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wonderfulworldofmichaelford · 5 years ago

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Psycho Analysis: The Grinch

(WARNING! This analysis contains SPOILERS!)

What can be said about the Grinch that hasn’t already been said a million times by a million different people? The Grinch is easily one of the most iconic Christmas characters of all time, up there with the likes of Scrooge, and he even has a similar character arc in which he learns the true meaning of Christmas and becomes a better person. The original Chuck Jones animated short has gone down as one of the most beloved Christmas specials of all time as well as one of the best Dr. Seuss adaptations ever (if not THE best), and it gave the Grinch his iconic theme song which every other adaptation has seen fit to use.

The Jim Carrey live action take and the Illumination version which featured Benedict Cumberbatch in the title role both tried to bring a fresh take to the world’s most beloved classic Christmas curmudgeon, but did they succeed in making him entertaining and engaging as a villain is the real question?

Actor: In the original Chuck Jones short, none other than Frankenstein’s monster himself, Boris Karloff, portrayed the Grinch, but this is mostly due to the fact he was the narrator of the story and the Grinch is the only character who really speaks due to the tale being mostly shown from his POV. Still, let’s not pretend like Karloff isn’t the definitive voice here, especially considering his competition.

Carrey and Cumberbatch are both good actors, don’t get me wrong, but I don’t think they really do the Grinch all too much justice. Carrey, bless his heart, at least comes fairly close, with his Grinch being in line with the original, but at the same time this is a comedic Carrey character coming off of his 90s run as a wacky comic actor. Carrey injects that manic Carrey energy into the performance, and while I think it’s a good performance, I don’t necessarily find it to be a good Grinch,

Cumberbatch faces a similar issue, not helped by his decision to use a weird American accent as opposed to his natural British one, leaving his Grinch sounding like a nasally dork. Again, he doesn’t do a terrible job by any means, but his performance certainly does nothing to convince you the Grinch is a mean, rotten soul.

Motivation/Goals: The Chuck Jones Grinch sticks to the original book to a fault; the Grinch is just a cranky jerk who hates Christmas for some inexplicable reason, and so decides to ruin it for everyone out of petty spite. Yes, it lacks any sort of depth, but the Grinch is a character from a children’s book and he just puts so much darn effort into his plan that it’s really easy to forget he’s just doing this because he is just a miserable bastard.

The two other attempts at the Grinch have gone a long way to giving him some sort of tragic backstory explaining his hatred for Christmas. And… I actually really like that. Yes, yes, villains can just do villainous things because they’re jerks, but I do appreciate the other adaptations attempting to do something interesting with the character and make him a bit more engaging in a feature-length product. In the Jim Carrey film, the Grinch becomes bitter and evil due to a childhood of constant bullying, while the Benedict Cumberbatch Grinch was a lonely orphan who never got to celebrate Christmas. While obviously it’s up to the viewer to decide whether or not these backstories add any sort of interesting element to the Grinch’s hatred of Chrtistmas, it’s hard to deny that it makes a bit more sense than the Grinch suddenly and randomly deciding after half a century that this Christmas was going to be the last ever.

Personality: While this section of Psycho Analysis is going to be semi-retired, the three Grinches are actually a perfect example of where examining the personalities of the characters can actually show a lot about the overall quality. Obviously, the original Grinch is exactly what a Grinch should be, at least in my eyes: a bitter, miserable curmudgeon who takes great joy in bringing misery to others with his selfish, senseless acts of holiday thievery. He’s a mean one, Mr. Grinch.

The Carrey Grinch does still have these elements, but it’s a bit outshone by Carrey’s hammy performance. His Grinch is about as wild as Ace Ventura or the Riddler, and while hammy villains are always fun – and there’s no denying the Grinch is – it makes it a lot easier to see him eventually turning to the light side, especially since he’s actually shown to have some redeeming qualities.

These issues are continued into Cumberbatch’s Grinch, and in fact here the problems peak. Cumberbatch’s Grinch from the start comes off as more as mildly irritated jerk, yet one who really doesn’t seem evil at all, and as the story continues he seems far more like a depressed, unhappy man with undiagnosed mental illness who is suffering due to childhood trauma. You don’t want to say this guy has termites in his smile or that he’s slippery as an eel or that you wouldn’t touch him with a thirty-nine and a half foot pole; you just want to give him a hug and tell him that things are going to get better. He just seems like he needs a friend, not a total life-changing epiphany.

Final Fate: We all know how it goes; his heart grows three sizes and he learns the true meaning of Christmas. Each of the adaptations keeps this in, though obviously to diminishing returns as each successive adaptation has made the Grinch nicer from the get-go in some regard due to the tragic backstories and whatnot.

Best Scene: At least for the original, his best moment is, of course, the montage during “You’re a Mean One Mr. Grinch,” in which we get to see all of the slippery ways this green meanie is ruining the holidays. Of course, this is matched by the epic moment at the end where the Grinch gains super strength from his heart growing three sizes and lifts the sleigh of stolen goods, which is equally awesome whether it’s te animated one or Jim Carrey doing it.

