~Sophia~ Posted March 16, 2008 Report Share Posted March 16, 2008 (edited) I have found enough positive things about this story to want to recommend it. - Main character is benevolent, courageous, determined nonconformist who proclaims: I meant what I said and I said what I meant, an elephant's faithful, one hundred percent. - A tribe of rampaging blue monkeys is used to illustrate mob-think. - The flaws of democracy (what majority believes and does is not always the truth/right) are exposed. - Horton and the mayor aren't just hearing things. When the burden of proof falls to each of them, they produce hard evidence. And it's a nice touch that the first person to believe the mayor is a scientist. - I liked the message: Even one little voice can tip the scale. - A character, despite being the only son among 90+ sisters, chooses to pursue his own interest rather than to follow, as his father wishes and expects, in his father's career footsteps. There were also few ideas which I did not like but I think this story is a great conversation starter with a child; a stepping stone in a process of encouraging the child to think philosophically about life. Edited March 16, 2008 by ~Sophia~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inspector Posted March 16, 2008 Report Share Posted March 16, 2008 Isn't it Horton Hears A Who? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidOdden Posted March 16, 2008 Report Share Posted March 16, 2008 Or, Horton Listens to The Who? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
athena glaukopis Posted March 16, 2008 Report Share Posted March 16, 2008 Horton's Sense Perception Detects A Who? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thales Posted March 16, 2008 Report Share Posted March 16, 2008 A WHAT? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D'kian Posted March 16, 2008 Report Share Posted March 16, 2008 A WHAT? No. What's the fellow's name on second base. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quin Posted March 17, 2008 Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 Whenever I think of the title of this movie I can't help but think of an elephant listening Baba O'Riley. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benpercent Posted March 17, 2008 Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 You people are just terrible. Anyhow, what ideas did you find unappealing Sophia? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matus1976 Posted March 17, 2008 Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 Thanks for the review Sophia, I had some interest in seeing this movie, now I'll definately check it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Sophia~ Posted March 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 (edited) Anyhow, what ideas did you find unappealing Sophia? Ideas I did not like: - feeling duty to fellow men - belief in universal human worth - granting undeserved forgiveness (no: "I was wrong. I am sorry." was offered) Edited March 17, 2008 by ~Sophia~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benpercent Posted March 17, 2008 Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 Ideas I did not like: - feeling duty to fellow men - belief in universal human worth - granting undeserved forgiveness (no: "I was wrong. I am sorry." was offered) I probably won't be one to see it then. I miss the old days of pen and ink animated movies, and those seem to have gone into a brief endangerment. If Winsor McCay were here he'd whip everyone into shape. That, and I just don't enjoy the movie experience much anymore. I don't plan on going to the theater again until 2009. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
punk Posted March 17, 2008 Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 I've always heard this story was basically a pro-life parable, with the hoos standing in for fetuses. "Just because it is small doesn't mean it isn't alive" (or something like that). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Sophia~ Posted March 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 (edited) I've always heard this story was basically a pro-life parable, with the hoos standing in for fetuses. "Just because it is small doesn't mean it isn't alive" (or something like that). The phrase is: A person's a person no matter how small. Does that suggest rights for unborn (saying: unborn is a person) or equal rights for all of the kind - person? (The book was published in 1954, the year of the landmark civil rights decision Brown vs. Board of Education. The phrase was widely interpreted as a paean to the rights of minorities.) However, several of the pro-life groups have adopted the phrase in support of their views. This has brought sharp criticism from Dr. Seuss' widow and according to his biographer, Seuss himself threatened to sue a pro-life group for using the phrase. Edited March 17, 2008 by ~Sophia~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mammon Posted March 18, 2008 Report Share Posted March 18, 2008 Horton's Sense Perception Detects A Who? I lol'd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benpercent Posted March 18, 2008 Report Share Posted March 18, 2008 However, several of the pro-life groups have adopted the phrase in support of their views. This has brought sharp criticism from Dr. Seuss' widow and according to his biographer, Seuss himself threatened to sue a pro-life group for using the phrase. Was Seuss pro-choice? It's not too rare that at the bottom of this website there's an advertisement for when "Dr. Seuss meets Ayn Rand." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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