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Rick And Murty Moral Analysis

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Rick and Morty: Adventures Through Space and Morality
Through the invention of the television, the art of animation was able to transition from the big screen to the small screen. Serialized animated adventures boomed in the 80’s and 90’s as a market to pander for children, with dry, easy to follow storylines and bright flashing colors – no room for adult humor or ideas. However, just as the medium changed from film to television, the medium of cartoons has changed as well, opening up for innovative, if at times crude, animated series. Among this new influx of shows, one space time adventure has emerged to set itself apart from the usual lineup of grown-up cartoons. Rick and Morty has proven to be one of the most entertaining adult cartoon show with its engaging story and characters, witty commentary, and its clever use of science fiction tropes and dark comedy to balance the two.
At first glance, you wouldn’t think an animated adventure depicting an old, drunken scientist and his anxious teenage grandson going on bizarre escapades through different universes would be capable of much depth. Yet some surprising emotion can be found amongst the …show more content…

Futurama and The Simpsons are better at blending comedy and drama in similar ways to Rick and Morty, even focusing on some the tragedies that can occur in life rather than just strictly low-brow humor, but they never really take it as far as Rick and Morty can sometimes push. Episodes like Leela discovering she isn’t an alien but a mutant or Homer thinking his wife Marge is going to leave him are upsetting to watch, but pale when faced with Rick setting up a science machine to kill himself or Morty murdering a whole town in a

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