Cumberbatch’s Grinch manages to have a different moment to call his best: after he has redeemed himself, he gets invited to dinner in Whoville, and the scene where he nervously goes to the house and makes small talk is just very sweet and endearing. It’s easily the best scene in the movie and shows that even watered down there’s still plenty of heart to be mined from this timeless tale.

Final Thoughts & Score: I think that the fact that the Grinch is constantly being reimagined is a sign at how impressive and enduring he is as a character, and he’s easily the greatest Christmas villain of all time (with apologies to Hans Gruber, Mr. Potter, Burgermeister Meisterburger, and Kirk Cameron). The original special is obviously the definitive portrayal of the character, to the point where the Grinch became a household name and got himself two more specials, one in which he once again terrorized Whoville (this time with a wagon filled with nightmarish hallucinations) and one where he faced off against the Cat in the Hat, the latter being especially notable for beating Zack Snyder to the punch at making “Crossover Versus Movie in Which One of the Title Characters Is Redeemed By Mentioning His Mother” by 34 years.

The original Grinch even effected himself; his iconic green, almost goblin-like appearance was a departure from the book, where he sort of resembled a more mischievous Who, and it has ended up sticking for the character ever since. Throw in that iconic villain song about how foul he is sang by Thurl Ravenscroft AKA Tony the Tiger, as well as the fact that “Grinch” is up there with “Scrooge” as shorthand for someone who hates Christmas, and it’s easy to justify letting the Chuck Jones take on the Grinch steal not only Christmas, but an 11/10.

Carrey’s take on the character is different, but not bad. I’m not going to say it’s good either, though; I still think Carrey hammed it up too much and just let loose his manic energy. And it’s really weird, because I have a soft spot for the film and I love the performance, and I think the insane energy of Carrey’s performance is what elevates the film and has helped it become a sort of holiday cult classic, but I think that it kind of misses the point of how the Grinch should be. It really boils down to the usual thing with these adaptations that try and add complexities to characters that just work better when they are simple: Jim Carrey’s Grinch is a great, fun character, but he just isn’t a great Grinch. Still, the makeup and costuming is so amazing that I’d feel like a Grinch myself if I stole too many points, so I think a 6/10 is a solid score for a performance that manages to be a bit above your average villain.

And then we get to Cumberbatch. I’m just going to say it: I barely consider his Grinch a villain. He’s just too nice and sad and cranky to really be evil. Sure he has wacky inventions, sure he is a bit passive aggressive to the Whos, but god this guy is just not mean enough. The fact he can just walk into town and interact with the townsfolk and they don’t even bat an eye says a lot about how watered down and toothless this take on the character is. Not helping is the safe, soft design Illumination gave him, as well as Cumberbatch’s weird American accent. Still, I don’t think this Grinch deserves worse than a 4/10 when it comes right down to it. In this case, it’s more that what’s interesting about him as a character saves him from sinking any lower than just being subpar as opposed to the problem with Carrey being that what made him interesting as a character made him less appealing as a Grinch. This guy does still try and steal Christmas, after all… It’s just that he’s so nice to begin with that you really aren’t too shocked when he does end up turning over a new leaf.

While it’s obvious the Grinch has had his ups and downs over the years, the fact he is such a legendary figure and an enduring cultural icon really says a lot for his staying power, as well as that sometimes a simple villain that lacks any complex motivation beyond “he’s a jerk” can really resonate with people. Maybe all of these other adaptations don’t quite measure up to the original animated special, but they don’t need to; it’s just interesting to see what different visions for the Grinch look like from different creators. Whether it’s good or bad, one thing is for sure: he’s a mean one, that Mr. Grinch, and we all love him for it.

You know what we don’t love him for, though? His dental hygiene.

Merry Christmas!

#Psycho Analysis #The Grinch #how the grinch stole christmas #Dr. Seuss #Chuck Jones #Boris Karloff #Jim Carrey #Benedict Cumberbatch

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addie-bear · 5 years ago

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@vindication-thy-name-is-dwight

Addie sincerely had no idea why Dwicky would want to talk to her. She figured he’d take her up on her offer to never talk to her ever again. Apparently not. However, perhaps that meant this was just that important.

She found the old man in his lounge, staring out at the large window. She rolled her eyes. She’d give him one thing: the asshat knew how to be fucking dramatic. “Are you really doing the whole brooding while staring out a window thing?”

Dwight looked up when the door opened. There was a very ingrained part of him that didn’t want to have this conversation. He’d even debated on if it was necessary, since the admiral had mentioned she’d basically know his every move for the rest of his life. However, he needed as many people on this as he could. Johnny, thankfully, had a powerful family. And, well, this was also his best bet of getting the information to Johnny’s husband without risking getting into a fist fight.

He rolled his eyes at her comment. “Very funny, Admiral.” He let out a sigh. “Thank you for agreeing to meet with me.”

Addie shrugged. “As long as you promise to keep your hands to yourself, we won’t have an issue.” Perhaps that was a little mean, but even if she was giving him a shot to prove he could be something more than a creepy bastard, she was not about to let him forget his long list of transgressions easily.

