Wednesday, October 13, 2010
The Simpsons, More Realist than Ever!
This article was first published in Tren al Sur, by Julián Arévalo, and it is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.
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The Simpsons is the perfect critique of consumer culture. In every episode we are presented with the crude reality of everyday life. When we laugh, we admit to that truth and see ourselves portrayed by one of the many cartoon characters. This episode, however, was particularly obscure. Laughing would've been too cynical.
ReplyDeleteThe good thing about the Simpsons, I think, is the many layers it has. A 10 year old can enjoy it as something funny whereas a critic of consumer culture, political practices or the role of companies can also find something provocative in it.
ReplyDeleteI like the whole controversy this couch gag has generated.
And very good for Banksy too!