Dr Seuss' The Lorax (2012)

 
Dr Seuss' The Lorax (2012)

6/10

Starring (Voice)
Danny DeVito
Zac Efron
Taylor Swift


Directed by Chris Renaud and Kyle Balda

The film is the fourth feature film based on a book by Dr. Seuss, the second Dr. Seuss adaptation to be fully computer-animated after Horton Hears a Who!, and the first released in 3D. Probably not one of the best adaptations. The distribution company, Universal Pictures, released the film on March 2nd, 2012, the 108th birthday of Seuss.

The movie made a mess of what Disney/Pixar did with WALL-E (2008). WALL-E passed the message of our environment depleting with the aid of a love story and what I believed could not be possible — robots with no words making a classic must-see movie. WALL-E was like a silent film animation, and it for me it is one of the best animations you can see.

The Lorax too tries to achieve something similar (showing a depleting earth with a love story), but it was too watered down to be noticed. The movie follows the laid-down plot of the book about a 12-year-old boy's search for the one thing that will enable him to win the affection of the girl of his dreams. On his quest to find that one thing, he stumbles on the story of the Lorax.

The Lorax is a grumpy orange-like creature whose main task is to protect the earth (when I say earth, I mean the forest and woods) from destruction. How he manages to handle his love story, with the story of the Lorax, is what this movie wants you to come and see.

The studio responsible for this is Illumination Entertainment, which brought you the much-acclaimed Despicable Me, and it was directed by Chris Renaud (Despicable Me). The voice casting was well done, it is well casted, and it lures you into enjoying the movie.

The Lorax is a colourful movie with singing and dancing, all well enough for a kid to enjoy. So if you want a movie for your kids, go see this.

But you have to give kudos to Danny DeVito. To me, the only thing I enjoyed most about the movie was hearing him speak. He brought life into a movie that seemed to be missing out on all things good.

The Lorax was received with mixed reviews, but it was a commercial success.

This movie is neither great nor grand. Dr. Seuss: The Lorax is a movie that will not make you plan a second visit to the cinema to see it again, one major reason for that is the bad pacing and slow start. The Lorax sometimes feels like its dragging its way to the good parts, and the movie to me is one that only a matured mind will be able to understand. So for me to say this is a movie you will not mind skipping, know that I mean it.