![]() ![]() Starring Zac Efron, Taylor Swift, Danny DeVito, Ed Helms, Betty White, Rob Riggle. ![]() Seuss’ gloomy fable of the Lorax falls far short of providing any balanced, real world remedies, with any luck it may encourage families to talk about steps they can personally take to curb their own consumerism and preserve nature in their own backyards. On the other hand, while the message often feels heavy-handed (and may be as controversial as the book was when it released in 1971), the filmmakers have festooned this tale with stunning 3D animation, idyllic forest creatures and enough side jokes to entertain most kids and adults. “Plant a tree, save the world” likely won’t cut it when it comes to developing environmentally sustainable solutions for the future. ![]() But settling for oversimplified, polarizing answers is unfair. Hopefully if anything, it will inspire the next generation to solve today’s problems. And while he cut down the forest in the name of progress, the mysterious Lorax (voice by Danny DeVito), guardian of the trees, stood by needling the boy’s conscience with a mournful look.įueling kids’ films with an environmental message isn’t bad. Instead he allowed himself to be overcome by ambition. Setting out to make his fortune, The Once-ler had big dreams. ![]()
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