Whenever we think of a rebellious and disrespectful TV show we are sure that there are two words that come to your mind right away: South Park. Yes, this animated cartoon TV show is one of the most aggressive ones that we have come to see in the last years, and this feature is perhaps what makes it so popular among young and adult people.
Its sense of humor is really acid and irony is seen all along its duration. But what makes South Park so interesting is the fact that they creators know that the show may disgust many people, and that is exactly what they are seeking: they are not planning on changing anything about it. In the end, the product ends up catching the attention of many curious ones that finally decide to stick to it because of its underlying intelligence and critic.
South Park is an animated cartoon story that was firstly aired in the year of 1997, after more than five years of production and reformation of other ideas that gave way to the final product. The most outstanding visual feature that this show has are the paper cut-outs that were used in the beginning to create the characters and scenarios and that are know digitally created maintaining that bi dimensional appearance that makes the show outlook quite unique. It is believed that this technique allows the responsible ones to work faster and to keep the episodes up with current events and news, a feature that many other animated cartoons lack of.
No matter which position each of us may take in relationship with the way in which ideas are expressed in this animated cartoon TV show, it is undeniable its popularity and, apart from that, it should be recognized as one of the most important TV shows of the latest years, and that is simply because it is one of those shows that create a tendency and become therefore iconic. In the end, many of its messages are misunderstood and we tend to miss the underlying ideology which is highly critical of celebrities, stardom, violence and hypocrisy.




