Review of How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) by Devin R — 13 Dec 2016

Finding the Spirit in a Hollow Soul.

Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas is nothing short of a classic representation that there is good in everyone, it just takes time and effort to find it. This extra-ordinary Christmas story written by the well respected Dr. Seuss is brought from comics to life by director Ron Howard who puts his own twist and taste to the story.

Jim Carrey, the Grinch, is a citizen of Whoville, a place only found within a snowflake that reveres Christmas more than any other day of the year. Judging by outward appearance the Grinch doesn't fit in, he is a furry green man who hates Christmas. Now the Grinch wasn't always this way, we find this out through the efforts of one little girl named Cindy Lou Who, played by actress Taylor Momsen, in her efforts to solve the mystery as to why the Grinch hates Christmas she begins interviewing many of the citizens whom have shared relations with the Grinch. In the set of interviews we find the Mayor of Whoville, Mayor May Who who could be the main source of the Grinch's hatred of this Holliday as Mayor May Who actively bullied the Grinch all throughout school and specially on Christmas, because they both had a crush on the same girl Martha May Whovier.

Martha May Whovier shares the time at a Christmas party where the Grinch was ridiculed by the class because of the gift he brought to her, he destroyed the party and ran away never to be seen again as he climbed Mt. Krampus a forbidden place to go. The years went by and he became nothing but a story and a symbol of anti Christmas spirit. For Cindy Lou there was a simple solution, befriend the Grinch and invite him to the 1000th Whobilation as the Whoville Holliday Cheermeister. Although this was a genuine thought it turned out to be disastrous as he terrorized the party and later that night on Christmas Eve the Grinch makes his move to steal all the presents in the town leaving nothing behind. As the city mourns in the morning the Grinch makes his way to the top of Mt Krampus, Cindy Lou decides to visit the Grinch in a last minute attempt to change him, which turns out to be the successful attempt as the grinch experiences a change of heart (literally). The Grinch begins to feel the love of Christmas and finally understands the meaning of it, its not about the gifts but the people that are in your life.

Overall a chilling story to bring together a family around Christmas time where we can all learn to never judge another person because of what they look like or how they act, we can all change.