Movie Bender #1
Film: Horton Hears a Who
Director: Jimmy Hayward & Steve Martino
Writers: Ken Daurio & Cinco Paul
Starring: Steve Carell, Jim Carrey, Seth Rogan, & Carol Burnette
To be honest, I had no interest in sitting through this film. I never saw the Jim Carry Grinch movie nor the Mike Myers Cat in the Hat. Frankly I thought that the old Chuck Jones cartoons of the Dr. Suess fables were good enough. My feelings with this film were no different. I did, however, see a glimmer of hope in the film, and upon seeing it I was not disappointed.
The basic premise of the movie is that an entire world exists on a speck of dust that happens to float by Horton the elephant. Because of Horton's exceptional hearing he begins to talk to the Mayor of Whoville. The people around both Horton and the Mayor all think they're crazy. The film says some interesting things about religion if you want to read into it that way. Though I think it's a serious stretch to say this film has anything to do with the pro-life movement. "A life is a life no matter how small" please, give it a rest, will you? It's a cartoon. Anyway while the people of Whoville ignore the plight that faces their world Horton has to deal with a bitchy kangaroo who thinks Horton's insanity will rub off on the children.
Horton is a wonderfully put together film. The first thing you will notice when the film begins are the colors. Everything pops in fantastic primaries and we are first privy to our hero the surprisingly graceful elephant Horton. Jim Carrey brings his classic whimsy to our lovable lead without pandering too much too the laughs. In the microcosm story Steve Carell plays the stout-hearted, absent-minded Mayor of Whoville. Carell has a lot of experience playing the incompetent leader in The Office and he brings those strengths to the table here too.
Most of the film is 3d animation, and it is gorgeous. Every texture and hair are painstakingly sculpted. There are two bits that switch things up. One segment is animated in the direct Dr. Suess style when Horton imagines what the tiny people on the speck must look like and the other is an anime-inspired sequence where Horton imagines himself as an epic hero protecting a whole world in his trunk.
There are a few jokes in the film that may get a groan out of an adult audience. Though these gags are few and far between and the kids in the audience loved them. So who am I to complain?
Note. Suprisingly, my favorite character was the Mayor's emo son JoJo who only speaks at the end of the movie.
Director: Jimmy Hayward & Steve Martino
Writers: Ken Daurio & Cinco Paul
Starring: Steve Carell, Jim Carrey, Seth Rogan, & Carol Burnette
To be honest, I had no interest in sitting through this film. I never saw the Jim Carry Grinch movie nor the Mike Myers Cat in the Hat. Frankly I thought that the old Chuck Jones cartoons of the Dr. Suess fables were good enough. My feelings with this film were no different. I did, however, see a glimmer of hope in the film, and upon seeing it I was not disappointed.
The basic premise of the movie is that an entire world exists on a speck of dust that happens to float by Horton the elephant. Because of Horton's exceptional hearing he begins to talk to the Mayor of Whoville. The people around both Horton and the Mayor all think they're crazy. The film says some interesting things about religion if you want to read into it that way. Though I think it's a serious stretch to say this film has anything to do with the pro-life movement. "A life is a life no matter how small" please, give it a rest, will you? It's a cartoon. Anyway while the people of Whoville ignore the plight that faces their world Horton has to deal with a bitchy kangaroo who thinks Horton's insanity will rub off on the children.
Horton is a wonderfully put together film. The first thing you will notice when the film begins are the colors. Everything pops in fantastic primaries and we are first privy to our hero the surprisingly graceful elephant Horton. Jim Carrey brings his classic whimsy to our lovable lead without pandering too much too the laughs. In the microcosm story Steve Carell plays the stout-hearted, absent-minded Mayor of Whoville. Carell has a lot of experience playing the incompetent leader in The Office and he brings those strengths to the table here too.
Most of the film is 3d animation, and it is gorgeous. Every texture and hair are painstakingly sculpted. There are two bits that switch things up. One segment is animated in the direct Dr. Suess style when Horton imagines what the tiny people on the speck must look like and the other is an anime-inspired sequence where Horton imagines himself as an epic hero protecting a whole world in his trunk.
There are a few jokes in the film that may get a groan out of an adult audience. Though these gags are few and far between and the kids in the audience loved them. So who am I to complain?
Note. Suprisingly, my favorite character was the Mayor's emo son JoJo who only speaks at the end of the movie.