Artists: Various, Matt Stone and Trey Parker
Favourite Pieces: Uncle F*cka, What Would Brian Boitano Do?, and Blame Canada
Why?:
South Park? That crass movie? Honestly?
Yup.
What a lot of people seem fail to see when it comes to South Park is it's very musical. The creators clearly had a love for the old Hollywood musicals. Yes, obviously, South Park is a crass, terrible cartoon that's not meant for little children, but then, neither was Bugs Bunny, the Flintstones and the Simpsons!
But if you did sit your kids in front of these shows what would they take from them? Bugs Bunny? We've already gone through that. Classical Music appreciation and that tying a giant rocket to your back with ACME written on it, with roller skates on is NOT the ideal way to capture a road runner.
The Flintstones? Well, it's the tamer of the ones I've put up. It was a little bit 'The Honeymooners' but with dinosaurs! At the end of the day, you see just how dedicated Fred was to Wilma, Fred to Betty. Despite all the shenanigans and shortcomings, Fred (and Barney) were always dedicated husbands and fathers. The same goes for the Simpsons, where, at the end of the day, Homer did his best to help his family.
If you're wondering, yes, I'm digressing... Let's move along.
What does the movie South Park teach us? There were so many life lessons plunked into this movie. It was fun. But we didn't come for the morals, we came for a South Park cartoon that was long and terribly funny. 'Blame Canada was nominated for an Academy Award! If you're going to blame someone else for your problems, it's best to have a moving call-to-action song against a common enemy of flappy-headed Canadians.
It was clear this movie was inspired by old Hollywood musicals and in general, musicals. The plot is loosely based around Les Miserables; look at the song 'La Resistance' if you weren't sure. The opening song, 'Mountain Town' is an amazing introduction, soft and idylic. It was what your childhood was all about.
And in classic South Park style, they dive head first into the crude. About ten minutes into the movie, we are introduced to the best piece of the movie. 'Uncle Fucker' is a typical dance routine with fanfare. The dueling farts sequence? Awesome.
'What Would Brian Boitano Do?'is a catchy call to action tune as well. Filled with bardic type legends of how heroic Brian Boitano was. I ask myself this question for critical life decisions all the time. Except... I'm Canadian, so I freely admit I switch the lyrics up and it's Brian Orser, because, Canada.
This movie has everything! For those wondering why I didn't not mention "Kyle's Mom Is A Bitch", well... I love the song. I really do. I won't tell you it reminds me of an ex's mother. But it wasn't originally written for the movie.
My teenage boy mentality tells me that if you're an aficionado for fart jokes and reasonably good story telling with a healthy dose of parody and satire, this is the movie for you.
BONUS UPDATE: Special thanks to @viewfromnowhen on insta who pointed out there exists a video of Simon leBon from Duran Duran singing 'Uncle F*cka'. Woot!
What Would Brian Boitano Do?
Uncle F*cker
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