HORTON HEARS A WHO! (spoiler alert)
hi, i’m back for another movie review. for those who haven’t watch it
and dun wanna be spoiled…shooh, go away! for the others, continue at
your own risk…anyways…here goes nothing….
the cast (that I care..)
horton: jim carrey (liar-liar, truman show, the mask, bruce almighty…)
mayor of Who-ville: steve carell (40 year old virgin, the office, evan almighty..)
Jojo: jesse mccartney (singer of beautiful soul, she’s no you…)
first and foremost, my overall comment is that to me, it isn’t
as funny as happy feet. i didn’t burst out loud in laughter throughout
the movie, but what it did achieve is that it touched me emotionally.
maybe bcoz it’s a dr.seuss book that aim for children audience while
happy feet is more on environmental issues, aiming for the more mature
audience using subtle methods.
initially, since it starred 2 top comedy actors (jim and steve) i
thought it is more of a comedy movie, but then i realized it’s deeper
than that. for jesse’s fan,don’t get too excited, JOJO only speaks at
the end of the movie. but it’s ok though…
basically the story is about horton’s journey to find a stable
place for the speck that means the world to the whos people (literally)
while facing adversaries and prejudice from his peers. horton is the
first person who heard the voice and the mayor is the first person to
make contact with Horton. Out of fear of being ridiculed, they kept
their rendezvous a secret. the fear is understandable, horton was
threatened to be tied and caged (equal to be put in a mad house for
humans where we were bound by a straight jacket and kept in a white
room) and the mayor had been looked down upon his entire life
especially by the council and admitting you are talking to a voice from
the pipe can challenge his integrity and question his credibility to
lead the people of who-ville.
i was humbled by horton’s selflessness and his preseverence of
enduring all the hardships and the risks of losing his life for the
who’s that doesn’t even know of his efforts. i emphatized with the
mayor where in his awkward way of showing his concern for his people
and his family that people always laugh at him and thought of him as an
odd fellow.
2 side characters that i love is Jojo and Katie. it’s hard to
explain why, u juz had to watch it. btw, katie only had 1 dialogue,
"Haaa…".hehehe, i juz luv it.
(p/s-Jojo’s first word "Yopp!", mcm org melayu lak. example:"Yopp! jom pekena kopi.."..heheheh…jgn mare no…)
the scenes that touched me are:
-when horton was searching for the clover in a field of clovers,
-when horton relentlessly chased after the clover after it was stolen
by vlad (vlad the wanna be bad guy, not the bunny vlad that made
cookies),
-horton fighting the other animals as they tied him up and tried to cage him
-the who’s trying to let their voices heard (they are many times they
stopped and give up, but then they tried again)"WE ARE HERE! WE ARE
HERE!"
-when i thot that a majority of who-ville died in a major "speck-quake" bcoz of the council foolishness
at the end, i’m not sure if the speck was safely placed on
mount nool, but it was assumed that the occupants of the jungle of nool
will also lend a hand in protecting this miniature kingdom. new bonds
are forged, and new friendships are made.
i think horton and mayor would have made a great pair of best
friends, but alas, there are from different worlds (pun not intended).
i wud like to watch more of horton’s interaction with the who’s when
they discover horton’s existence. juz imagine, when you’re lonely, we
can go to the public hall and have a friend to talk with, available
24/7. a friend that’s funny, inspiring and trustworthy.
kehkeh, after all the intense emotion the movie ended with the cast
singing "can’t fight this feeling". and how they potray that horton’s
world is also a speck from the many specks in the world is a
reminiscence of the end in men in black 1. (MIB 2 ended with our world
is juz a 1locker from the many lockers in the world).
that’s all from me. b4 i end diz review , can u guys guess who’s my favourite character? he is…….
THE MAYOR!!!
hehehe, enjoy the song, CAN’T FIGHT THIS FEELING…
(horton) and even as i wander,
i’m keeping you in sight,
(Mayor) ur a candle in the window,
(mayor’s) on a cold, dark winter’s night (mayor:beautiful metaphor!)
wife)
(horton & mayor) and i’m getting closer than i’ve ever thought
i mi~ght (horton:hu! that’s a little high for me.)
*dumdum* Baby i can’t fight this! feeling anymore…
i’ve forgotten what i started fighting for, (Katie:"Haaa…")
and if i have to crawl upon ur floor (crawl upon the floor)
come crashing through ur door (crashing thru ur door)
(everyone)baby, i can’t fight this feeling anymore,
(jojo) i can’t fight diz feeling any….mo~re…
