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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The sounds, senses, and word choices within the poem build the contrast to a distinct level to entice the reader to let go of adulthood long enough to find a break in youthful imagination. ‘ Where the Sidewalk Ends’ is a three- stanza poem that depicts the adult world as something harsh and demanding, in contrast to a more childlike mentality that can provide a break from the responsibilities and pressures of being an adult. With Ares on the brink of a breakthrough, Ben is forced to find a way to balance the opportunity of a lifetime with caring for his beautiful, impossible boyfriend. After spending most of her childhood making up stories, she studied English Literature at university before turning her hand as a professional writer. And it only takes the slightest slip for his demons to rush back in while Ben is away touring with his band, Ares. Anna Martin is from a picturesque seaside village in the south west of England and now lives in Bristol. A fashion industry prodigy, Stan is in London after stints working in Italy and New York City, and he quickly falls for Ben’s devil-may-care attitude and the warm, soft heart Ben hides behind it.īeneath the perfect, elegant exterior, Stan has plenty of scars from teenage battles with anorexia. As a gender-fluid man, he proudly wears his blond hair long, his heels sky-high, and his makeup perfectly executed. His life is good, and he’s totally unprepared for how one man will turn it upside down. He’s a tattooed, badass, guitarist in a band, working in a perfectly horrible dive bar in Camden Town. Ben Easton is not your average romantic hero. |