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MAR24096
(2004), R [R*]
Analysis Date
CAP Final Score
CAP Influence Density
MinMax
October 30, 2004
10 out of 100
5.64
-61

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SUMMARY / COMMENTARY:
(This section may be and sometimes is somewhat subjective.)

If Scriptural references appear, the full text appears at the end of the Summary / Commentary likely using a mix of KJV and NIV.



(2004), R [R*] -- Rest in peace, America.

Cast/Crew Details Courtesy Internet Movie Database
Production (US): Paramount Pictures, Scott Rudin Productions
Distribution (US): Paramount Pictures
Director(s): Trey Parker
Producer(s): Frank C. Agnone II, Scott Aversano, Pam Brady, Anne Garefino, Trey Parker, Michael Polaire, Scott Rudin, Matt Stone
Written by: Pam Brady, Trey Parker, Matt Stone
Cinematography/Camera: Bill Pope
Music: Stephen Barton, Toby Chu, Harry Gregson-Williams, Daimen Kaiser, James McKee Smith, Trey Parker
Film Editing: Tom Vogt
Casting: Mary Hidalgo
Production Design: Jim Dultz
Art Direction: John Berger
Viewed At: Viewed At: Hollywood Theaters South Freeway, Burleson, Texas


From the presidential heads of Mount Rushmore with vertically ascending aircraft, the mighty and courageous Team America police the world of dastardly terrorists and terroristic activity. We are safe now that the big and brave lads and lasses of Team America are protecting us from dangerous criminals. Rest in peace, America.

Under the direction of Spotswood (voice of Daran Norris), Chris (voice of Matt Stone), Lisa (voice of Kristen Miller), Sarah (voice of Masasa), Joe (voice of Trey Parker) and originally Carson (voice of Trey Parker), replaced by Gary (voice of Trey Parker), Team America battles the dark and sinister elements that wish to destroy the world against our wishes.

In a plan masterminded by dictator Kim Jong Il (voice of Trey Parker), the Team battled the sales of weapons of mass destruction to Arab terrorists. From France to the Middle East to Panama, the Team made the world safer each day ... but managed to destroy everything in their path.

In a plan to thwart the evil terrorists in their lust to destroy the world, Spotswood enlisted the aid of Broadway actor Gary Johnston (star of a Broadway musical telling everyone they have AIDS) to replace Carson who was killed in Paris. Spotswood needed someone able to act well enough to infiltrate the Arab terrorists.

Because of his superb acting ability, Gary was successful at garnering camaraderie with the Arabs and was instrumental in enabling a crunching victory over the terrorists. But Gary later found that all the ensuing destruction was on the wrong people. Gary is beside himself in grief and team psychologist Lisa, previous girlfriend of Carson, takes Gary into her embrace ... sexually, very sexually.

After learning through the super-computer, I.N.T.E.L.L.I.G.E.N.C.E that it was indeed not the Arab terrorists who were behind the plot to destroy the world but instead was Korean dictator Kim Jong Il, Spotswood redirected Team efforts to end the reign of Kim Jong Il.

Heavy with carnage and with strings attached, this irreverent film which garnered critical acclaim with only 20 minutes of the unfinished film at the Toronto International Film Festival mocks many: Michael Moore; Alec Baldwin; "gays"; Asians; Arabs; Susan Sarandon; George Clooney; all leftist actors/actresses. Stone and Parker even manage to insert an offensive acronym by changing the name of the Screen Actor's Guild to the Film Actor's Guild. Stone and Parker even lampoon UN weapons inspector Hans Blix (voice of Trey Parker) who gets eaten by a shark for doing his job ... with an attitude.

Mimicking the TV show Thunderbirds of the 60s, shot entirely with puppets except for two cats which serve as panthers which eat someone, Team America mocks action films. And it, of course, insults Jesus with a few exceptionally vulgar expressions using His name. Though the characters were puppets, someone had to actually speak those words. If the projection of this film is anti-left, it makes no sense why Stone and Parker had to throw vulgarity at Jesus.

As was in South Park: BLU there is much vulgarity in this film. In one scene Spotswood demands a demonstration of loyalty from Gary by forcing Gary to prove his loyalty by performing oral sex on him. While no "genitals" were seen, it was vulgar enough that "genitals" would probably not have made it any more vulgar.

