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This adaptation of the Dr. Seuss book about pollution and environmental damage may be a bit heavy for younger kids. But children age six and older, as well as adults, will find much to ponder in its story of capitalist greed gone amok. The Lorax is a creature that once lived in a beautiful paradise, populated by animals and trees. When Mr. Once-Ler comes along and starts cutting down trees to make the profitable (but useless) Thneeds , the Lorax voices concern, saying, "I speak for the trees! Let 'em grow! They say I'm old fashioned and live in the past, but sometimes I think progress progresses too fast." Mr. Once-Ler ignores the Lorax's warnings, and lives to regret it. Eventually, paradise has become a barren wasteland. All the trees are cut down; the factory has closed; the animals, birds, and fish have fled; and the air is polluted. Even the Lorax is gone. The fate of the Lorax is put in the hands of a young child at the end, when the chastened Once-Ler gives him the last tree seed, with the admonition: "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing will change." The themes of capitalism, depletion of resources, and selfish affluence may be a bit heavy for kids under five, but with some parental guidance this makes for an educational and moving tale that can spark family discussions about the importance of respecting the wealth we all inherit from the natural world. --Elisabeth Keating
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
The lorax,
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This review is from: Dr. Seuss Lorax [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)
The original lorax should be watched before the remake. The lorax its such a good childrens book and is my favorite dr.seuss story.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Better interpretation,
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This review is from: Dr. Seuss the Lorax (VHS Tape)
The last reviewer's interpretation of the book involves a narrow understanding of profit motive as "greed" and no understanding of property rights. (The same is a problem for the environmental movement today.) ... Someone truly driven by profit (Once-ler) motive would not cut down all of his Truffula trees, but rather would replant and manage his truffula forests in order to continue his biggering (growth) into the future. At the same time, habitat for the forest creatures is continuously renewed (dispelling this apparent dichotomy). In the Lorax, there are no clearly assigned property rights. Thus, the Once-ler's has no incentive to protect his own property. Indeed, since no one owns the surrounding property either, the Once-ler is also allowed to pollute, as well. They have no recourse to sue him or exact compensation, so the Once-ler is allowed to spread the cost of his activities onto everyone else. This is known by economists and social theorists as the Tragedy of the Commons... The lesson I'll teach my kids from this book is respect for other's property, for nature, and that "common property" ends in disaster.
4.0 out of 5 stars
UNLESS...,
By Stresspuppy (Stamford, CT USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Dr. Seuss: The Lorax / Pontoffel Pock and His Magic Piano (DVD)
As a child I loved the Lorax for the simple rhymes and laughed at the comical little Lorax standing up to the might of the Once-ler. I think from the standpoint that it is fun and interesting ryhme ranks it right up around the four stars mark because it got young children to read.As an adult, I find the stance that the Lorax make for accountability to be a valuable lesson that adults can relate to children in explaining this story. What I really like and thought it was well conveyed (despite the very dated background music and the liberal rewording to extend the poem) is that final stanza where Dr. Suess, through the Once-ler, lets us know that even with all the problems there is still a chance to better the world we live in but it will require great care and effort...
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