Dwight flinched. He had nothing to say to that. He had been...an absolute creep. An apology stood at the tip of his tongue but he didn’t say it. No matter how sincere and drawn out it would be, it would always sound cheap, always fall short of the mark.

He cleared his throat. “I’ll get right to the point, Admiral. I’m sure you noticed the heavy increase in security around my base. I feel the need to explain to you why that is. Unless you already know?” A fair question. He idly shifted the leg his anklet was on.

Addie raised a brow. She’d noticed many things as of late. First of all was how Dwight hardly ever wore his battle armor, where before he’d been wearing it every time she (unfortunately) saw him. His voice was...less cold, seeming more real. He’d also been referring to her by her proper title for quite some time now.

She felt herself start to shake a little bit. This scenario was starting to feel far too familiar. “I’ve noticed. However, I’m afraid I’m at a loss as to why the sudden increase. Don’t get me wrong. I do check in on you from time to time. But I’m not watching you every minute of every day. I have my own life, you know.”

She narrowed her eyes. “Don’t even think of taking that as an invitation to start doing fucked up shit again.”

Dwight huffed. Adalet was an enigma. One minute she was speaking with the finesse fit for her royal blood, and then the next she was swearing like a damn space pirate. There was a part of him that wanted to find that kind of duality endearing, but he ignored it. He wasn’t allowed to admire her in any facet.

“I wouldn’t dream of it,” he told her. He walked over to his mini-bar and poured himself a glass of bourbon. Maybe that would help make him feel a little less awkward about this. “Care for a drink?” Wait why was he asking that? Was she even old enough to drink?

Addie frowned. “No thank you,” she told him, folding her arms. “You said you were going to get straight to the point. Mind doing that?”

Dwight took a sip of his drink before swirling it around for a moment. He looked back out the window at the dark blanket of space. At the moment it seemed so much more...foreboding. Like every twinkling star was warning about all the dangers to come. “Of course. My apologies.” He pivoted to look back at Adalet. “The reason I have increased security is due to your uncle. I received some disturbing messages recently that leave me with no doubt that someone might be after him.”

Addie blinked once. Then twice. “You do know you have two of my uncles in your care, right? Both who have gotten in more trouble than anyone else I know combined? Including me. And that’s saying something.”

Dwight gave her an unamused look. He often forgot that she also referred to Dib as uncle as well. That family was so strange and complicated. “Johnny.” He clarified. He noticed far too late the softness in his voice when he said the name.

Addie rose a brow and gave a thoughtful hum. She knew very little about her Uncle Johnny’s past, but she knew enough to know that he’d been to hell and back. Literally. However, as far as she knew, it had been quite some time since he had been in any sort of trouble. In fact, for a while there, he was mostly getting her and Chance out of trouble instead of the other way around. “What did they say?”

“Just the usual pretentious villain nonsense,” Dwight answered. “Called him an ‘it’ a few times which most definitely did not sit well with me. I have my theories as to who it could be, but I don’t want to jump the gun and have ourselves caught in a trap.* He swirled his drink again before taking another sip. “This one is…dangerous. They’re a person of mind games and manipulation. In other words...the tables have turned so to speak.”

Addie watched him carefully as he spoke. She hasn’t missed a single beat of his tone. How it softened at her uncle’s name. How it tightened and turned into a near growl as he talked about the person that was coming after him. She tilted her head, deep in thought, before something finally dawned on her. The security. The visits. The fucking blazer. A slow, Cheshire Cat like grin appeared on her face.

“Well, well, well,” Addie said teasingly. “It appears the big, bad dictator has a soft spot, after all. Most especially for former serial killers, methinks.” She nearly laughed at the absolutely exasperated look Dwight gave her. Not even her father’s most long suffering frowns compared to this.

“It is not what you think,” Dwight told her firmly. Regardless of...whatever it really was, he was quite certain it wasn’t the same as what he felt for Leera. It was strong...just...different.

“You don’t even know what I think it is,” Addie replied dismissively. “Honestly this must be what the town of Whoville felt when they saw that the Grinch had changed his ways. Except, you know, the Grinch never tried to murder anyone.”

Dwight pinched the bridge of his nose. “Are you done?”

“Hardly. But I’ll save all my high sodium content for another time.” She stepped a little closer to him, looking out at the stars. Even after all this time, after living in space for almost her entire life, it still continued to fascinate her.

“In Lazurothian culture, we believe in something called an Isteo,” she explained, not looking at Dwight at all. “It’s someone who you share an extremely strong bond with. They’re your other half, the other side of the coin. Someone who without, you always feel like something in your life is missing. The word translates very, very roughly to mean platonic soulmate.”

Dwight rose a brow at her. “Except neither I nor your uncle are Lazurothian.”

“Well, Uncle Johnny does have the hair now,” she quipped. “You don’t have to be Lazurothian to have an Isteo. It’s just a Lazurothian belief. Look at Chance and Dibkins. They’re both human and, hell, they’re probably the perfect example of Isteos with how affectionate they are.” Her expression suddenly became very sad, remembering another Dib who she would never see again. “Dad had one, too. Not that he ever used that word.” She rubbed her arm, specifically the spot where a tattoo of a dark blue paw print laid.

