Warning: The following contains spoilers for Spy x Family CODE: White!
Summary
- Spy x Family CODE: White
‘s clever animation style change turns a crude joke into comic gold. - The film’s humor builds on past crude jokes from the series, showcasing a smart twist on lowbrow humor.
- Spy x Family
‘s ability to subvert expectations with its humor shines in the Poop God sequence.
Spy x Family‘s first feature film, CODE: White, managed to make the franchise’s most disgusting joke work for one big reason. While the premise for Spy x Family lends itself to some pretty thrilling scenes for action fans, Spy x Family is, at its heart, a comedy. The way each member of the Forger family plays off each other can be absolutely hysterical, with their funniest moments being the highlight of the show. However, when the series made it to the big screen, one extended joke sequence surprisingly was more disgusting than expected.
In Spy x Family CODE: White‘s finale, Anya is held captive by Snidel and his men to retrieve an important microfilm from her. However, since she accidentally ate the chocolate it was hiding in, Snidel orders two of his men to watch her and get the information when Anya, for lack of a better term, passes it out. This leads to Anya struggling to hold it in to prevent them from getting the microfilm in an extended joke that’s surprisingly lowbrow for the series. However, it all pays off when Anya can’t bear to hold it in anymore and begins to hallucinate.
In this alternate world, she’s greeted by the mighty Poop God as he guides her to a land of toilets that they traverse by farting. It’s a remarkably crude joke, but a rapid shift in animation-style subverts it to become comic gold.
Review: Spy x Family CODE: White Offers a Fun Adventure Even New Fans Can Enjoy
With a fun script and an adventure made for the big screen, Spy x Family CODE: White is a film that will delight fans and newcomers alike.
Spy x Family’s Poop God Joke Works with a Highly-Budgeted Shift in Animation
Directed by Takashi Katagiri, Produced by WIT Studio & Toho Animation
This fantastical sequence involving the Poop God takes the humor of Spy x Family to its most disgusting yet. However, a quick change in animation ultimately transforms it into one of the film’s best jokes. The style feels like something fans would expect from Studio Ghibli with a highly-detailed fantasy world bolstered by colors that look fantastic on the big screen.
It’s clear that a lot of the animation budget went into this sequence, and it paid off. The fact that fart jokes and toilet humor are being placed against a gorgeous looking environment makes for a brilliant juxtaposition that completely subverts viewers’ thoughts on these jokes being considered the lowest form of comedy.
Spy x Family Proved It Can Be Smart with Crude Humor Before the Movie
Yor’s Unfortunate Injury Made for Some of Her Funniest Moments Alongside Loid
What’s interesting is the brilliant handling of the Poop God sequence shouldn’t come as a major surprise for most Spy x Family fans. While the series doesn’t resort to toilet humor often, it has dabbled with some crude jokes in the past. One of the most notable examples comes from the season 2 premiere when Yor gets shot in the butt following one of her missions as the Thorn Princess. The entire story’s jokes revolve around her trying to hide her injury from the family. The humor comes from her expressions, doing her best to absorb the pain while Loid looks in confusion during their night out.
Spy x Family‘s humor has made it one of anime’s best recent comedies because it knows how to play with the audience’s expectations. Whether it’s Yor’s unfortunate injury or the hilarious Poop God sequence, the franchise is capable of taking humor that most usually groan at and making it funny with a small change. In this case, CODE: White succeeded with Spy x Family‘s most disgusting joke yet as it subverted an often-maligned type of humor and brought a smart twist to the table with an animation-style swap.
Spy x Family CODE: White
is now playing in theaters from Crunchyroll, Sony Pictures, WIT Studio and Toho Animation
Source: Crunchyroll
Spy x Family Code: White (2024)
An additional story set in the Spy X Family universe, Spy x Family Code: White is an action-adventure comedy film directed by Takashi Katagiri. Loid’s position in Operation Strix is under threat when his organization looks to replace him in the espionage mission. Creating what seems to be the perfect plan, Loid heads off with Yor, Anya, and Bond, help Anya create the perfect meal to impress her school’s headmaster. However, the family accidentally set off a chain events that force them to save the world.
