Comments on: Horton and Lars http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/04/12/horton-and-lars/ Blogging politics, culture, sociology and life from Brisvegas Wed, 08 Oct 2008 06:54:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Darlene http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/04/12/horton-and-lars/#comment-457110 Darlene Tue, 15 Apr 2008 02:37:52 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/04/12/horton-and-lars/#comment-457110 That's lovely about your little one, Graeme. Well, I really loved the manga part, I must say. I guess the different animation illustrated the differences in communities. I think in the book it's a sort of a different look as well. That’s lovely about your little one, Graeme.

Well, I really loved the manga part, I must say. I guess the different animation illustrated the differences in communities. I think in the book it’s a sort of a different look as well.

]]> By: Graeme http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/04/12/horton-and-lars/#comment-456853 Graeme Mon, 14 Apr 2008 08:48:14 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/04/12/horton-and-lars/#comment-456853 Horton's the first movie our 3 y.o. has sat through. She didn't 'get' it, but is still dancing around chanting the lines 'On my speck, the people are all little ponies, who eat rainbows and poop out butterflies'. It is a great film. Forget gender analysis of the 99 person mayoral family. My only disappointment was that the traditional style of animation of Whoville, true to Seuss's original drawings, was not used in the 'real' world jungle scenes. But I guess the production company knows that cutesy sells better. Horton’s the first movie our 3 y.o. has sat through. She didn’t ‘get’ it, but is still dancing around chanting the lines ‘On my speck, the people are all little ponies, who eat rainbows and poop out butterflies’.

It is a great film. Forget gender analysis of the 99 person mayoral family.

My only disappointment was that the traditional style of animation of Whoville, true to Seuss’s original drawings, was not used in the ‘real’ world jungle scenes. But I guess the production company knows that cutesy sells better.

]]> By: Darlene http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/04/12/horton-and-lars/#comment-456689 Darlene Mon, 14 Apr 2008 01:49:45 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/04/12/horton-and-lars/#comment-456689 Interesting blog that Mother Jones. The 96 daughters and one son thing was an unfortunate aspect of an otherwise great film. The girls were real "girly girls" (i.e. only cared about superficial stuff) and the boy was the one who saved the day (even though he was a moody emo kid). It should be noted that the most intelligent person in Whoville was a woman (voiced by Australia's own Isla Fisher). Interesting blog that Mother Jones.

The 96 daughters and one son thing was an unfortunate aspect of an otherwise great film. The girls were real “girly girls” (i.e. only cared about superficial stuff) and the boy was the one who saved the day (even though he was a moody emo kid). It should be noted that the most intelligent person in Whoville was a woman (voiced by Australia’s own Isla Fisher).

]]> By: Lefty E http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/04/12/horton-and-lars/#comment-456681 Lefty E Mon, 14 Apr 2008 01:23:07 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/04/12/horton-and-lars/#comment-456681 Well, my daughter loved, but in fairness, one ought to report the feminist critique. http://www.motherjones.com/mojoblog/archives/2008/04/7888_a-feminist-hears-horton-hears-a-who.html Well, my daughter loved, but in fairness, one ought to report the feminist critique. http://www.motherjones.com/mojoblog/archives/2008/04/7888_a-feminist-hears-horton-hears-a-who.html

]]> By: Darlene http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/04/12/horton-and-lars/#comment-456677 Darlene Mon, 14 Apr 2008 01:11:20 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/04/12/horton-and-lars/#comment-456677 Ahhh, thanks for that, dylwah. Was unaware of the political intent of Horton (although one could certainly see politics in the movie). Ahhh, thanks for that, dylwah. Was unaware of the political intent of Horton (although one could certainly see politics in the movie).

]]> By: dylwah http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/04/12/horton-and-lars/#comment-456663 dylwah Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:05:16 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/04/12/horton-and-lars/#comment-456663 Yes it is a bit dark, but Horton is dark. Speiglman is being a bit disengenuois (sic). Horton is about the Japanese, Yertle is Hitler. Geisel's wartime cartoons are pretty dark, but then the subject matter is as well. I found it a bit of a shock to see that familier style turned to the project of exhoting his fellow countryfolk to war against Germany and Japan esp these days when there are so many false analagies to Hitler and other threats. since my first post i've been looking for a decent link but i can't find any of the cartoons on line, PM is this paper http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PM_%28newspaper%29 Yes it is a bit dark, but Horton is dark. Speiglman is being a bit disengenuois (sic). Horton is about the Japanese, Yertle is Hitler. Geisel’s wartime cartoons are pretty dark, but then the subject matter is as well. I found it a bit of a shock to see that familier style turned to the project of exhoting his fellow countryfolk to war against Germany and Japan esp these days when there are so many false analagies to Hitler and other threats.

