![]() Perhaps that's why those films (and, likewise, "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory") weren't runaway hits - the guy who creeps you out for the length of a bedtime story can be downright exhausting for the duration of a film. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas" and "The Cat in the Hat" focused on rather shady protagonists. ![]() The world of children's literature is rife with chaos and cruelty, and both "Dr. It isn't just an amusing diversion for a rainy Saturday afternoon (which, face it, is the reason kid movies exist) either - it's a feature-length reparation for the appalling live-action versions of Seuss' books we've endured over the last few years. The big-screen adaptation of "Horton Hears a Who!" doesn't have the brisk economy of the original book, but the animated Horton feels nevertheless close to the sweet, quirky heart of Dr. But as Theodore Geisel knew - and any child will affirm - size has no bearing on significance. ![]() We watch as it floats through the jungle of Nool, a wisp of nothingness that's a self-contained planet in its own cosmos. It begins with the trajectory of a speck. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |