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1.0 Introduction

1.1 Background

Cultural space in the paper refers to a community or a professional environment where there is a specific cultural identity that influences individuals to behave in a given manner. Cultural capabilities in any space tend to have an impact on the mindset of individuals. Cultural space has a unique status depending on its characteristics and operations (Lynn, 2006). The first cultural space that individuals are exposed to immediately after birth is their home. The school and professional environments become part of their life once they are introduced into the society during their growth and development periods. Safe space refers to an environment where people may live together and respect each other. The people in such a space tend to express their rights freely and interact with one another without thinking of any negative factor coming to influence their interactions. On the other hand, unsafe space comprises of a lot of conflicts, stereotypes, and misunderstandings that may lead to negative factors motivating negative interactions between individuals.

1.2 Aim of the Report

The report focuses its description on the aspect of cultural capabilities when it comes to the development of different concepts in the professional environment. It will create a deep understanding of the evaluation and description of safe and unsafe space. The report will focus on the Simpsons to describe the different spaces in the human society and how they impact the minds and lives of people. It will use the television show to develop recommendations to improve the space in any appropriate manner. The report will ensure that it uses a clear description of the different segments of safe and unsafe space.

1.3 Scope of the Report

The report describes the Simpsons to describe the different spaces found in the lives of human beings It uses a video (link: https://fmovies.is/film/the-simpsons-1.w78l/z87jq3) to relate to the subject of cultural capabilities and working space. The environmental spaces where the Simpsons live tend to be both safe and unsafe environment for individuals to grow and develop in terms of their career status, personality, and relation with each other.

2.0 Summary and Observations

2.1 Summary of the Video Clip

As stated above, the report focuses its efforts to look at the different aspects found in the Simpsons Movie. The Simpsons movie is an animated film that was derived from the Original Fox series known as the Simpsons. The movie was directed by a famous and renowned director, David Silverman. Among its casts include Nancy Cartwright, Hank Azaria, Yeardley Smith, Marcia Wallace, and Harry Shearer. The movie was produced by Matt Groening, AI Jean, Richard Sakai, James L. Brooks, and Mike Scully. The movie was produced and released on 21st July 2007. The total budget of the Simpsons was $ 75 million but it grossed more than $ 500 million in the box office market (Rhodes, 2001). The film is based on a social setting which acts as space where the different characters are involved. When it comes to the scenario on Lake Springfield, the barge dissolves the barge of the Green Day (music group). It occurs when there is a revolt in the town created by Billie Joe Armstrong who comes up with an environmental discussion. Grampa foresees the town’s destruction but it is only Marge that takes the issue a serious matter.

Bart (Homer’s son) is arrested by Chief Wiggum after accepting his father’s daring to walk naked to Krusty Burger. The incident leaves Homer not caring which motivates Barter to think that his father does not care about his life. The whole situation is caused by Homer who ends up running from the town. This is after Homer dumps silos in the lake which is an environmental violation. The silo pollutes the water worse as compared to before. As much as Homer and his family go on a number of issues, Homer is able to save the town from the problem. The characters are Homer (father), Marge (wife), Bart (son), Lisa (daughter), and Maggie (daughter). Lisa is always active while Maggie does not speak at all unless under special stressful circumstances. Bart plays a lot and is always the one falling into the traps of his father.

2.2 Observations and Analysis

Springfield is a town that comprises of different people; it has a population of thousands of people who are involved in different social activities. Homer is the main reason as to why the town finds itself in the wrong situation. Homer is a troublemaker in a satirical way because of his wrong decisions and negative behavioral traits that affect the smooth operations of the other members of the town. Homer adopts a pig which is unlike him and he goes ahead to store the feces of the pigs in silos. His wife, Marge does not like the situation and forces him to dispose of the feces in a secure manner. He decides to throw the feces in the lake and not the waste management plant which is against the laws. The situation shows that Homer is stupid and inpatient.