“Anyway, what do you need from me?” She never thought she’d be asking that of Dwight Dwicky, but here she was.

Dwight listened to her carefully. He still didn’t quite get it, but the term sounded...fairly accurate. Johnny had become very important to him, and considering everything he was doing to make sure the smaller man stayed safe and alive…

“I mostly just needed you to know, to be prepared should anything start to seem awry.” He paused to clear his throat. “I...also wouldn’t mind some help setting up more blocks on my computers and such. I have installed a few of my own but…” He trails off. He really doesn’t want to say it. Especially when he sees that smirk on Adalet’s face.

“You mean you need one of the best hackers in the galaxy to keep you from being hacked,” she asked smugly. “Don’t worry, Dwight. I only come from an entire family of super talented hackers and have been hacking databases since I could sit up on my own. I’m sure it will be just fine.”

“You are incorrigible.”

“And you’re a dick.”

Dwight was torn between snorting and screaming. He hated to admit it, but he was starting to see why so many people were drawn to this brat. “So is that a yes or?”

“That would be a yes. Just remember that none of this is for you, got it?” Addie told him with a growl.

“Don’t worry. I’ve got it.” He didn’t need it to be for him. Johnny was what mattered right now. At this point he would get on his knees and beg for some kind of assistance.

“I have one more request,” he said, downing the last of his bourbon in a large gulp.

“And that would be?” Addie asked curiously.

Dwight sighed. This was going to be annoying. “If you don’t mind, I need someone to send the message to Johnny’s husband. They both seem to adore you. I would do it myself, but the last time we interacted I’m pretty sure he would have punched me if your mother didn’t kick us out.”

Addie nodded. “Not surprising. He’s protective of what he cares about.” She grinned again. “Starting to realize how scary my uncles are, Dwicky?”

“That’s not what this is about. I would just rather he actually absorb the information instead of wanting to slam my skull into the nearest flat surface,” Dwight explained. “I am more likely to be afraid of you than I am to be afraid of any of the rest of your family.”

“Oh my. The great former High Chancellor, scared of a little old me.”

Dwight rolled his eyes. “To be fair, you managed to not only fool me pretty much completely, but you also tore down everything I built in a matter of an hour. Anyone with sense would be terrified of that kind of potential.”

“...Okay wait a second is that genuine compliment?” Addie was sincerely floored that he would admit to something like that.

“Don’t get used to it,” Dwight told her.

Addie snorted, deciding it was time to make her exit. “I actually planned to pay my other uncle a visit anyway. So I’ll be sure to deliver your message then.” After I figure out why the fuck he hasn’t been to visit his husband in a hot minute.

Dwight nodded “Thank you, Admiral.” Perhaps the strangest thing about thanking her for anything was realizing that he means it.

He suddenly got the urge to say something else, taking a deep breath. “By the way, Admiral. I am...sincerely sorry for your loss.”

Addie froze on her way out. Her hands clenched and unclenched over and over. A couple of multicolored sparks flickered from her fingers. She knew how much Dwicky hated that part of her family, especially her Uncle Red.

And yet she couldn’t deny the fucking sincerity in his tone.

“You, too,” was all she said as she exited the room. What she meant was left unspoken. It didn’t need to be said.

Dwight swallowed at her response but didn’t turn around, continuing to stare out the window. He took another deep breath and let it out slowly, burying his hand not holding his empty glass in his pocket. He glared out at the cosmos.

If I can’t stop you, you can rest assured that no matter what you do, you will not get past her.

#long post #(( takes place after the current thread with Nny ))#(( time isn't real ))

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totesmgoats01-published-author · 6 years ago

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To conclude my viewing of the 2000 movie, How The Grinch Stole Christmas...

While the story of How The Grinch Stole Christmas was nothing new as of its release, it does rehash the same thing in a new way, with a B plot, extra details, and added context. Despite all this, at its root, it means the same old thing, if you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em.

When people think of the moral of How The Grinch Stole Christmas, they’ll often mention the consumerist attitude taken in respect to the holiday time, what with all the presents, sales, and folderol. But people don’t tend to look at things in another light.

The Grinch is seen as a villain by all the Whos in Whoville because he doesn’t like Christmas. For no other reason than being reclusive and un-festive, he is outcast. This is a common example in history, people ostracizing those who think unlike them, and you may notice that many tend to be unpleasant. Americans slaughtering natives, and enslaving Africans in the masses, Christians demonizing and demoralizing people of other faiths, Americans spreading propaganda about the dangers of Communism. The main example I’ll be using here is Scientology.

Little is known about the inner workings of Scientology, what exactly they tell people is unknown by the masses, and for good reason. We know that if anyone from within the organization is known to have told and outsider about what they teach, they are immediately excommunicated, separated from their families and peers for spilling the beans to the outside world. This is quite clearly a deliberate choice by their higher-ups, because the less you know about an organization, the harder it is for outsiders to shut it down.