since my first post i’ve been looking for a decent link but i can’t find any of the cartoons on line, PM is this paper http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PM_%28newspaper%29

]]> By: Darlene http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/04/12/horton-and-lars/#comment-456647 Darlene Sun, 13 Apr 2008 22:39:33 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/04/12/horton-and-lars/#comment-456647 5 stars is very good, wbb. It's deserved, although I wonder if the little kids in the cinema enjoyed it as much as the adults (the kids were rather quiet). Is that right, dylwah? That's funny. To think of all those drivers driving around with a blow-up doll next to them. "I’m looking forward to Horton, and am wondering if they have used any of the editorial cartoons from PM. Art Speigleman said that they show what ‘happens when Horton hears a heil’". That's also funny, and a little bit dark. Horton is so lovely, its horrible to think of him hearing a heil. Speigleman is a real genuis. Love his "In the Shadow of No Towers". Best kids film, hey Lefty E? It was good, although I have seen plenty of good ones (those Pixar people are very talented). 5 stars is very good, wbb. It’s deserved, although I wonder if the little kids in the cinema enjoyed it as much as the adults (the kids were rather quiet).

Is that right, dylwah? That’s funny. To think of all those drivers driving around with a blow-up doll next to them.

“I’m looking forward to Horton, and am wondering if they have used any of the editorial cartoons from PM. Art Speigleman said that they show what ‘happens when Horton hears a heil’”.

That’s also funny, and a little bit dark. Horton is so lovely, its horrible to think of him hearing a heil. Speigleman is a real genuis. Love his “In the Shadow of No Towers”.

Best kids film, hey Lefty E? It was good, although I have seen plenty of good ones (those Pixar people are very talented).

]]> By: Lefty E http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/04/12/horton-and-lars/#comment-456504 Lefty E Sun, 13 Apr 2008 07:34:11 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/04/12/horton-and-lars/#comment-456504 Best kids film Ive seen! Best kids film Ive seen!

]]> By: dylwah http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/04/12/horton-and-lars/#comment-456478 dylwah Sun, 13 Apr 2008 05:36:16 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/04/12/horton-and-lars/#comment-456478 now that it is out i feel kind of surprised that it has taken hollywood this long to do a movie like Lars . . . i started to notice all the cars in Los Angeles with blow up girls in the passenger seats, in 02, just weeks after arriving, like the dumb cyclist that i am it took me over a year to realise that they were there so the cars could travel in the car pool lanes, not for a bit of lov'n at the traffic lights. I'm looking forward to Horton, and am wondering if they have used any of the editorial cartoons from PM. Art Speigleman said that they show what 'happens when Horton hears a heil' cheers now that it is out i feel kind of surprised that it has taken hollywood this long to do a movie like Lars . . . i started to notice all the cars in Los Angeles with blow up girls in the passenger seats, in 02, just weeks after arriving, like the dumb cyclist that i am it took me over a year to realise that they were there so the cars could travel in the car pool lanes, not for a bit of lov’n at the traffic lights.

I’m looking forward to Horton, and am wondering if they have used any of the editorial cartoons from PM. Art Speigleman said that they show what ‘happens when Horton hears a heil’

cheers

]]> By: wbb http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/04/12/horton-and-lars/#comment-456432 wbb Sun, 13 Apr 2008 02:48:41 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/04/12/horton-and-lars/#comment-456432 Horton - 5 stars. Horton - 5 stars.

]]> By: Darlene http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/04/12/horton-and-lars/#comment-456424 Darlene Sun, 13 Apr 2008 02:12:27 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/04/12/horton-and-lars/#comment-456424 Yes, I love Jimmy Stewart, and I am certainly a fan of such films as "It's a Wonderful Life". Perhaps I'll see Lars again and give it another go. Yes, I love Jimmy Stewart, and I am certainly a fan of such films as “It’s a Wonderful Life”.

Perhaps I’ll see Lars again and give it another go.

]]> By: Craig Mc http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/04/12/horton-and-lars/#comment-456313 Craig Mc Sat, 12 Apr 2008 14:36:30 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/04/12/horton-and-lars/#comment-456313 I haven't seen Lars, but the plot reminds me of an old favourite - "Harvey". I haven’t seen Lars, but the plot reminds me of an old favourite - “Harvey”.

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