The Lorax

Over the break we were supposed to watch the Lorax. It was actually one of the first things that I did this spring break, watching it the Saturday after Song Contest. It was a very cute and enjoyable movie because of the singing/walking fish, the little bears, and the overall moral of the story.

Basically, the main idea was, "Unless someone like you cares a lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not." which was from Dr. Seuss. Ultimately, it takes people to care enough about something in order for action to happen. You have to be able to see the underlying issues and WANT to do something about it in order to bring about change and show others.

Lorax Review

This cute little fellow is the Lorax. He is in charge of the well being of creatures (the cute little bears and fish) and the Truffula trees. He is basically the nature caretaker. All the Lorax ever wanted, was a safe place for nature to grow, thrive, and not be endangered. We want our school to be a place where the students can grow and thrive. This is why we are trying to figure out ways to better our campus in any way possible. In regards to the movie, I thought it was off the chains! It was definitely one of the best animated pictures I have seen. The cast was great, especially Betty White as the grandma, I loved her character. From beginning to end, I was engaged in Ted's quest for the Truffula seed (and love). O'Hare, though the villain of the story, was definitely a funny character. I loved that part when he stepped up to his car by stepping on the hands of his guards. I totally LOLed at that part. The Lorax was definitely an A+ movie experience and hopefully the rest of this project will be too!

The Lorax

          The physics assignment given to us for spring break was to watch The Lorax, the one that just came out in the theaters. Well over spring break I found that The Lorax's first movie was made in 1971. It was an old school movie and the imagery was very similar to the drawings in the book. This 1971 movie was in typical Dr. Seuss style, as in there was a lot of rhyming just like in the books. Towards the end of break I was able to watch the new Lorax movie. This movie was much more entertaining, but the story line was a little different. The new Lorax movie had a lot more comedy than the old one. Although these movies had some differences, the idea stayed the same. I think the main idea of these two stories is that Mr. Blake wants us to take away from it is that “Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, Nothing is going to get better. It's not.” (Dr. Seuss). It's as simple as that. So throughout this project we have to care about what we are doing otherwise it is not worth doing it at all.

My Thoughts on The Lorax

On March 19, I viewed a movie called The Lorax, which is the name of a character whose image is displayed on the Windward Mall IHOP advertisement above. The film takes the original, whimsical tale and turns it into a comedic musical related to today's environmental issues. As its own story, the movie is appropriately appealing for families to watch. However, its insistence on making it relevant to today causes a slight disconnection from the book's spirit. I think that the inherent manaʻo of the movie involves a sense of caring about one's surroundings. In order to make the world a better place, people need to care about how responsive the world is to human actions, both good and bad. This message corresponds with the fourth quarter project because the purpose of the project is to improve the school through the well-intentioned actions of its students.