Drawing any parallels yet? Now, you many well say “but wait, if you watched the movie you would know that The Grinch choose to leave the town!” And this is true. However, the reason he choose to leave was because of the tactics used by those around him to make him feel small and isolated, despite the attempts by others to make him feel comfortable, the cons outweighed the pros this time. The only difference, was The Grinch had no outside world to tell of the Whos brainwashing, because he was the only one who they used those tactics on.

Well, then why did the Whos fear The Grinch? If there’s nobody else who realized what’s going on, what have they to lose? The difference between real-world scientology and the Whos, is that the Whos feared what The Grinch might be capable of. In the real world, the scientologists hide behind the double-edged sword of governmental protection, knowing that because they are technically a religion, they are protected under the 1st amendment and so forth. In Whoville, their morals, laws, and such are all skewed to focus on the protection of Christmas celebration, as shown most directly by the mayor throughout the film.

The attitude of “if you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em” is portrayed by The Grinch. He tries relentlessly to get away from this tradition celebrated by the people that hated him. First, he tried to run away from it, moving high into the mountain north of Whoville. As time passed, he was worn down by the Who’s relentless persistence in his life, Christmas music echoing up the mountain where he lives. But like scientology, you can’t outrun it. He tried for the longest time to put up with it, evidenced by the major difference in The Grinch’s appearance from when he climbed the mountain for the first time as a child. When we see The Grinch in the movie, he has finally had enough, he decides to confront it after all these years.

After going down to “steal” Christmas, he is proud, for he believed that he once and for all stopped this horrible tradition celebrated by these horrible people. But, after seeing that he had inadvertently brought all these people even closer, he is upset with his failure. Then he has his realization, he can’t do it. He accepts his incapability to single handedly dismantle a crooked organization. When Cindy Lou Who talks to him, being the moment he is swayed to joining them, he is finally convinced that they might deserve a second chance.

And that’s what he does. He returns everything, apologies, and they accept him back just like that. In fact, they elevate him to a higher status that he had ever experienced, all in hopes of making him forget all the bad things they did to him. He now leads this crooked organization in their cult-like ways.

#how the grinch stole christmas #the grinch #I'm actually kind of proud of this one.

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faiirytalcs · 1 year ago

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"Yes, Mason, Whoville - don't say it like that. The Grinch was one of the only movies we ever watched at home." Although, her father never made it past five minutes and her mother always managed to disappear before the redemption arc. Apparently, there was no appeal to either of them to become a better person. On brand. But Pacifica had always sat through it, excited each time when the villain was able to grow a heart and start to care about other people. If it could happen in a movie, maybe it could happen in real life, too....or that had been her hope when she was a kid. One that had been squashed out of her not long after. Laughing softly, she pulled her eyes off of the lights to give him a look. "We can talk about the gnomes when I bring it up, okay? Otherwise, we'll be talking about them all night and basically wishing them into existence." She was still convinced they were out there, or something was, watching them as they moved through the village. A shiver ran down her spine when Dipper leaned in to whisper in her ear again. A reaction she had hoped to get over quickly but apparently not! Apparently, there was still some kind of power to the feeling of his breath that much closer to her skin.

"They wouldn't stand a chance." Paz agreed with a scoff. "If they got anywhere near me, I would just kick them - easy." In her head, it was as simple as a dropkick and the gnome would go flying, never to be seen or heard from again. It was nice that he remembered that night as much as she did, it had been memorable to say the least. A lumberjack ghost was not the kind of thing you simply forgot. Even when you crossed into a town like Evermore. But she wasn't going to admit it was something she thought about often - she was Pacifica Northwest for fucks sake. "I can't believe you remember that. Out of all the shit you guys got up to in Gravity Falls...it was kind of insane of us though." It had been fun but she'd paid for it, that was for sure.

dipper was practically housing his drink, battling between getting past the peppermint stinging his nostrils, the strength of whatever liquor had been used in it, and hoping that maybe if he drank it fast enough; it'd give him a reason to be as flushed as he was. why was it so god damn hard to look away from her ?? when did having to refrain from touching her begin to feel like pulling teeth, the pads of his fingers almost twitching each second they were more than a breaths-width away from her. drawing his cup away, the beverage half empty, dipper noticed she had turned back towards him and was smiling. swiping the back of his hand across his mouth, he laughed — painfully awkwardly— and tried his best to recover from doing something he wasn't even sure she knew he had been doing. who was he kidding, it was pacifica, of course she knew. ❛ — whoville ?? ❜ he repeated, a smile of his own landing upon his lips as he looked further down the path— as if he could see the entire display from here. he wouldn't say it out loud but he thought it was so adorable how much pacifica seemed to be enjoying the lights, and even though he didn't fully understand the appeal, he was enjoying them because she was.

