Horton Hears a Who! Review

by Homer Yen (homer_yen AT yahoo DOT com)
March 20th, 2008
"Horton Hears a Who" - Rhythm and Music
by Homer Yen
(c) 2008

At the movie theatres, hey, what's all that
hullaballoo?
It's bigger than 3,000,000 clovers and even a
size-24 shoe.
It's Dr. Suess's tale with a touch of class that
is so true.
The film is called "Horton..." It's "Horton Hears
a Who".

An allegory of isolationism is at its beautiful
core.
At least that's what it was about when written in
1954.
Now brought to vivid life with great CGI and
musical score,
Dr. Suess's tale is beguiling and imaginative and
more.

Steve Carell voices the Who Mayor, who is a bit
of a twit.
Life's calm in Whoville and the citizens never
worry one bit.
But when the Mayor says Whoville is in trouble,
no one believes him one whit.
Although they mock him, he stands his ground as
he sees fit.

Jim Carrey voices Horton, who hears the Mayor's
cries.
Wow, Whoville is the size of a speck to his
enormous surprise.
But no one else can here the Whos. Is he just
making up lies?
Now naysayers want Horton to give up his belief
and apologize.

Horton and the Who Mayor's friendship is
unmistakably firm.
Yes Horton is eccentric and the Who Mayor has a
bad perm.
And while the citizens of Whoville are only the
size of a germ,
Their hopes for survival rest with the heroics of
a pachyderm.

Horton, in the face of pressure, proudly stands
tall.
Yes, his singular belief may lead to an
unjustified downfall.
But our hero knows that there's really nothing to
think about at all.
A person's a person no matter how small!

The look and feel of the film takes us back to a
time
when things were much simpler and innocent. The
effect is sublime.
There's frivolity and gaiety and music and rhyme.
And it is set against the backdrop of an
adventure of a lifetime.

There's action and suspense as Horton finds a way
to traverse dangerous bridges and snowy mountains
to save the day.
But it is a celebration of the imagination that
shines its brightest ray.
It features a rainbow of colors, contraptions
galore, and even anime.

Lyrically gift-wrapped passages help to guide the
show
here and there, there and here, onwards and
upwards, to and fro.
It's fun to watch, easy to digest, and never did
it feel slow.
My enthusiasm for this film is high and my face
is all aglow.

For Dr. Suess fans, this project is a
dream-come-true.
It awakens your creative spirit completely
through and through.
At the movie theatres, hey, what's all that
hullaballoo?
The film is called "Horton..." It's "Horton Hears
a Who".

Grade: A

S: 0 out of 3
L: 0 out of 3
V: 1 out of 3

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