The Lorax (2012)

A Brilliant Conflict

Too much about the plot just didn't add up, the writing was bad, some of the scenes were cringey and awkward,

This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

This movie touches on such a huge issue in our society, and depicts it in a great way that children and adults alike can watch. LOVE IT

Story & message are great (Dr. Seuss) but the majority of the movie tries really hard to be a little bit of everything (A musical, a drama, a romance, action, comedy, etc). Coming from illumination, there's a lot of "minion"-esque humor which is always annoying to adult people, but for youngin's is like candy. I'd still prefer to just read the book or watch the old cartoon personally. Movie: 6/10 Book: 9/10 Danny DeVito: 50/10

It is disheartening to see people be this stubborn and not willing to remove the rose tainted nostalgia glasses. Lorax is a meaningful story that is as relevant today as it was all those years ago. It was also a children's book at roughly 30 pages. Lorax the movie knows that it can not bring the original story to the big screen successfully because it simply is not long enough to be done in a good way. Even with a script written with new events the movie is not 90 minutes long. So what we instead get is a story of what world would be like after the Lorax book ends. As a children's movie Lorax has some cute humor and beautiful art style, it also has some tunes that kids would easily sing along to and "How bad" always sticks in my head. We have a protagonist that makes sense in the world that we are presented and a side cast that fulfill their purpose. From the modern mom that despite her career making contact with family harder sticking up for her son and supporting him to a wise grandma that yet again fights the stereotype of old people being boring slow and dumb to the big corporate antagonist that fits the mold of so many contemporary big heads in our world. The story is divided in the parts of the original events leading to our story and the parts in the new story. The two story lines work out well with each other by neither overstaying their welcome which many retelling stories fail to do. The premise is simple yet meaningful and that is why this movie matters. While many might look at it and say it is nothing like the book and is filled with clichés I would say it is not supposed to be like the book, it is supposed to convey that message and although that message is delivered softly and sweetly we still get it loud and clear. Our world needs our vigilance or it will die! In my opinion this movie is getting treated unfairly and that is a saddening occurrence since what really should be getting our attention is the moral of the story.

The Lorax is basically about a boy who lives in a plastic world who wants to find a tree for his crush. Venturing out of town to find "The Once-ler," the boy is told (through flashback) the story of the Lorax, why all the trees are gone and why trying to become a business owner is inherently evil.The Lorax was a disappointment to say the least. The story was half- baked, the songs were forgettable and the environmental message was so obvious and preachy, I felt the need to go home and turn on all my appliances, then go out to rent an SUV and drive down the nearest street spraying chlorofluorocarbons in the air just to get the sanctimonious taste out of my mouth. And I consider myself an environmentalist! Well, I recycle anyway.That's not to say the movie is terrible, its not.I just don't see anyone liking it a lot.For its story is as plastic as its main character's home,read the book instead, it's an interesting tome.For this dubious adaption has an odious ring,and its basically an excuse to get Taylor Swift to sing.That and an excuse to shoehorn some corporate tie-in from companies eager to re-brand with an environmentally friendly message. Seriously 70 brands including the Mazda CX-5, IHOP, Target, Pottery Barn, Whole Foods, Comcast Xfinity, Seven Generation Diapers, and HP have all participated in tie-ins for this Dr. Seuss adaptation. I'm not saying I'm not in favor of tie-ins, I just find it ironic that a movie that preaches conservation so vehemently is, in equal measure, a boorish corporate shill.