Any of my friends could tell you, I am pretty particular when it comes to the movies I watch. I guess it is safe to say that my favorites are independent and foreign films. With that being said, it comes as quite a surprise that I found myself watching Dr. Seuss’s The Lorax which made its debut on screen this past weekend.
Dr. Seuss’s The Lorax basically seemed like a story within a story. The audience was first introduced to its main character (Ted) whose main goal through the movie was to present the girl of his dreams with a real tree. (Something she had never had the privilege of seeing before.)In the main character’s attempt to find his sweetheart a tree, he travels far and long where he meets the man responsible for the lack of trees, the Once-ler. The once-ler reminisces on his past by describing how he started making a fortune by cutting down all the trees which ultimately upsets creature that speaks for the trees, the Lorax. The lorax tries as he might to prevent the Once-ler from destroying the environment, but he fails. As the Once-ler tells this sad story to Ted they both realize that a change is in need, and Ted decides to not only present his love with something she’s only dreamed of seeing, but convince his town to become environmentally friendly. Once Ted receives the last tree seed from the Once-ler the story turns into the classic good guy vs. bad guy when Ted takes on the town in order to convince the town people to become environmentally friendly. In the end, Ted convinces the town to love the environment and wins the girl.
Personally, this was one of the best children’s movies I have seen in quite some time. Mainly because of the eco-friendly persona the movie displayed that made my heart jump with joy knowing that children in movie theatres across the world would be exposed to a “go green” type of story. As a proud protector of the environment I had no problem watching this movie and would recommend it to anyone, especially families.
