An awesome movie is an awesome movie, no matter how G-rated

[rj_anderson]

I've just come back from Horton Hears a Who.

What a BRILLIANT film. I absolutely loved it. And spent half of it laughing out loud, which I rarely do even with films that amuse me. The anime parody alone was worth the ticket, and that's not even halfway into the film.

Also, to my gratified surprise, movie critic Gina Carbone was right about the resemblance to the Intelligent Design debate. From now on I shall always think of Richard Dawkins as a purple kangaroo, and my life will be considerably enriched.

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* Yes, I am fully aware that this was not Theodor Geisel a.k.a. Dr. Seuss's intent when writing the book, any more than it was his intent to support the pro-life movement. Nevertheless, the parallels are irresistibly there.

Comments

[dichroic.livejournal.com]

As staunchly anti-six-day Creationism[1][2] as I am, I have to agree that Richard Dawkins could only be improved by being turned into a purple kangaroo.

[1] I know, you said Intelligent Design. I specified six-day Creationism instead because the former term can have so many meanings and I don't consider some of them ridiculous in the least. (I have no problems at all with the idea of a universe that was originally set in motion and given definition by a guiding Intelligence and thenceforth developed further along the lines of the principles set in motion then. Science can handle the whats very well, but has no view into the whys.
[2] You once wrote something on the debate, on athiests who respect the beauty and majesty of religion and religious people with a sense of humor and respect for opponents that's still one of the best things I've ever read on the subject.

[rj-anderson.livejournal.com]

I'd love to accept the compliment in [2], but I can't remember writing that post! Do you remember where/when it was?

And I often think that a lot of atheists and agnostics must be facepalming every time Richard Dawkins opens his mouth.

[dichroic.livejournal.com]

Found it! Here (http://rj-anderson.livejournal.com/478611.html). Apparently you only get referrer's credit, though :-) It must have been the essay you linked to that impressed me so, because your post was just a quick link-and-comment.

[superwench83.livejournal.com]

We saw Horton Hears a Who last Friday. It was the first movie my kids saw in the theater. I wasn't overly impressed myself, but my daughter liked it. (My son was more interested in the M&Ms we bought at the concession stand. Typical guy.) I did like the anime bit, though.

[sreya.livejournal.com]

Sometimes I think that the stories that were never intended to support a particular argument, but work well to do so anyway, are the BEST ones to use in support of a particular view. They emphasize the core logic that underlies the argument and show that it's not simply a case of someone going through contortions to make their point.

[capnflynn.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the mini-review! I'm in the animation industry, and I and everyone I work with have all been deeply dubious about the movie (even the guy I know who worked on it!), so it's good to hear a positive review on it! (Hmm, now I may have to go see it?)

[patrick roberts (from livejournal.com)]

Dr. Seuss is classic; after seeing Horton Hears a Who i was reminded how much that guy can pack into a simple storyline... they didn't add much to the original story either except for the usual Jim Carreyisms.