❛ don't tell cypher we're going to look at those lights without him, he loves the grinch... ❜ dipper teased, starting to walk down the path once more, his eyes once again falling upon pacifica northwest's face and finding himself enamored with it. he laughed though, a bit harder this time, once the gnomes were brought up again; ❛ i thought we weren't talking about the gnomes anymore, ❜ dipper teased her, his bicep brushing against her shoulder as he walked practically against her — like there was some kind of magnetic pull keeping him from moving more than a few centimeters away. he lowered his voice to a whisper, his gaze flickering around, as if the hypothetical gnomes would hear him, leaning down towards her. ❛ — if the gnomes do take over, we're gonna have to take action, pacifica... protect ourselves and the town.❜ he straightened up a bit, grinning at her. ❛ should be a piece of cake for us, though.... gnomes don't hold a candle to a big ghost lumberjack with an axe in his head... and we took care of that guy, didn't we ?? ❜

#𝐓𝐇𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃 ;; pacifica northwest #𝐏𝐀𝐂𝐈𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐀 ft. dipper pines #𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐓 ;; pacifica northwest

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goron-king-darunia · 3 years ago

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Annon-Guy: Glad you had a great Christmas 🎄. Sorry to bother you. Glad you like the movies, although in regards to the material aspect, it's supposed to give development to the Who's, sense they lost sight of what Christmas is about (Mayor Agustus doesn'thelp much either). That's what Cindy (and The Grinch, as it was unintentional on his part) was trying to tell everyone. But I do like all three movies, including Illumination's take as it's supposed to be more light hearted and comical.

I get that they were trying to go for more complicated characters, but at the end of the day, "The Grinch Who Stole Christmas" was not a complicated story. From a child's perspective, it's about a grump learning to be nice, and from an adult perspective, it's about learning to let go of some things and just appreciate being with people you love and reconnecting with the "spirit of Christmas." That is, it's about learning to accept that things won't always go right, but as long as you spend the time together with people you like, people who make you happy, then Christmas is a success. Even if the dinner gets burnt or Uncle Ted gets too drunk or, in some whacky cartoon world, someone steals all your gifts. It's about finding common ground and just enjoying togetherness. And yes, all the other things that go into it are nice, but if you don't get the lights up, that's not a deal breaker. If you can't find a tree, that's alright. The Who's are the example in the storybook. They adapt. They're just happy to be together. So I understand the Carrey movie was trying to be more complicated, and the characters in the Carrey movie, despite being obviously exaggerated and cartoonish, do feel more real and less one dimensional. But the problem with complicating things is that the original was more about the message than it was about the realism. After all, the main character is some weird green old hermit that doesn't even have an origin story in the book. While the Carrey movie is whimsical, it's more complex and grounded, and as a result, the simple message of the book ends up muddled. It's not a BAD thing. It's just a trade off. I don't know if you could do something like the Carrey movie and still pull off the same message as the book had. Because, again, the book was about the message first: a story of forgiveness, self-improvement, community, and accepting imperfection. The Carrey movie is about the aesthetics and the plot more than about the message. And that's just an adaptational trade-off, I think. Categorically, I think all three movies are going for different things. The storybook is a moral message aimed at kids, the Carrey movie is a more realistic comedy aimed at "families" but leaning toward adults (or at least the Grinch himself is heavily written for adults, not just because he himself is unambiguously an adult, but because a lot of his jokes are stuff only adults would get [i.e. the Grinch messing around at the post office and giving everyone jury duty. Kids might understand it's an unpleasant adult responsibility, but it's not something kids think about. Not to mention the random eviction notice he threw in there.]) The Illumination picture is a fluff piece. A feel-good story to just kind of zone out to and feel the warm fuzzies over. All the rough edges are sanded down. It doesn't challenge you in any meaningful way and it isn't asking anything from you. It's the equivalent of a hug and hot cocoa in film form. Everyone is more or less pleasant. And I understand the appeal of that. So all three versions are going for clearly different things. I don't know if the Carrey movie could have the same message as the storybook, but I feel like it could come close, and I guess that's why I'm hard on it. I know Mayor Agustus is there to be the very obvious villain as a foil for the Grinch. He "belongs" in Whoville since he grew up there and is largely accepted by the community to the point of being their elected leader, but despite fitting in, he's a rotten old materialistic bully. The Grinch has always been visibly an "outsider" and he ran off to the mountains to live alone, but despite gruff appearance and being ill-adjusted, he's a genuinely soft person, even if he's understandably hostile to people that treated him poorly. And I understand what the film was trying to go for with a sort of classic Beauty and the Beast hero versus villain foil as a B plot. You can draw pretty clear lines between Mayor Augustus and Gaston and the Grinch and Beast. But by fitting the story into a classic trope formula, they did muddle

