Der Lorax (2012)
23KDer Lorax: Directed by Chris Renaud, Kyle Balda. With Danny DeVito, Ed Helms, Zac Efron, Taylor Swift. A 12-year-old boy searches for the one thing that will enable him to win the affection of the girl of his dreams. To find it he must discover the story of the Lorax, the grumpy yet charming creature who fights to protect his world.
“Itu0026#39;s hard for Hollywood to make an adaptation of a book by Dr. Seuss. Especially if itu0026#39;s something like The Lorax. The Lorax is one of Dr. Seussu0026#39; darkest tales with a serious sentiment. This film adaptation keeps the story but it focuses too much to its fun characters and gimmickry of the 3D than the environmental message. It leaves the message as the background of the film. As a whole, itu0026#39;s colorful and fun but it feels very different.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe film adds a lot of new things to stretch this small story. Like the Once-ler reveals his face and the kid from from the beginning has a different motive why he went to the Once-ler. Itu0026#39;s strange and clever. This is from the creators of Despicable Me and the studiou0026#39;s trademark is to add some cute comic relief characters. The Humming Fish, Swomee Swans, and The Barbaloots are cute enough.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eItu0026#39;s easy to say that Danny DeVito is perfect as the Lorax and Ed Helms is a bit charming as the Once-ler. Everything in this film fun. The songs are pretty good although itu0026#39;s not quite memorable. What disappoints here is the execution of the story. Yes, the message is there but it feels like itu0026#39;s just the background of the film. More goes to the fun. Thereu0026#39;s nothing wrong with that but itu0026#39;s too light for this dark story.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe film has the heart and soul to show Dr. Seussu0026#39; illustration but the storytelling feels too different. The message is there but itu0026#39;s not as compelling as the book. Itu0026#39;s pretty hard to say itu0026#39;s a bad film because itu0026#39;s entertaining and fun. Itu0026#39;s hard to say itu0026#39;s great because it lacks eagerness to the message. It seems like Horton Hears A Who will remain as the best Dr. Seuss adaptation so far.”