Another scene involved numerous positions of sexual intercourse with full nudity between two fairly anatomically correct puppets. While gender-specific anatomy was absent from Gary, it was present on Lisa.

In another scene, Gary experiences an episode of vomiting clearly exaggerated for effect after drinking himself into a stupor. I momentarily thought the exaggerated vomiting scene was put there for the "benefit" of the CAP Ministry since 1) we have apparently built a name for ourselves in Hollywood, at least that is what we are told, 2) several email attacks of our analysis of South Park: BLU flamed us for including vomiting in the listing of findings and 3) since the CAP Ministry is an enemy of many South Park: BLU lovers and apparently of Stone and Parker, the exaggerated vomiting scene made me wonder whether this second excessively exaggerated scene was just to express recognition of the CAP service. By the viciousness and vulgarity of the email attacks, I would almost believe this to be true ... Nah! Not a chance. Why would a megabuck pair of Hollywood cinematic whiz kids take notice of a church mouse poor grassroots ministry? That we beat Harvard University to the punch by a full four years in proving the "ratings creep" of the MPAA wouldn't matter now would it?

I would like, however, to make another observation but of the technical expertise and attention to detail in miniaturization. In my experience, the miniaturization in Team America has not been equaled. Ever. Not even the mega-productions of the early Japanese Godzilla films could match the quality of the Team America miniaturization. Too bad such top-notch, standard-setting skills were used on such vulgarity.

The Wanton Violence/Crime (W) investigation area revealed much violence: terrorist activity; terrorist suppression; blood and gore; gunfire killing; disaster deaths; body mutilations. [Prov. 3:31-32, Phil. 4:8]

The Impudence/Hate (I) investigation area found 123 uses of some form of profanity and racial/ethnic disrespect. [2 Tim. 2:16 - 17, Col. 3:8, Prov. 8:13]

The Sexual Immorality (S) investigation area found, in addition to the multiple positions of intercourse with nudity, several very vulgar comments, references and insults, many of which were directed at the chosen practice of homosexuality; requests for sex, both oral and coital; oral sex (homosexual); crude humor. [Eph. 5:4, Mark 7:21, Rev. 21:8]

The Drugs/Alcohol (D) investigation area revealed much display of booze; drinking; bars; ' smoking; drunkenness. [Eph. 5:18]

The Offense to God (O) investigation area found multiple uses of God's name in vain both with and without the four letter expletive [Deut. 5:11]; exceptionally vulgar use of Jesus' name. [Gal. 6:7]

The Murder/Suicide (M) investigation area found only four instances of obvious murder. Deaths due to combat/warfare are incorporated into Wanton Violence/Crime. [Gal. 5:21]

Following as a convenience to all they who clamored for an analysis of Team America for comparison to South Park: BLU is a scoring comparative for the two films.



The listing in the Findings/Scoring section will provide a complete listing of all that was noted.


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SCRIPTURAL APPLICATION(S)
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CHAPTER/VERSE

  • Prov. 3:31-32 Do not envy a violent man or choose any of his ways, for the LORD detests a perverse man but takes the upright into his confidence.
  • Phil. 4:8 Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.
  • 2 Tim. 2:16 - 17 But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness. And their word will eat as doth a canker...
  • Col. 3:8 But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.
  • Prov. 8:13 To fear the LORD is to hate evil; I hate pride and arrogance, evil behavior and perverse speech.
  • Eph. 5:4 Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk or coarse joking, which are out of place, but rather thanksgiving.
  • Mark 7:21 For from within, out of men's hearts, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, ...
  • Rev. 21:8 But the [unforgiven] ... whoremongers [sexually immoral], ... , shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.
  • Eph. 5:18 Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit. ["Wine" can be any intoxicating substance. Though it is not a sin to drink, it is a sin to get drunk. A recent study http://www.acponline.org/journals/ecp/janfeb02/dalton.pdf has found an undeniable link between the presentation of alcoholic beverages and tobacco in and as entertainment and abuse of them by adolescents. And teaching/causing youth to abuse alcohol/tobacco by emboldening youth with them in and as entertainment invokes Luke 17:2. And if you believe "R" keeps the kids out, you need to get out more.]
  • Deut. 5:11 Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain: for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain. [Vain is shav' {shawv}: emptiness, nothingness, vanity, such as an expletive. With or without the four letter expletive, the use of God's name in any way other than respect, reverence or thoughtful discussion is in vain. That includes the popular three syllable sentence with His name trailing it AND the misuse of Jesus' name.]
  • Gal. 6:7 Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked [mukterizo {mook-tay-rid'-zo}: to turn up the nose or sneer at, deride]. A man reaps what he sows.
  • Gal. 5:21 Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things [who are unforgiven] shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

