Saturday, March 3, 2012

THE LORAX - chicken little with a mustache

Theodor Seuss Geisel aka Dr. Seuss brings us a tale of The Lorax, a creature, when summoned, is supposed to defend his thneedy forest generally by constant badgering and impish behavior.  This is a story within a story about a young boy chasing after a pretty girl whom desires a real tree because his town has not a one. He escapes the confines of his small city and finds the man responsible for the destruction of the forrest. The reclusive gentleman proceeds to tell the young man the current state of affairs happened by way of his own selfishness and avarice. Enter the Lorax, the guardian who failed miserably, with Danny DeVito's charisma and you have a panoply of Seussian tounge twisters, witty ditties and plenty of spectacular Seuss 3D landscapes filled with delightful bears, birds and orange fish.

This was proper Dr. Seuss and although a little more geared towards a grade school audience, I still found it's overall message a marvelous one. Especially for children who need to have it jolted into their tiny heads that the world is not in too great of shape and it's going to take some brave people to change the current atmosphere. Pun intended.

The Lorax was a delightful children's story loaded with social commentary and environmental awareness. Fun for you, fun for me, fun for all ages - you'll see.

Recommended Viewing: How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966) - My Neighbor Totoro

              Bob Scale: Objective: 6.5   -   Subjective: 6.8
             MetaCritic: 51
 Rotten Tomatoes: 57
                      IMDB: 6.5




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