Saturday, March 19, 2011

Zac Efron and Taylor Swift in The Lorax by Dr. Seuss Movie!

Exciting News!  The Lorax by Dr. Seuss is going to be a 3D CGI animated movie!!  

Zac Efron will be the voice of Ted, the boy who searched for the Lorax, and Taylor Swift will be the voice of Audrey, his dream girl!  Also providing voices are Danny DeVito, who is the Lorax,  Ed Helms, the Once'ler, Rob Riggle, playing King O'Hare, and Betty White who will be Ted's Grammy Norma!  The Illumination Entertainment 3D CGI animated film is based on the Dr. Seuss tale.

 When Dr. Seuss gets serious, you know it must be important. Published in 1971, and perhaps inspired by the "save our planet" mindset of the 1960s, The Lorax is an ecological warning that still rings true today amidst the dangers of clear-cutting, pollution, and disregard for the earth's environment. In The Lorax, we find what we've come to expect from the illustrious doctor: brilliantly whimsical rhymes, delightfully original creatures, and weirdly undulating illustrations. But here there is also something more--a powerful message that Seuss implores both adults and children to heed. The now remorseful Once-ler--our faceless, bodiless narrator--tells the story himself. Long ago this enterprising villain chances upon a place filled with wondrous Truffula Trees, Swomee-Swans, Brown Bar-ba- loots, and Humming-Fishes. Bewitched by the beauty of the Truffula Tree tufts, he greedily chops them down to produce and mass-market Thneeds. ("It's a shirt. It's a sock. It's a glove. It's a hat.") As the trees swiftly disappear and the denizens leave for greener pastures, the fuzzy yellow Lorax (who speaks for the trees "for the trees have no tongues") repeatedly warns the Once-ler, but his words of wisdom are for naught. Finally the Lorax extricates himself from the scorched earth (by the seat of his own furry pants), leaving only a rock engraved "UNLESS." Thus, with his own colorful version of a compelling morality play, Dr. Seuss teaches readers not to fool with Mother Nature. But as you might expect from Seuss, all hope is not lost--the Once-ler has saved a single Truffula Tree seed! Our fate now rests in the hands of a caring child, who becomes our last chance for a clean, green future.
 Sounds like fun!  

1 comment:

Chapter Chicks said...

This sounds great, I can't wait to check it out!