The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run, will be available to stream on Paramount+ on March 4, 2021. It will also be released by Paramount Home Entertainment for Premium Video-On-Demand on the same day! Is it kid friendly, though? I’m answering that question and more in my spoiler free SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run parents guide. With a PG rating that includes some rude humor and cartoon violence, here’s what parents need to know about The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run.
SpongeBob (voiced by Tom Kenny) and Gary in THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE: SPONGE ON THE RUN from Paramount Animation and Nickelodeon Movies. Photo Credit: Paramount Animation.
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run Parents Guide
The regulars from Bikini Bottom are back. Except in this movie, SpongeBob and his best friend Patrick, set off an adventure to rescue SpongeBob’s pet snail, Gary. That’s because Plankton (ever the villain) gives Gary to King Poseidon in order to collect a reward. Why? Because King Poseidon uses snails as face cream. The horror! Other regulars, like Sandy Cheeks and Squidward, end up helping SpongeBob and Patrick. There are also cameos by actors like Keanu Reeves. Here’s what parents need to know about The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run.
It’s Rated PG
The movie is rated PG, which means that parental guidance is recommended. It’s mostly rated PG due to some rude humor and cartoon violence. For example, characters say words “knucklehead,” “boob-savant,” and “loser.” Another character, when being stuck with two other characters, says it makes him want to set himself on fire. As for cartoon violence, there are references to executions, there are explosions, and there are scenes involving characters hitting each other. There isn’t any sexual content other than when one of the characters (voiced by Tiffany Haddish) says that another character is hot. The cartoon violence is comical in nature so it’s not overly offensive.
Patrick (voiced by Bill Fagerbakke) and SpongeBob (voiced by Tom Kenny) appearing in the Paramount+ original film THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE: SPONGE ON THE RUN. Photo Credit: Paramount Animation ©2021 CBS Interactive, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Overall Thoughts
This movie seemed disjointed. There were random scenes, like a scene where SpongeBob and Patrick end up in a ghost town…..with zombies. The scene was just odd. And that seemed to be the overall theme of the movie. With that being said, my son is a huge fan of SpongeBob and enjoyed watching the movie. And he’s the target audience. It just seems like this movie was an introduction for the new series debuting on Paramount+ on March 4th, Kamp Koral: SpongeBob’s Under Years, and it didn’t really have any substance to it.
About The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run
In the first-ever all CGI SpongeBob motion picture event, THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE: SPONGE ON THE RUN, SpongeBob SquarePants, his best friend Patrick, and the Bikini Bottom gang star in their most epic adventure movie yet! When SpongeBob’s beloved pet snail Gary goes missing, a path of clues leads SpongeBob and Patrick to the powerful King Poseidon, who has Gary held captive in the Lost City of Atlantic City. On their mission to save Gary, SpongeBob and his pals team up for a heroic and hilarious journey where they discover nothing is stronger than the power of friendship.