by Liomas Thomas

Created on: November 18, 2008

Are there three fingered yellow people walking around saying funny quips? Um, no. Would a bad father like Homer Simpson run his family into poverty? Yes. Could a young genius like Lisa Simpson be born to poor, uneducated Homer and his much smarter wife Marge? Well, yes.

So how real are the events featured in the Simpson's? First, spoiler alert. The movie starts with the Simpson's going to church, where grandpa has a vision. Many church people feel that God can, on rare occasion, speak through someone. It is entirely possible. Even if you are not religious, good old gramps is senile, isn't he? And yet he knows his son, knows how polluted the lake is, and it's possible he put things together and his mind coughed it out in the manner portrayed in the movie. Or maybe he had a nightmare. The warning is vague enough to come true in a variety of ways.

Then, young Lisa Simpson's is getting signatures to stop pollution. Talk to enough people, and you will find someone who has a daughter like Lisa, who is interested in causes, and does support them fully. Would a town forbid dumping? Yes. Many people are unaware of the dangers until someone kicks up a fuss. Different towns have different laws for this reason. Remember, the mayor is corrupt and gives the people anything they want. And many communities have forbid dumping over ravines, canyons, streams, anywhere where no dumping signs are posted.

Homer then dumps the pig feces silo in the lake. True to form. The man is an idiot, and careless, and exactly the kind who tosses something in a public spot to get rid of it. If you don't believe this, you are one of the lucky few who haven't had to deal with these people.

A creature jumps in the lake and transforms. Many animals are transformed by pollution. Many new mutations are found in nature, from the ever popular two headed calf to the multi eyed creature in the Simpson's. They are usually born that way, though, not created in an instant.

The EPA puts a dome over the entire city. Would a government allow this? What haven't they allowed? History says that yes, this could happen. Would they enclose a dome? Yes, if the danger would spread. Many horror movies show cities being sacrificed to save others, outbreak showed the town about to be destroyed. Areas in real life are sealed off. When mount St. Helens blew, the area was sealed, and people elected to stay behind. Not quite the same, but it shows it could happen.

The Simpson's escape, and the government plans to destroy Springfield.

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