Horton Hears a Who: “Anatomy of a Scene” Featurette - Blockbuster New Releases Information

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J. A. Dillon (Texan in NY) –

  

The animation was nice, “Suessy”, and the story was fun and engaging. I personally wouldn’t watch it again unless a few years had gone by, but there are very very few movies I would do that with…that’s what my five stars are for.

Stories are better appreciated in their context, although I personally don’t like to know much about the plot development before I watch a film (I’m the kind of guy that doesn’t watch previews because I want to experience the movie in the way it was meant to be told). The book was written in 1954, and according to one analysis, ‘it is…an allegory on the occupation of Japan by allied forces post WWII and how Japan needed a voice…this parallels the current situation in Iraq; however, the film doesn’t allude to this specifically. Whatever you think the meaning of the film is, at the end of the day, it is a great children’s morality lesson about respecting beliefs and forgiveness.’ (Conor Flynn)

Some technical facts if it helps you make a decision:
Voice cast includes: Jim Carrey, Steve Carell, Carol Burnett, Will Arnett, Seth Rogen…

—30 year old kid at heart

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C. F. Hill “CFH” (Blue Ridge Summit, PA USA) –

  

  

This short is a behind the scenes look at the steps what went into making one of the very funny scenes from “Horton Hears a Who (Widescreen and Full-Screen Single-Disc Edition)“. If you saw the movie, you might remember the bridge scene where Horton carries the Who world across a very unstable bridge, while the Mayor of Whoville is getting dental work done. This “Anatomy of a Scene” takes you through the thinking and story boarding that took place to get the final piece.

Very worthwhile for fans of animation.

Recommended!

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