Three Stars
I went into “The Lorax†afraid that one of my favorite childhood books would be ruined by a bad move. Luckily, I was wrong.
The film has a star studded cast. Danny DeVito plays The Lorax and Taylor Swift plays Audrey, a young girl who longs to see a tree in a world depleted of green. Zac Efron plays Ted, who wants to find a tree for Audrey.
I am not a huge fan of love stories and fortunately that didn’t take up too much of the movie. However, Ted is madly in love with Audrey and wants a tree to impress her, leading him to find the Once-ler, the owner of the last seed that can plant a tree. Throughout the movie, Ted realizes how the seed is not only important to Audrey, but also to the world’s future.
“The Lorax†did do a good job telling the story of a Dr. Suess classic. The plot was plainly stated and there was plenty of humor to make the movie entertaining.  More than entertainment, however, the movie offers up some serious food for thought.  A future world made entirely of plastic isn’t quite what we’d like to imagine, after all.
Overall, “The Lorax” is a high quality film that is great for families with children.
