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'G' rating doesn't stop 'Horton' from being appealing

A movie’s a movie, no matter how “G-rated” it might be.

According to the elephant Horton, one of the main characters in “Horton Hears a Who,” “a person’s a person, no matter how small.”

Any age, male or female, or movie viewer, no matter how big or small, will be able to enjoy Dr. Seuss’ beloved tale. A classic children’s book is now a big screen 20th Century Fox movie full of entertaining CGI (computer-generated imagery) animation.

Director Jimmy Hayward very skillfully and successfully has transformed a picture and word book into an animated adventure full of lively characters with humorous, recognizable voices.

With comic actors like Steve Carell and Jim Carrey, the black and white words and colorful pictures in “Horton” become real and more personable than a page in a book ever could be.

The movie used all the main quotes, characters and storyline that the book had. By doing this the movie stays very true to the spirit of the book and takes the description the book has and makes it even better.

As a book, it is only possible to read and interpret the humor meant by Dr. Seuss. As a movie, “Horton” takes all the intended humor and makes it real and easy for little kids to understand.

With Carrey and Carell being actors many adults know and recognize, the humor also attracts the older audiences, making it an appropriate film for anyone.

The animation also added to the appropriateness of the film, as the characters were shown as cute figures full of color and personality. If the movie had been a live character film, a lot of the descriptive part of the book would have been lost.

In the movie version of Dr. Seuss’ “The Cat in the Hat” the live characters used humor not appropriate or acceptable for children of all ages. Since the book-turned-movie is a kid’s story in the first place, the movie should have stayed true to the ability for any age, especially younger audiences, to enjoy and understand it.

“Horton” proved that animating the stories of one of the most popular children’s authors of all times was the right and better choice in making a book into the best movie it could possibly be.

In the movie, Horton stays a true dedicated friend to all the miniature people in Who-ville. During the entire movie he stayed persistent in his mission to bring all the Whos to safety. Horton believed that “an elephant’s faithful 100 percent.”

The entire storyline not only entertains but also shows little kids as well as adults the satisfaction that comes with knowing you did a job well and you fulfilled and completed your mission.

“Horton Hears a Who” is a movie that will make you laugh while learning moral values that are important to have in life.

 

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