Nov 4, 2023 09:08 PM
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INTRO: The latest standalone South Park special offers a sour rebuke of Hollywood's efforts to bring inclusion to their tentpole franchises that involve recasting, genderbending or diversifying already-existing roles by turning its quartet of kids into women — hence, the title: South Park: Joining the Panderverse.
Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy bears the brunt of a lot of the nastiest jokes in the special, as the characters repeatedly accuse her by name of ruining Indiana Jones with the introduction of Helena Shaw (Phoebe Waller-Bridge). The heir apparent to the franchise after Harrison Ford's final bow was met with scorn by parts of the fanbase. At the same time, South Park also takes a solid swipe at the toxic elements of fandom that are unwilling to accept any meaningful changes to promote inclusion in Hollywood tentpoles.
Beyond the "pandering" plotline, though, the special, which was released on Oct. 27, also has some key predictions about where American society is heading that aren't quite so controversial. Here's a look at five (very plausible) predictions in South Park: Joining the Panderverse... (MORE - details)
COVERED: 1. Handymen are going to be kings ..... 2. People will start to use AI therapy apps ..... 3. The middle class will go to war against colleges ..... 4. When the handymen are the billionaires, people will finally take a stand ..... 5. Multiverse stuff is tired, so Disney will stop doing it
https://youtu.be/89cto-IvD98
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/89cto-IvD98
INTRO: The latest standalone South Park special offers a sour rebuke of Hollywood's efforts to bring inclusion to their tentpole franchises that involve recasting, genderbending or diversifying already-existing roles by turning its quartet of kids into women — hence, the title: South Park: Joining the Panderverse.
Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy bears the brunt of a lot of the nastiest jokes in the special, as the characters repeatedly accuse her by name of ruining Indiana Jones with the introduction of Helena Shaw (Phoebe Waller-Bridge). The heir apparent to the franchise after Harrison Ford's final bow was met with scorn by parts of the fanbase. At the same time, South Park also takes a solid swipe at the toxic elements of fandom that are unwilling to accept any meaningful changes to promote inclusion in Hollywood tentpoles.
Beyond the "pandering" plotline, though, the special, which was released on Oct. 27, also has some key predictions about where American society is heading that aren't quite so controversial. Here's a look at five (very plausible) predictions in South Park: Joining the Panderverse... (MORE - details)
COVERED: 1. Handymen are going to be kings ..... 2. People will start to use AI therapy apps ..... 3. The middle class will go to war against colleges ..... 4. When the handymen are the billionaires, people will finally take a stand ..... 5. Multiverse stuff is tired, so Disney will stop doing it
https://youtu.be/89cto-IvD98