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Superbad

When looking at the main characters in the movie, it is easy to realize there cannot be a name to describe Seth, Evan, and Fogell better than  Superbad. The name is a glaringly obvious sarcastic remark towards the boys' behavior. These children are frankly, just a bunch of losers, and they want to escape the poor social situation they are in by doing something bad. They want to purchase alcohol because it will make them more appealing and impressive to girls than they actually are. Unfortunately, not only does the purchasing of alcohol turn out to be a much greater ordeal than they expected, but they simply are very awkward and uncool. From the way that they talk to members of the opposite sex, to the things that they do (namely odd things such as Seth's obsession with the drawing of male genitalia) they clearly are not cut out to be sexually active like they want to be. Social status is mostly predetermined by the social status of one's parents and childhood friends, and c...

Lead Blog Post - Tom and Jerry

If you have not heard of Tom and Jerry , you have unfortunately missed out on a wonderful childhood experience. You should be thanking me because I am about to fill you in on this magnificent show. Tom and Jerry is a series comprised of many animated short episodes ranging from five to fifteen minutes. The show takes the well-known concept of the cat being the natural predator of the mouse and manages to entirely subvert it. Even though Tom, the cat, tends to initiate conflicts with Jerry, the mouse, Jerry invariably emerges victorious at the end of each episode. The entire plot of the show is centered around this incongruity. It is a vital component that gives the show its comedic value. What's more is that these characters have been given the intelligence and resources of humans, especially Jerry. Jerry tends to respond to Tom's aggression with pure brutality. This includes guns, cannons, dynamite, and far worse than even that. Jerry is certainly not afraid to leverage everyt...