Is 'The Lorax' Too Political?
SodaHead Film
2012/03/02 14:00:00
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Last summer, Pixar's "Cars 2" sparked controversy for using big oil as its primary villain. This year, we've already got our controversial kids' movie. "The Lorax," based on the 1971 Dr. Seuss book of the same name, is making similar waves with its take on deforestation and environmentalism -- the same waves the original book made in 1988, when a California school district took issue with it.
"The Lorax" is pretty blatant in its message. It's about a young boy who sets out to learn the history of his town, meets a creature called the Once-ler, and tells him the land used to be fertile and green. However, the Once-ler discovered that he could create a "useful invention" out of the Truffula trees, and when demand for these inventions became great, it resulted in serious environmental problems.
Naturally, the message is not sitting well with everyone. Like the book before it, "The Lorax" is now the subject of criticism. Talk radio host Lou Dobbs said, "Hollywood is once again trying to indoctrinate our children ... demonizing the 1% and espousing green energy policies." Do you think "The Lorax" is too political for a children's movie?
"The Lorax" is pretty blatant in its message. It's about a young boy who sets out to learn the history of his town, meets a creature called the Once-ler, and tells him the land used to be fertile and green. However, the Once-ler discovered that he could create a "useful invention" out of the Truffula trees, and when demand for these inventions became great, it resulted in serious environmental problems.
Naturally, the message is not sitting well with everyone. Like the book before it, "The Lorax" is now the subject of criticism. Talk radio host Lou Dobbs said, "Hollywood is once again trying to indoctrinate our children ... demonizing the 1% and espousing green energy policies." Do you think "The Lorax" is too political for a children's movie?
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Ruby Dear - The Fangirl of ... 2012/03/02 18:00:26
Talk about indoctrination!
This is a mullet
A little disturbing.
1) That kid with the rat tail reminded me of Justin Bieber
2) That is the definition of extremism
3) This is why I became an Agnostic
Since when is espousing "green energy policies" a bad thing?
Shouldn't children be taught that the earth only has so many resources, and that they won't last forever?
Are conservatives saying we should espouse wasteful energy usage, that we shouldn't worry about the environment at all?
If so, I say we need more movies like The Lorax!
How about this...you conservatives out there...pool your money, make a childrens movie about wasteful energy practices and how fun it is to destroy the environment, see if children will love it, and if the film's backers can make any money on it.
Something tells me they'd have a loser on their hands.
anyway/ i said no cuz i noticed that ANYTHING can b 2 political. ive seen ppl totally dismantle a completely irrelevant movie & use it as proof 2 back up w/e theories/thoughts/conspiracies they support... lawl no joke... ppl are FUNNY!
gotta see this movie now
But isn't teaching your kids about the enviroment a good thing?
If we dont tackle the actual problem, leave it alone.
I saw Cars 2 and I don't see what all the fuss was about, in the end (spoiler alert), McQueen won on regular gas.