Issue date: 7/30/07 Section: Aggielife

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After 18 years of offending audiences everywhere, Matt Groening has achieved the goal of taking his simple family of hell to the big screen.

The long anticipated movie begins with a bang, and the audience already realizes the fate of the beloved family. Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, Maggie and the rest of the gang are in dire trouble. With an message of doom by a possessed grandpa, Marge is on full alert to be sure that the impending prophecy will not occur. Of course, the one thorn in her side that would prevent her from succeeding, the illustrious Homer Simpson, fails to heed her words of wisdom and becomes the cause of the possible destruction of Springfield.

It all begins when Homer meets the beloved "Spider-Pig." Marge believes that the pig will be the source of the destruction of Springfield. On the side, little environmentalist Lisa petitions for the government's response to a polluted lake issue. An ordinance is set in place to prevent trespassing and any form of polluting in the lake. Homer, in an eager attempt to get to a donut sale and to avoid Marge's constant nagging, chooses to dump copious amounts of waste into the lake, thus making it severely toxic. The government is quick to respond and quick to provide a very over-generalized solution.

With the entire community of Springfield outraged at the government's response and with Homer's stupidity, he begins to lose the appreciation of the city and even his own family. Now Homer must save Springfield from a disaster that is naturally his fault, regain the love of his family and stop the foreboding prophecy that has now come true.

Filled with all sorts of retorts toward the government, one cannot help but laugh as the talented voices of the actors faithfully execute the biting words of Groening. Intended to teach us all a valuable lesson, one can immediately see the crisis of Springfield happening in our home town.

With morale and a thirst for biting humor, "The Simpson's Movie" will not fail to displease any loyal fan of, or even a complete newcomer to the series. The actors, who have essentially become the characters themselves, do justice to their roles and allow us to briefly get away from the somewhat mundane world of 3-D animation.

Will the two-dimensional world of Springfield be able to be saved from the greedy government? Will the inept Homer Simpson be able to save the day from his own disaster? Will he be able to regain the love of his family? Take a quick break from any day-to-day task, grab a jelly-filled donut and find out for yourself.

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