Review of The Lorax (1972) by Matthew T — 01 Feb 2015

The Lorax an old time children book by Dr. Seuss himself turned in to a movie (no not the 2012 one) the old 1972 one we watched as kids during Earth day and don't lie you watched it in school. but after reading other reviews I look back and say "gee this book is mature, and adult then we give it credit for" why well lets take a look.

first off the story is about a man named onceler, who travels through a beautiful forest with magnificent trees which he uses to make his clothing unleashing the lorax, who warns him of his want for business may backfire in the end. So that leads to pretty much the rest of the story deciding whether he should keep going with his business or something else.

first off what makes this story and morale work is its execution, meaning like with how to dragon the movie as well as the book takes this at an mature adult were the onceler is very complex were not only is arguing with the lorax but also with him about whether he should keep going or try to find a safer route which is victim less and will allow everyone to be happy. that is what the lorax wants he is not tree hugging person he is a ordinary being trying to compromise so maybe the onceler can keep his Business and not destroy the forest in the process.

which also leads an economy lesson as well about taking too much with precaution can lead to disaster which is what happen with onceler he went it an new environment for some use of it and said "say I could make a new product with" and then does but got so suck into it that cause him to take too much of the resource which caused the destruction of the forest. So he was never a corporate jerk who burns down forest for fun he was ordinary man much like us (which is why he never shows his face) who toke much because he kept giving himself excuses to do it but then ended in a Shakespearean styled ending where is now left with nothing but the guilt that he created of the destruction he caused. then tells us his story hoping we don't do the same mistake as well.