The Lorax Movie Review

Plot: 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.

What I liked: Danny DeVito as the Lorax. That's it.

What I REALLY didn't like: Well, allow me to list the horrible mistakes this movie and it's creators have made:

1. Contradicted the original story of the original Lorax short story.

2. The only line from the original book: "the touch of their tufts was much softer than silk and they had the sweet smell of fresh butterfly milk" -- and [in the movie] Ted says, "Wow, what does that even mean?" and Audrey says, "I know, right?" So one of the only lines that is from the book, that does have Dr. Seuss' sublime whimsy, is basically made fun of, or at least, dragged down to Earth. What a dick move is that?

3. We are constantly reminded that these are the guys who brought us "Despicable Me". Now, I disliked that movie, some parts were okay, the rest... eh... I let it slide. But these guys, use that as a marketing gimmick. As if they believe that movie was the best one out there. Sadly, reality needs to hit them in the face. Big time. If you enjoyed Despicable Me, that's fine. But sadly, and this is really pathetic, they ripped off of themselves, because there is a group of bears, that basically act like the minions from the previous movie. *facepalms* Another point that they ripped off of themselves, is because these are the same guys who ALSO brought us "Hop". And the antagonist in The Lorax is a mister O'Hare. Wasn't there a character named "O'Hare"? Oh, boy I think there was... in.. FUCKING HOP! Mister Fred O'Hare, so clearly he went from being the Easter Bunny to an asshole to nature, selling air to people. How the hell do you go about doing that, anyway? And even in Hop, they ripped off of themselves with the little chicks, who are also small and yellow. Boy, they're not even trying anymore, huh?  

4. Acted like the trees were the main importance, when the book clarified it was everything, not just the trees.

5. The commercials the Lorax has starred in, has made the character, look like a hypocrite. Let me give you the examples, and this is just fucking disgusting: Mazda used the likeness of the Lorax's setting and characters in an advertisement for their CX-5 SUV. This was seen by some as a perversion of the work's original meaning. The film has also been used to sell Seventh Generation disposable diapers. Basically, they're using a character who is pro-nature, to sell crap that harms the environment. Dr. Seuss is rolling in his grave because of this, I'm sure.

Overall: Please, don't see this. It's awful, awful garbage. Watch the Chuck Jones 30 minute short, and you'll feel satisfied watching that compared to this steaming pile of cinematic pig shit.

I apologize for the language, but this proves that Hollywood REALLY loves to royally butt-fuck Dr. Seuss to no end, and it seems that the Lorax was a definite sign of them not giving a rats ass about the original story, or ANY of them for that matter. I didn't mind "Horton Hears a Who", but at least they stuck to the original story, which was "Protecting the civilization on the speck on the furry clover". I pray to the powers that be, that they do not lay a hand on "The Sneeches" cause I fear they'll screw that up too. Or hell, even "Green Eggs and Ham"!

To be honest, to each their own. I don't care if you liked it, or hated it as much as I did, I just wanted to share my opinion on this. If I can respect your opinion, then you can respect mine, yes? Alright, fantastic.