What's especially refreshing is that, by keeping the adaptation animated, there are no costumed actors to distract from the story's positive message. There are other differences between the original text and the film, but most work just fine to pad the story. Also, Jo Jo ( Jesse McCartney) is now the Mayor's loner, misunderstood son instead of a random Who.
The film expands the book's character pool to create a huge family for the Mayor: He has a wife ( Amy Poehler) and 96 daughters. They capture their characters' sense of awe and insecurity. Otherwise, sit back and revel in the antics as you warm up to a narrative brimming with an ebullient sense of peace and good will without resorting to mushy melodrama.With their impeccable timing and incredibly expressive voices, Carrey and Carell are the perfect combo to play Horton and the Mayor. The only jarring inconsistency is a dream sequence that evokes images of a Pokemon-anime nightmare. Happily, “Horton Hears a Who” is a winning combination of wit, humor, wisdom and profundity. Seuss with “How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” they failed miserably by creating an inflated, bombastic mess. The last time a movie company tried to interpret Dr. Here, the movie eliminates the character of Cindy Lou Who. We even have a father-and-son motif with the mayor and his only son. There’s a socio-political concept in the form of community leaders who prefer bland conformity and plastic joy to the reality of conflict. Horton can be the beneficent being above, protecting us from the devious forces out to ruin his discovery, and yes, Horton sacrifices himself to save creatures hollering, imploring, praying for help at the eve of their destruction. Without waxing heavy or pretentious, the story, as presented here, has theological and metaphysical implications.
The essential message remains good, decent and therapeutic. The characters spout words such as “ramifications” and “precocious,” but always the narrative is planted firmly on the ground. Ignoring the feel-good demands of the council, he knows the fate of his little universe depends on the goodness of his protector, who holds Whoville dear to his trunk, protecting the town from the likes of Vlad, the eagle (Will Arnett), dispatched by the sour kangaroo to search, steal and destroy the speck of teetering and tottering humanity balanced on a clover.Īs written and adapted by Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio, “Horton Hears a Who” entertains children while not playing down to them. His doppelganger, the mayor, is impelled by the same beneficent set of virtues. Of course, we know the truth: That Horton’s active imagination is based in reality, and better yet, in a cloud of compassion for all creatures great and small. STARRING Voices of Jim Carrey, Steve Carell, Carol Burnett, Will Arnett, Seth Rogen, Dan Fogler and Isla Fisher SCREENPLAY BY Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio, based on story by Theodor Geisel DIRECTED BY Jimmy Hayward and Steve Martino
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