ocr: his moral dilemma of letting the town die or trying to save it." Springfield itself becomes a key character in THE SIMPSONS MOVIE, further distinguishing the film from the series. The filmmakers put the entire city on display through a big cinematic device. Additionally, they spotlight virtually every character in Springfield, most of whom turn up ina a huge mob scene that is one of the film's centerpieces. Al key player in the frequent and never-ending writers' meetings wasn't even a writer. Breaking tradition with animated feature filmmaking, director David Silverman worked closely with the ...