the main message. I'm not sure if removing the B plot with the Mayor would have helped, but I think it could have. But for what we got, even with a bit of a blunted message, it's still works on a comedy level, an aesthetics level (God I miss practical effects. I know it's uncomfy for actors to wear that much makeup, but it looks so much better. Either CG needs to catch up FAST or we need to invest in ways to make practical effects as safe and as pleasant as possible.) and, even with the different plot threads, it works on a structural level. The message is the only part it falls short on. And as an adaptation I kind of have to ding it for that, because while the storybook isn't a comedy, it works on everything it attempted. The Carrey film added comedy, which I liked, but it compromised on the message which was a big reason the first story worked. The clear message. But all three definitely have appeal, and I'm mostly just impressed that Seuss wrote something that resonated so well over the years that 3 different versions can have near-universal appeal. Honestly, as an author, if I saw fanfic out there of my work the same way films of the Grinch have gone, I'd be pretty okay with that. A faithful retelling of my original story, a comedy film that stumbles a bit but still mostly conveys the same story and ideas and adds a bunch of flair, and just a soft reboot where the aesthetics and plot are lifted but the details are just soft and pleasant. I'd be fine with that. That said, I know that the Mike Meyers Cat in the Hat film nearly nuked the Seuss adaptations and, despite liking that movie as a comedy (or at least, I enjoyed it as a kid) I can see why. I know adaptation is a tricky thing, and as an aspiring author myself, I understand that anything that's not your vision is difficult to accept. But as far as Grinch adaptations go, I think the three that we got are very good, and it just depends on what you're looking for. And I guess what I'm looking for is a complicated comedy with a muddled message. XD

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The actors in the MCU may have dominated with their big-screen characters, but many of them are also talented voice actors. Some MCU actors are well known for voicing popular roles in animated superhero movies, like Samuel L. Jackson in The Incredibles movies, otherwise known as Nick Fury. Even Doctor Strange's Benedict Cumberbatch has voiced a version of everyone's favorite Christmas character, The Grinch.

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Jim Carrey's famed holiday movie and character in How the Grinch Stole Christmas got a reboot in 2018. There were some differences and similarities between both versions and instead of Carrey, the green and grumpy character was voiced by Benedict Cumberbatch.

The animated version followed a similar idea to the original. The Grinch becomes increasingly grumpy as Whoville is ready to celebrate Christmas. To get some peace and quiet, the Grinch hatches a plan to steal Christmas and all of Whoville's holiday joy.

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Can you guess which blockbuster films have inspired these Christmas wreaths?

Christmas is the season off mulled wine, mince pies, Christmas trees, but most importantly family films! From watching the Grinch of Christmas eve, to Mary Poppins during betwix-mas. But why confine your favourite Christmas film to the TV?

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Sky Cinema has created five cinematic Christmas wreaths with the help of East London boutique florist Rebel Rebel, including a Grinch Christmas wreath!

Could you be inspired to dress your door with your favourite festive film or family blockbuster this Christmas? Let’s take a look.

Film Christmas wreaths

The Grinch Christmas wreath

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This bushy-eyebrowed wreath is non other than our favourite Christmas villain The Grinch. If you want to recreate your own Dr Zeus inspired wreath Rebel Rebel created the mastepiece using a base of pampas grass, topped with an assortment of bright neon painted leaves and black asparagus for the eyebrows. We don’t think we’ll be seeing on of these on any of the doors in Whoville.

Avengers wreath

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This wreath is one for the superhero fans. Inspired by the smash hit Avengers: Endgame film, Rebel Rebel created the wreath using metallic leaves held by a recreation of the destructive gauntlet. Maybe don’t let your husband or little ones see this wreath, they’ll never be satisfied by a traditional wreath again.

Mary Queen of Scotts wreath

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Inspired by Mary, Queen of Scots, this cinematic Christmas wreath is slightly more understated than the others. The wreath is divide by the two power houses Elizabeth I, represented by red and white roses, and Mary, Queen of Scots, with thistles, heather and tartan ribbon.

Lego wreath

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Ribbons and pine cones have been swapped for lego creations in this Lego movie inspired wreath. You can easily create your own Lego wreath with a few cans of brightly coloured spray paint, simply spray away and borrow some lego pieces from your kid’s toy box.

Mary Poppins wreath

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Finally would Christmas be complete without the family favourite Mary Poppins. This wreath has been inspired by Mary Poppins Returns starring Emily Blunt. Covered in Mary Poppins signature red and blue colours, there is even has her magic umbrella and some delicate fairy lights in homage to lamplighter Jack.

If these wreath has given you a hankering to watch The Grinch or Lego Movie they will all be available on Sky Cinema Movies this Christmas.

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Cindy Lou Ai is a sweet young girl from Dr. Brown’s book. In a world bull of grinches be a Cindy Lou Who shirt. Seuss’ How the Grinch Christmas Stole! and the 2000 movie, who appeared as a villain. She is a 2-year-old girl who lives in Whoville and plays a minor role in the story. In 1966, she was voiced at the end of June Foray. In 2000, she was portrayed by Taylor Momsen in the direct action movie of the same name. With more roles than her animated version. 2018, she will appear in a remake (18 years from the movie Jim Carrey). However, it will work on the computer rather than direct action and she will be voiced by Cameron Seely in the set. The Greatest Showman. In the musical, Cindy Lou can be from 6 to 12 years old.