    ***Selected Scriptures of Armour against the influence of the entertainment industry***
  • Ps. 12:8 The wicked freely strut about [e.g., create progressively vile/offensive entertainment with impunity and no consequences and present it to younger and younger audiences every year] when what is vile is honored among men [when enough people continue to defend it, embrace it, pay for it, enjoy it, want it, submit to it. I call attention to Ps. 12:8 to warn of the creeping desensitizing power of "entertainment."]
  • Col. 2:8 Beware lest any man [by his influence] spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.
  • 1 Cor. 15:33 (KJV) Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners. (NIV) Do not be misled: Bad company corrupts good character.
  • Rom. 5:19 For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous.
  • Jude 4 For certain men* whose condemnation was written about long ago have secretly slipped in among you. They are godless men, who change [warp, distort, falsely represent, situationally redefine, counterfeit, conditionally apply] the grace of our God into a license for immorality and deny Jesus Christ our only Sovereign and Lord. [*men: anthropos {anth'-ro-pos}, generic, a human being, whether male or female]
  • Matt. 25:40 And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto [or for] one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto [or for] me.
  • Luke 17:2 It would be better for him to be thrown into the sea with a millstone tied around his neck than for him to cause one of these little ones to sin. [cause by teaching or example]
  • Ps. 119:133 Direct my footsteps according to your word; let no sin rule over me.
  • John 14:15 If ye love me, keep my commandments.
  • 1 Thess. 5:22 Abstain from all appearance of evil.


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    As always, it is best to refer to the Findings/Scoring section -- the heart of the CAP analysis model -- for the most complete assessment possible of this movie.
  • FINDINGS / SCORING:
    (The heart of the CAP Analysis Model)

    Team America: World Police (2004) CAP Thermometers

    Wanton Violence/Crime (W)
  • firearms to control/for offense, repeatedly
  • dead "body", repeatedly, most with gore
  • suggesting suicide to solve problems
  • property damage by arrogance
  • threats with firearms, repeatedly
  • action/terrorism violence, some graphic and most with "deaths" and gore, repeatedly
  • multiple gunfire "killing", most with exaggerated gore, repeatedly
  • air battle violence
  • undersea battle violence
  • multiple torture, some vulgar
  • hand-to-hand combat violence
  • "human" incineration
  • graphic animal mutilation of a "human", multiple
  • gunfire to "kill", repeatedly

    Impudence/Hate (I)
  • 71 uses of the three/four letter word vocabulary
  • 52 uses of the most foul of the foul words
  • vomiting greatly exaggerated for effect
  • racial insults, repeatedly

    Sexual Immorality (S)
  • sexual innuendo by dress and comment
  • vulgar comments/talk, repeatedly
  • vulgar anatomical references, repeatedly
  • vulgar homosexual anatomical references, repeatedly
  • insults of those who chose to practice homosexuality, repeatedly
  • offer of sex
  • graphic puppet intercourse with nudity, multiple positions
  • oral sex during intercourse
  • vulgar talk in song, repeatedly
  • request for oral sex - homosexual
  • dropping pants for oral sex - homosexual (genitals unseen)
  • oral sex - homosexual (genitals unseen)
  • vulgar/crude humor, repeatedly
  • talk of male rape of male
  • vulgar talk of oral sex
  • statue nudity, twice
  • porn marquee
  • request for oral sex - heterosexual

    Drugs/Alcohol (D):
  • booze, repeatedly
  • drinking
  • smoking, repeatedly
  • bar
  • drunkenness to deal with anger

    Offense to God (O)
  • six uses of God's name in vain with the four letter expletive and 13 without
  • exceptionally vulgar expressions using Jesus' name, three times

    Murder/Suicide (M)
  • gunfire murder to head with gore
  • murder by being eaten by shark, graphic
  • gunfire mutilation murder
  • murder by impalement, graphic













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