I guess it wouldn't be remiss if I've approached "Horton Hears a Who!" with some reservations as the trailers were anything but something to be excited about. This latest computer-animated film from the "Ice Age" team was a great success as a film for children.
In the film, Jim Carrey provides the voice for Horton, an elephant who hears a voice from a floating speck and discovers that there are people actually living in it in a place called Who-ville. Called the Whos, these people have a Mayor who has 96 daughters and a son who won't speak. It's up to Horton to find a safe place for the speck to save Who-ville from destruction of the wild. Then some things happened…
As usual with such a thin material, the film has additional scenes to pad the running time but all in all, it captures the spirit of its source, and it's a rare case film provides entertainment both to kids and their older companions as well. The voice cast, involves some relatively big names, but other than Carrey and Carrell, none of the actors take attention from their characters and thus do not distract.
I'm tempted to say that it's the best Dr. Seuss film adaptation ever, but that won't be saying much considering the other films involved. So maybe I'll just say it's one of the best animated films, which is anyway true.
信息工程学院07级通信二班 张玉良 学号：20072420248
In the film, Jim Carrey provides the voice for Horton, an elephant who hears a voice from a floating speck and discovers that there are people actually living in it in a place called Who-ville. Called the Whos, these people have a Mayor who has 96 daughters and a son who won't speak. It's up to Horton to find a safe place for the speck to save Who-ville from destruction of the wild. Then some things happened…
As usual with such a thin material, the film has additional scenes to pad the running time but all in all, it captures the spirit of its source, and it's a rare case film provides entertainment both to kids and their older companions as well. The voice cast, involves some relatively big names, but other than Carrey and Carrell, none of the actors take attention from their characters and thus do not distract.
I'm tempted to say that it's the best Dr. Seuss film adaptation ever, but that won't be saying much considering the other films involved. So maybe I'll just say it's one of the best animated films, which is anyway true.
信息工程学院07级通信二班 张玉良 学号：20072420248
