Overview"The Drawn Together Movie: The Movie!" is a 2010 adult animated comedy film directed by Greg Franklin and released by Comedy Central. The movie is based on the television series "Drawn Together", an unapologetically outrageous parody of truth programs which portrays various animation characters from various genres living together in a home "Real World" style.
PlotThe movie opens with the eradicator known as I.S.R.A.E.L. (Intelligent Smart Robot Animation Eraser Lady) eliminating the existence of numerous animated tv shows. The story moves to the characters of Drawn Together, who are uninformed that their show has actually been cancelled. Existential fear ensues upon the awareness, prompting them to start a quest to face the network that approved their termination.
The journey takes them across numerous animated landscapes, tangling with a plethora of film parodies and satirical setups. They eventually come across their initial set, apparently derelict and deserted, however quickly found to be home to a bootleg Drawn Together operation run by South Park's Eric Cartman, exposed as the show's true creator.
Characters and Parody ElementsMain characters Woody, Foxxy Love, Princess Clara, Toot Braunstein, Xandir, Spanky Ham, Ling-Ling, and Captain Hero each use their amusing and often crude viewpoints through the journey. The movie utilizes their interactions as vehicles for satire, parodying numerous movies and animated series from South Park to Disney classics, Hanna-Barbera cartoons, and even Japanese Anime. It also takes shots at social and political commentary, referencing subjects like racism, sexism, and homophobia.
EndingThe climax happens when the characters face I.S.R.A.E.L., demanding their existence be brought back. After a heated debate, I.S.R.A.E.L. refuses, exposing the brutal truth that they have actually not been eliminated due to low rankings however because of their offending natures which belittle, mock, and promote harmful stereotypes. The movie ends significantly with the self-sacrifice of Foxxy Love to save her pals from annihilation. The finale sees the surviving characters being transformed into a non-offensive, child-friendly show.
Critical ReceptionCritics reacted to "The Drawn Together Movie: The Movie!" with varied viewpoints. Some praised it for its unapologetic stabs at numerous locations of pop-culture and brazen, borderline-offensive humor, noting that it stays true to the essence of the initial series. Others slammed it for mainly the exact same factors, calling out the movie's insensitivity and complaining it frequently crosses the line of decency for the sake of low-cost laughs. Nevertheless, it fared well among adult animation lovers and followers of the Drawn Together series.
Conclusion"The Drawn Together Movie: The Movie!" provides a crude, candid, and definitely adult-appropriate viewing experience. Filled with unabashed humor, relentless parody of pop culture, and a full-blown attack on political correctness, it is a testament to the flexibility, boldness, and regularly controversial tastes of adult animation. In spite of its divisiveness amongst critics, the film stays a poignant and comedic commentary on the nature of animated characters, truth television, and cultural stereotyping.
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