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She has four siblings: Boo Who, Danny Who, Betty Lou Who, and Annie Who. She first appeared in It’s the thought. Who likes Christmas, I hate Christmas Eve and Whatchamo. She is clearly different from the kids in red and white while wearing a pink robe. On Christmas Eve, she woke up to meet Grinch as she sang Santa For A Day with Grinch. She played by two little girls each winter at the Old Globe in San Diego. She was first described by Vanessa Hudgens. In the original book and adaptation, Cindy Lou Ai got out of bed for a drink when she found The Grinch, disguised as Santa Claus, stuffed her family Christmas tree into the chimney. Mistaking him for Santa Claus, she innocently asked him why he took the tree. Grinch, feeling the innocence of the young girl, conceals her theft by raping her.

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Saying that there was a broken light on the tree. In a world bull of grinches be a Cindy Lou Who shirt. And he was carrying it to his “workshop” to Fix the problem. And then return it to Christmas the day she wakes up. Then, Grinch received her drink and sent her back to bed. Showing the only legitimate good that he had in his little heart. Notably, although this is her only real scene in the original book. Cindy Lou gets a bit more time in the animated film. This version of Cindy Lou Ai is different from her 1966 and 2000 versions. For example, Cindy-Lou Ai plotted to take Santa Claus to thank him for helping her single mom and her sibling every Christmas, something that would interfere with Grinch’s plan. When Cindy Lou met The Grinch for the first time at the post office.

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And The Grinch thought Cindy was just like everyone else who only cared about gifts she did not have. Although he saved her from the press, he just did not want to admit that he only did that because he cared. Then Cindy Lou decided to ask people what they knew about him and soon discovered that he had a tragic past. Later, Cindy Lou met The Grinch again after she discovered that the only reason he hated Christmas was. Because he had a tragic past and Cindy thought he funny and not afraid he made him sad. But Grinch decided to attend the ceremony. for the sake of oneself. As the film progresses, The Grinch is bad, revenge, stealing Christmas and realizing.

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What he did after realizing that Christmas is not a gift. In a world bull of grinches be a Cindy Lou Who shirt. But spending with your loved ones. At the end, he returned the gift and received a friendly kiss from Cindy, who cared for him. After that, they became best friends when the movie ended. Her family Cindy Lou loves her parents and her brothers. But she believes that everyone is missing out on Christmas. By paying more attention to the gifts and the festivities. After meeting The Grinch and knowing that he has a dark past she has felt bad. For since he arrested by the Mayor and others. So, she decided to take The Grinch back to Whoville. And make everyone include The Grinch to show them how true Christmas was.

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‘The Grinch’ review: Cumberbatch and Christmas classic a mismatch?

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One star out of four.

Every Who down in Whoville gets a new Grinch this season. Why, you may ask? The idea defies reason. Does the classic need help from a hot Cumberbatch? Or is this strange union a bizarre mismatch?

The Grinch is the story you learned as an infant, starring a Christmas-hating heel and his doggie assistant. The fuzzy green villain hopes to make holiday gloom. Just like a wicked witch, but without the broom. He targets presents intended for tots. Oh, how horrific is this nasty crackpot.

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Seuss never explained what prompted this act. Perhaps the Grinch wore shoes that were too compact? (Or maybe, just maybe, his head had been whacked?) Should he consult a cardiologist chart? The answer is clear: It’s because of his heart.

In “Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch,” liberties are taken. Some are just padding, some quite mistaken. It’s suggested that our old friend the Grinch is an orphan, as though that excuses inflicting misfortune. There’s a new sidekick, a plump reindeer named Fred, and the remaking of Cindy’s mom as unwed. (Could she be a love for the small-hearted bad boy? Kind of, maybe, but look, this isn’t Tolstoy).

Any-who, our Grinch decides to cancel the holiday, or make it as boring as, say, Groundhog Day. He hops inside chimneys to hoover up toys, certain to do it with an insouciant poise. Remember, this guy is the anti-merry — the same one played not long ago by Jim Carrey. Benedict Cumberbatch takes on the part, with an American accent — to give him less heart?

Our narrator here is Pharrell Williams, whose brief days at work likely paid him zillions. Kenan Thompson of “Saturday Night Live” fame, delivers a character who is kind of lame. But Angela Lansbury has a nice cameo (that woman’s as priceless as an unearthed Van Gogh).

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The Grinch, diabolically, dresses like Santy Claus, in an ultra-evil cloud of guffaws. He beats by a few hours the real Kris Kringle. (No wonder this loner creature never mingles.) But a run-in with Cindy, as sweet as chocolate liquor, makes something grow huge — that’s right, it’s his ticker.

The Whos down in Whoville don’t mind that they’re gift-less. They gather together, sing and bear witness. Christmas, they say, isn’t about treasure: It’s about family, friends and being together. Then they tuck into roast beast. You, on the other hand, may feel fleeced.

Credit goes to the film’s visual effects folk, who made fur alive and gave texture to smoke. But retreading this story with a Cumberbatch, should send Hollywood bigwigs into the booby hatch. Before you buy tickets and plan a nice dinner, ask who exactly in Whoville thought this was a winner?

“Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch,” a Universal Pictures release, is rated PG with “brief rude humour.” Running time: 79 minutes.

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