Rick and Morty
2013
Original language: English
- animation
- comedy
- sci-fi & fantasy
- action & adventure
The story
Follows a sociopathic genius scientist who drags his inherently timid grandson on adventures across the universe.
What it’s like
Bright, flat cartoon colour against scratchy, deliberately rough line work, with sudden swings into cosmic neon, slimy green alien textures and sterile lab whites that make every new world feel cheap and strange. Cutaway gags land fast, and the framing often jerks to a close-up on a nervous face or a sudden stretch of silence before the next chaos. The score is bouncy synth and electronic bloops that mostly undercut the danger on screen. Vibe: frenetic, irreverent, mean-spirited but sweet underneath, the kind of loud chaos you put on when you want to laugh at something absurd. Episodes are short and self-contained, with dense jokes and abrupt pacing. The core arc follows a cynical, self-destructive genius and his anxious grandson slowly forming a messy, loyal bond through repeated near-disasters. Violence is frequent and cartoonish: bodies splatter, creatures are dismembered, and there is crude sexual humour, drinking, and occasional disturbing body horror, all played for shock and laughs rather than real dread. For adults who like sharp, unsentimental satire and don't mind gross-out humour.
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