The defence The Sentimental Softie
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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The Simpsons in Plusaversary
Animation · Comedy · Fantasy · 2021
The Simpsons host a Disney+ Day party and everyone is on the list… except Homer. With friends from across the service and music fit for a Disney Princess, Plusaversary is Springfield's event of the year.
Movie details
The Simpsons in Plusaversary
2021 Animation · Comedy · Fantasy 4m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.4 / 10
Community rating
The Simpsons host a Disney+ Day party and everyone is on the list… except Homer. With friends from across the service and music fit for a Disney Princess, Plusaversary is Springfield's event of the year.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over The Simpsons in Plusaversary?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
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Cast & crew
Directed by
David Silverman
Written by
Dan Vebber · Jessica Conrad · Al Jean · Loni Steele Sosthand
Dan Castellaneta
Homer Simpson / Barney Gumble / Sideshow Mel / Happy / Grumpy / Donald Duck / Winnie the Pooh (voice)
Nancy Cartwright
Bart Simpson (voice)
Yeardley Smith
Lisa Simpson (voice)
Hank Azaria
Moe Szyslak / Captain McCallister / Goofy / Buzz Lightyear (voice)
Tress MacNeille
Maleficent (voice)
Court is in session
Put The Simpsons in Plusaversary on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.