#lorax ask

[fanchlebu]

what do you think about the lorax 2012? did you like it?

Anon, you have opened a can of worms. I wrote more than 400 and that's still not all I wanted to say but it was getting long already. TL;DR in the last paragraph.

You must know I haven't been introduced to the Lorax as a child. I took interest in it in 2021 because I heard Biggering. Previously all I knew was something something oncest. Then I watched '72 version and read the original book (in this order). And after doing so I have decided to watch 2012 version as well.

It's not a terrible movie as far as children movies go. I believe I have some idea about animated American movies from the first half of 2010s and it's really not the worst. However it isn't good Lorax adaptation. It uses its runtime really non-efficiently. It has some good ideas but it's too scared to take them further. When you learn more about its concept art and deleted songs it starts physically hurt. So much wasted potential. We really could get a masterpiece.

While I may not take Lorax philosophy as my own I can understand it and see when it's underutilized. The environmental message falls flat. They make it about trees (all trees in the world) and it was never about trees. Once-ler says in '72 version something like "never in my life I have seen treese like these" (it may be not word for word I quote from memory). Truffula is not the only kind of tree in Lorax-verse. And more important it is a SYMBOL. What Once-ler does is symbolic. Once-ler and Lorax are themselves a symbols. Both older versions are great cautionary tales for children because they use symbols and allegories to express complex concepts in a simple manner. In 2012 version Once-ler and Lorax don't work as symbols.

I also don't like the direction they took with the Once-ler. Despite having a longer screentime he is still less complex than his '72 version (some people say ‘72 and book versions are identical but that's a lie. But it's a thing for another post). He's transformation into a villain is unrealistic and dumb. It only takes a length of how bad can I be. He destroys the environment because his family told him to do so. Struggling with own conscience? Thinking about what will happen to your workers, to the economy if you quit? Nah.

And I don't like his design. It's not even that he is a human. It's that stupid fedora and the fact he doesn’t age. He should! Then it wouldn't look like his company lasted for two years.

TL;DR: It's not the worst thing ever but I don’t like it. It misses the point of the original and has a lot of underused potential.

[gazkerber]

A silly Kefka requested over my Patreon~

[hellsitegenetics]

how bad can I be, by tumblr legend The Onceler? :]

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Closest match:

the fucking Ochropleura leucogaster

Common name: Radford's flame shoulder

[magpieddd]

you’re not immune to the onceler

[cheese-hater]

ummmmm

[truffulawoods]

The grass never was green.

The ponds were all dry.

The clouds always covered the sun.

One day, he came to that place.

[rawmeatttt]

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Canadian Once-ler 🍁🥞

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[triona-tribblescore]

the turtle guardians meet the Lorax

They would be concerned, confused, and honestly a little enamoured

[do-you-ship-it-polls]

Just wanted to share that I unfortunately ship trump with the Lorax but that was one bad decision in 10th grade okay okay

this ask is from september 17 and it must have been so shocking I completely blocked it out of my memory

[ask-the-biggering-onceler]

………

....................

.......

....ehe...ahaha......ahahahahah.....

...Ahaha!! .....Ehehaha!!

Oh.....!!

....So that's how it's going to be, isn't it?

That's really how you want this to play out?? That's really how you want me to be??

.....

Ok, then.

....Ok then!!

....

.........

....You....

....YOU!!!

....AGHHHHHHHHHH!!!!

THIS IS WHAT YOU WANT!? DOES THIS FIT YOUR ITTY BITTY, INCREDIBLY STRICT CRITERIA FOR WHAT YOU WANT WITH THIS WORLD?!

DOES THIS SATISFY YOUR LITTLE-MINDED VIEW OF HOW EVERYTHING SHOULD BE?! HUH?!

Trees....TREES!! You speak for the trees...Well I SPEAK FOR MANKIND, AND HUMAN OPPORTUNITIES!!

B-BUT THAT DOESN'T MATTER TO YOU, DOES IT?! BECAUSE ALLLL YOU CARE ABOUT IS THE STUPID...STUPID...

THE STUPID TRUFFULAS, DAMMIT!!

YES I SAID IT, IT'S SO INCREDIBLY STUPID HOW THAT IS WHAT'S ALWAYS ON YOUR LITTLE, ITTY BITTY MIND!!!

I-I.....I.....

I CANNOT TAKE THIS ANYMORE!!!

I CAN'T DO IT, I WON'T DO IT!!

YOU...YOU YOU YOU AND THOSE STUPID STUPID PEOPLE, THOSE STUPID PEOPLE WHO DOUBT ME. WHO DARE TO QUESTION ME!! AS IF I HAVE DONE ANYTHING WRONG!!

WHICH.

I.

HAVEN'T.

......

.....That's it.

...I'm done. I'm done with this.

[fanchlebu]

If I were in charge of direct the Lorax the musical, it should be a full on rock opera. It would have some vibes of Jesus Christ superstar.

I'm not sure if you are referring to the 2012 film or to the stage play. If the second option then I have no opinion. I haven't watched it. If the first one - you are so right. Unfortunately I haven't watch Jesus Christ superstar so I can comment no further. Are you by chance anon from any of my previous Lorax related asks?

[ask-borax]

I AM THE BUFF LORAX, BUT YOU CAN CALL ME BORAX

I SPEAK FOR THE TREES

CHOP THEM DOWN AND ILL BREAK YOUR KNEES

[moonymelly]

me when

[little-pup-pip]

May I request a masc-leaning Onceler (Lorax 2012) agere moodboard? With a focus on nature and playing outside, and no paci please!

Definitely!!

[eywaseclipse]

My Roman Empire. I think about these kids all the time. I think about whether or not they survived the destruction of hometree. I think about how much love and respect they clearly had for Grace. Calling her Sa’nok. I think about how excited they were to learn English and about humans, reading the Lorax, counting in English etc. I think about the deep shame and guilt Grace carried after the incident at the school and having to shut it down as a result of that. I think about despite the fact that they were hurt by her actions, they immediately jumped to action when her neural link was broken after their home was destroyed by humans. So many thoughts and emotions…. I truly believe Grace loved those kids as her own.

[the-cashtealer]

You are a psicopath

"Spotted.♡"