The 2012 remake of
The Lorax by Universal Pictures was interesting, to say the least. I thought that it had a good message, but it failed to reflect Dr. Suess' nostalgic world of Truffla-truffs and thneeds in a way that the good doctor would have approved of. Parts of the movie felt clunky and a little too forced, but Zac Efron and Taylor Swift's voice acting made up for those awkward moments. I think the reason why Mr. Blake assigned this movie as our homework over Spring Break was because Ted, the young protagonist of the story, set out to accomplish something (find a real tree) in a shallow vein, but then he ended up truly caring about the environment and the trees. I would venture that Mr. Blake identifies us with Ted, and this is all a subliminal message assuring us that we will end up caring about our "Making Kamehameha A Better Place" projects. Rest assured, I have great confidence that his prediction will come true— it did when we launched (no pun intended) our Water Bottle Rocket project last quarter. I also think this was a way for us to 'get in the spirit' of things and encourage us to be part of the solution. As the Lorax says, "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not."
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