The waste influences mutations such as those of a squirrel found in the lake. Homer does not cooperate with the law to save the town and escapes with his family through a sinkhole. This should not be the case. Homer needs to communicate with the environmental officers to know the possible ways of dealing with the issue. Space which is Springfield town is not safe at the particular time because of homer’s bad behavior to pollute the environment around him (Todd, 2002). The situation before is great until Homer spoils it. Homer is always defensive about his behavior and does want to accept his act of environmental pollution.

Many of the cultural references derived from the film may be displayed throughout the different scenes. The space shown in the film is that similar to the film Titanic when the Green Day band plays “Nearer My God, to Thee” while their barge sinks. The other scene is that of Bart skateboarding while being naked while different things that he passes are covered by his genitalia. The situation is full of humor due to the different parodies of other films created by the movie through its characters Marge and Homer. The movie gives the audience an opportunity to look at life from another perspective because of the humor found in the space which is Springfield and the different scenes surrounding the characters. The movie shows the aspect of people being careless and arrogant about the laws. Homer being at the center of the activities gives an excellent description of how some people may be stupid (Rhodes, 2001). The writers create a deep understanding of the situation through the cartoons strip depicted by the movie. It is through the cartoonish effect that influences the viewers to acquire a personal relationship with the film. Springfield is a small town that comprises of a little number of individuals who know each other because of their close neighborhoods. It is the culture of the town to remain obedient to the law in all perspectives. The community members need to focus their efforts on making sure that they abide by the social, political, and economic regulations governing them.

However, there is wrong which is committed. At the conclusion of the film, Homer becomes culturally intelligent by assisting his son to throw the bomb which changes the scenes and saves the town against the problem of pollution and the dome which attacks the town. Homer ends up apologizing to Bart (his son) through an innocent and slow voice which shows remorse for the wrongs committed against his family (Rhodes, 2001 p. 21). Homer is forgiven by the town because of his bravery and when the town comes back to normal. Homer’s friends begin to help him rebuild the family house after the whole situation comes to an end. The above factor shows that relations between people may create a lot of positive changes and influence development in any given situations.

3.0 Recommendations

The Simpsons are one of the most influential films of the 21st century. The movie touches on different lives of individuals in the daily American society. It is important for the writers to use real-life situations that are serious to create a positive relationship between the characters and the different audiences in the film industry. Homer should be created to be this calm character that should respect the laws and interact with those around him without any problems. Homer is the main reason as to why the town falls under the dome because of the pollution (Rhodes, 2001). It is his responsibility that the town comes into a chaotic status. Homer needs to be responsible because he is a father and a husband with a family that looks up to him for everything. He needs to know how to conduct responsible acts that affect the rest of the town in a positive manner. It is through the changing aspect of his behavior that he is able to eliminate any negative situation that befalls the town.

4.0 Summary and Conclusion

My video which is the Simpson’s movie creates both a negative and positive perception of the space in our society. In relation to the above situation in the recommendation part, it is important for the management of the town to consider changing the environment to be conducive for each and every member (Vera & Speight, 2003). The town members should have involved themselves in cleaning the lake to stop the mutation and to eliminate the aspect of the town falling under the dome. The town should be kept clean and anyone should be punished for breaking any rules. The above situation influences regulations to be respected and for people to have a better relationship that influences harmonious living in the town.

References

Armstron, P. (2005). The Simpsons and Democracy Political Apathy, Popular Culture, and Lifelong Learning as Satire.

Lynn, M. (2006). Race, culture, and the education of African Americans. Educational theory, 56(1), 107-119.

Rhodes, C. (2001). D'Oh: The Simpsons, popular culture, and the organizational carnival. Journal of Management Inquiry, 10(4), 374-383.

Thompson, L. (2006). A review of finite-element methods for time-harmonic acoustics. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 119(3), 1315-1330.

Todd, A. (2002). Rhetoric of The Simpsons. Enviropop: Studies in environmental rhetoric and popular culture, 63.

Vera, E., & Speight, S. (2003). Multicultural competence, social justice, and counseling psychology: Expanding our roles. The Counseling Psychologist, 31(3), 253-272.