The release of the latest animated film of the franchise, The SpongeBob movie: Search for SquarePants, certainly created an uproar on social media, earning major virality as a testament to its success. Loaded with jokes, innuendos and catchy tunes, one may criticize the maturity level of this movie.
Many parents say it was far too inappropriate for the audience it was targeted for. There are a few issues parents and critics alike took with the new movie; however, one artist who has a song featured on the movies soundtrack sparked a lot of conversation. The artist of the topic is none other than Ice Spice, who performed her song Big Guy in the Search for SquarePants movie. The song went viral for its catchiness but also went under fire after some people found it unrelated to and inappropriate for the movie. Some even went as far to call it “brain rot music” and say it makes “no sense.”
Ice Spice herself has made many songs that are quite explicit to say the least, her most popular being Munch (Feelin’ U) in 2022. Leaving many to argue and ask why she is in the new SpongeBob movie that is marketed towards children. Many parents also had a problem with Ice Spice wearing a sheer dress during the premiere of the movie. It didn’t help with the light sexual humor in the movie, such as the much-viewed scene of Patrick with an eye-patch covering his private area.
This has created concern for young, impressionable viewers. SpongeBob has always been known for its out of the box and sometimes sneaky jokes, but some say the potty humor and innuendos this go around went too far. Despite these upset parents, there is another group of people who also don’t feel very fond of the new movie. Adult movie viewers also commented on feeling disconnected from the movie based on the SpongeBobfranchise that they grew up with, claiming it was mediocre with excessive potty humour.
Sarah Chaudhry recalls this claiming she didn’t feel the nostalgic feeling that she was searching for during the movie. She says, “I miss sitting with my parents and sharing those heartwarming moments. I wish I had that experience watching this film.” Users on IMDb agree with this as well. One commenter wrote: “this felt like a low point for the SpongeBob franchise that I’ve watched since the ’00s when I was in my 20s,” showing the loss of magic in SpongeBob for many of its long-time viewers.
Despite the back-and-forth between both sides of the argument, it is safe to say that The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants has created enough conversation to promote its way to one of the most popular children’s movies of 2025. Leaving many now wondering whose job it is to monitor the material of what children are watching. It will be exciting to see the new children’s movies that are released in 2026 and how they compare to this viral movie.
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