventure games with his son, which turned into a farce for the father and son. . He stimulated his son to climb on the antenna and swayed the antenna to simulate an earthquake. When Bart rolled under the eaves, he went on to simulate "aftershocks". This scene made the adult audience's hearts hang a thread, but it made the children very excited. excited. He bet that Bart would not dare to go to the burger restaurant on a skateboard naked, but in order to show his bravery, Bart stepped on the skateboard naked as expected. What’s even more incredible is that when the police caught Bart and handcuffed it to the post, this guy who was nothing like a father planted his son on his son’s head and turned the blame off... the
movie has already put Homer here. His character is roughly displayed. He has no sense of responsibility, has a childish personality, and often does some surprising things. But he is so cute, just like any naughty little boy, who makes the audience dumbfounded and loves him deeply. At the burger shop, he saw a pig wearing a hat, and he took the pig home because he fantasized about the happy hour playing with the pig. But this is the beginning of the disaster. The shortcomings of Homer were also magnified by events related to pigs and affected the residents of Springfield City.
Mother Margie Simpson is a tolerant wife and mother who does not lack personality. She likes to dye her hair blue and fix it upright, with a thick voice, but she never lacks feminine tenderness. She tolerates Homer's childishness and all shortcomings, and can also sympathize and forgive those around her. Especially when Homer got into a catastrophe and planned to flee with her family, although she was very depressed, she still gave Homer her hand at a critical moment, willing to embark on an adventure to Madagascar with him. Although Ma Zhi was gentle, she was not lacking in her own opinion. After they lived a peaceful and happy life in Madagascar, her conscience was not stable. Seeing the current situation of the residents of Chuntian Town on TV, she resolutely made a decision. That is to persuade her husband to return to Chuntian Town and take responsibility bravely. After Homer refused, she showed firm determination and courage and returned to the United States with the children early. And this move finally forced Homer to complete his character growth and make a heroic move.
Son Bart is a rebellious kid. He can't stand his father's aggressive tricks and dares to skateboard out naked, just to show his bravery. He is also good at exposing his father's secrets and exposing Homer's selfish and ridiculous ideas to the public. Although he has a "same age" father, in his heart he longs for the love and affirmation from his father. Their neighbor, Flanders, is precisely a loving father, strict Christian and moral model. He gave Bart the father-like care, and in a sense, he also made up for Bart's incomplete heart, so in the film, Bart once moved his feelings closer to Flanders.
The eldest daughter Lisa is a girl who is knowledgeable and loves the environment. She has enthusiasm and perseverance. She wants people to pay attention to the protection of the environment. At the same time, she is also a naive girl full of fantasy. She has sweet longings when she meets love. She sits in front of her mother and describes the beauty of the young man. Her personality is not as full and varied as the TV series in the movie version.
Maggie, a little baby, likes to suck on a pacifier and doesn't speak much. But very clever, it was her discovery that put the whole family out of danger. When confronted with danger, she showed surprisingly tough and brave. In the film, when she faced the threat of monkeys, she smashed the baby bottle and put on a posture, I believe many viewers were surprised.
"The Simpsons" not only shaped the classic character of a family, but also made Homer grow up in the film. The pigs that Homer brought back made a lot of pig manure. He put them in a shaft. On the way to the shaft, he received a call saying that the store was distributing bagels. Before he could think about it, he drove the car until it was seriously polluted. The protected Springfield Lake fell down without even thinking about it. These pig dung seriously polluted the lake and caused the species to mutate, and when the situation got worse, he didn't realize it. Until the incompetent president instructed an ulterior EPA official to cover the entire city of Springfield with a huge glass cover to isolate the pollution, the angry crowd found out the cause and rushed into Simpson's home to demand revenge. At this time, Homer is still shirking responsibility, and even refuses to apologize. He took the whole family and fled to Madagascar, left everything behind, and began to live their peaceful and romantic days in this paradise, without thinking about how other residents of Springfield lived in depression and chaos in that big cover. Life. It wasn't until Ma Zhi decided to return to the United States to take on the responsibilities that he had evaded.
When Homer, who was stubborn and cowardly afraid to take responsibility, was left alone in the snow and ice of Madagascar, he felt loneliness and regret. He knew for the first time that he needed others, family and people, and he began to consider whether he was doing it wrong. The residents of Chuntian Town were abandoned by the world, and felt the same as him. At this time, Homer seemed to know how to think about the feelings of others. He decided to find Ma Zhi and retrieve his family again. To do all this, he must return to Chuntian Town and face the responsibilities he should face. The road to Homer's return was very difficult and long. On this road, he grew up with difficulty. When he was about to collapse and give up at last, a witch rescued him. This is a witch with magical powers, she assisted Homer to complete the final growth. The whole process is magical, and the appearance of this witch here is not so much the power of reality as the embodiment of an ideal. That is the epiphany, she is entrusted with the magical power of the author trying to awaken people. Where can this power be found, the author has not been able to answer.
Homer finally returned to Chuntian Town and went through all the hardships and hardships and finally rescued Chuntian Town, allowing the town to breathe and bathe in fresh air and warm sunshine again. This typical American personal heroic ending not only won Homer the adoration of the family and son Bart again, but also made him forgiven and admired by the people. He finally understood the responsibility and overcome many of his own shortcomings. The movie was complete and successful.
However, many phenomena in the film are still worth thinking about, such as the faintness of officials, political incompetence, and some values that it satirizes. At the same time, it also implies concerns about human survival. When one day our earth will be abandoned by nature due to pollution or human destruction, what will save us? Perhaps the answer lies in the film. The only one who saves the earth is the saboteur himself.
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