tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6319982385052710495.post585155251122785415..comments2024-03-25T14:00:23.934-04:00Comments on The Land of Whatever: Seussology: The Lorax (1972)hobbyfanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08089664500077967952noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6319982385052710495.post-64370441986125674902012-02-22T10:36:06.880-05:002012-02-22T10:36:06.880-05:00That particular teacher might've retired by no...That particular teacher might've retired by now. The children might not have completely understood the context of the message in the story, and overreacted, as kids are prone to do, especially in a lumber-producing area.<br /><br />As I've said, the movie pads out the story to put equal emphasis on the human characters voiced by Zak Efron & Taylor Swift, but no mention of the Onceler. Hmmmmm. I will check this out myself, and a review will be up when it happens.hobbyfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08089664500077967952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6319982385052710495.post-67734381817431646172012-02-21T12:01:37.116-05:002012-02-21T12:01:37.116-05:00It's been a lifetime since I've seen this!...It's been a lifetime since I've seen this! I know the basic story is supposed to be about pollution prevention, and appreciation of the environment, but seeing it again as an adult makes me think it's a bit anti-capitalist as well. After all, the neighborhoods we live in and the stores we shop in exist because some trees had to be cut down.<br /><br />I remember a controversy a few years back when a schoolteacher who worked in a lumber community in the Pacific Northwest passed out the Lorax book (she may have shown the cartoon too, I'm not sure) and a bunch of lumberjacks' children went home telling their parents how bad they were to cut trees and risk driving the Lorax away! I don't think she's teaching there anymore.magicdoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10755186050643383954noreply@blogger.com