It's just that this movie is so darn adorable when all the previous Seuss movies have been basically horrible The very big elephant, Horton voiced in a lovably whimsical fashion of fancy by Jim Carrey , randomly finds the tiniest world in the most unexpected of places, a spec of dust that has flown past him to eventually rest comfortably on a clover
But, this latest incarnation is the most who-larious I've ever seen One day, Horton the elephant hears a cry from help coming from a speck of dust

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Who knew that an animated family flick could challenge the young minds of children the world over to think for second about the fragility and preciousness of life itself while cracking them up non-stop and without freaking them out? Seuss can rest easy, his legacy revered and no longer amiss.

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Although slightly less jarring, I was also thrown and most certainly impressed by the existential depth of HORTON HEARS A WHO! All lives are worth saving, no matter how supposedly small and allegedly insignificant
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It plays home to hundreds if not thousands of Who's and is run by a Who known only as The Mayor
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Seuss has not always found fortune when making his way from page to screen
It's a nice story, but nothing that will leave you laughing like in "Cars," or "Madagascar" or a bunch of other recently-made animated features While children are not often discouraged to use their imaginations, here they are encouraged to support what they believe to be true inside of their hearts
The brilliant colors and razor-sharp images are just amazing and totally stunning! The story is the typical frustrating one in which nobody believes the one who is telling the truth, until near the end, and then all of them do the right thing " You might not even recognize his voice

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Of course, back in the Jungle of Nool that Horton calls home, no one believes his story about the people on the spec, so he must go it alone.

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Though one is huge and one is small, they both know the meaning of responsibility and importance of helping all who need
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The latter dramatically elevates my rating of this movie, because the story is just so-so
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Horton the Elephant struggles to protect a microscopic community from his neighbors who refuse to believe it exists
As it turns out, the speck of dust is home to the Whos, who live in their city of Whoville Horton the Elephant struggles to protect a microscopic community from his neighbors who refuse to believe it exists
Sorry, I promise I won't rhyme all the way through The best part is that the lessons never take away from the fun! Besides I'm no match for Dr

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Horton the Elephant struggles to protect a microscopic community from his neighbors who refuse to believe it exists.

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And so the door is opened to one of many lessons that give this fable a great richness
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Horton the Elephant struggles to protect a microscopic community from his neighbors who refuse to believe it exists
Horton Hears a Who! (2008)
Horton the Elephant struggles to protect a microscopic community from his neighbors who refuse to believe it exists