The Lorax (2012)

Genre: Animation/Comedy/Fantasy/Adventure

Starring (voice): Danny DeVito, Ed Helms, Zac Efron, Taylor Swift, Betty White, Rob Riggle

Dr. Seuss' children's books have long been adapted into various other forms such as cartoons, games and movies. The Lorax is another of his famous books that tries to educate the youth on environmental degradation. A young boy, Ted (Efron) lives in the city of Thneedville. The city is completely made of plastic, with no natural earthly elements present. The residents of Thneedville survive on O'Hare's bottled air which is necessary for a healthy life since the natural air is for too polluted to breathe. One day when Audrey (Swift), the girl whom Ted has a crush on, tells him about trees and how they previously existed on this planet and that she always wanted one for her own, Ted goes on an expedition to find it. His hunt leads him to the Once-ler (Helms), a man who lives outside of Thneedville who narrates Ted the story of the trees and how they soon vanished from the face of the Earth. Just like the book, the movie carries forward the childish narration and theme and has created a movie squarely aimed at the seven-year-old child who should realise the value of trees. The only criticism of the movie is the 'American-isation' of 'the excessive Hollywood treatment' that is been given to the movie which kills the books essence to some extent. All-in-all a fun movie for the younger generation to watch and enjoy that delivers the environments message in a clear, precise and fun manner.

Thumbs up: Great story

Thumbs down: Maybe some more humour

Rating: 7.0/10