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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South Park: Post COVID
Animation · Comedy · TV Movie · 2021
What happened to the children who lived through the Pandemic? Stan, Kyle, Cartman and Kenny survived but will never be the same Post Covid.
Movie details
South Park: Post COVID
“It's not a movie... it's a made-for-TV movie!”
2021 Animation · Comedy · TV Movie 59m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
7.2 / 10
Community rating
What happened to the children who lived through the Pandemic? Stan, Kyle, Cartman and Kenny survived but will never be the same Post Covid.
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 South Park: Post COVID?
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.
Taste neighbourhood
Nearby on the taste map.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Trey Parker
Written by
Trey Parker
Trey Parker
Various Characters (voice)
Matt Stone
Various Characters (voice)
April Stewart
Wendy Testaburger / Sharon Marsh / Shelley Marsh (voice)
Mona Marshall
Yentl Cartman (voice)
Kimberly Brooks
Interviewer (voice)
Adrien Beard
Token Black (voice)
D
Delilah Kujala
Amazon Alexa (voice)
Court is in session
Put South Park: Post COVID 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.