Events
Many events throughout the film grab the audience and appeal to their emotions. When the Oncer-ler cuts down the first tree, the Lorax collects rocks and puts them around the tree stump in order to honor it. This first act the audience sees by the Lorax causes the audience to appreciate his sentimental and protective nature. Near the end of the movie, when Grammy Norma finds the Truffula seed, her eyes are wide open as she remembers the days when Truffula trees were prominent. This reminiscing causes the audience to feel an emotional attachment to the Truffula tree and have a strong hope that it survives. When Ted rushes the Truffula tree to the center of town, his bravery is evident as he protects the seed while racing away from O’Hare. When he speaks up to the members of the town about the importance of planting the seed, his strong delivery and powerful tone make the audience feel impacted by his courage and hopeful that he will be successful in planting the seed. The audience especially finds his speech moving since Ted is such a young boy but so passionate. Finally, when the Lorax reappears at the end of the novel, his hug with the Once-ler with a blue sky shining in the background symbolizes the resolution of the Once-ler’s sins. The audience feels overcome with joy and appreciation for the Once-ler since he stepped away from his greed and was able to bring a solution to the mess he caused through Ted. The audiences’ view of the Once-ler is completely transformed by the end of the movie.
Many events throughout the film grab the audience and appeal to their emotions. When the Oncer-ler cuts down the first tree, the Lorax collects rocks and puts them around the tree stump in order to honor it. This first act the audience sees by the Lorax causes the audience to appreciate his sentimental and protective nature. Near the end of the movie, when Grammy Norma finds the Truffula seed, her eyes are wide open as she remembers the days when Truffula trees were prominent. This reminiscing causes the audience to feel an emotional attachment to the Truffula tree and have a strong hope that it survives. When Ted rushes the Truffula tree to the center of town, his bravery is evident as he protects the seed while racing away from O’Hare. When he speaks up to the members of the town about the importance of planting the seed, his strong delivery and powerful tone make the audience feel impacted by his courage and hopeful that he will be successful in planting the seed. The audience especially finds his speech moving since Ted is such a young boy but so passionate. Finally, when the Lorax reappears at the end of the novel, his hug with the Once-ler with a blue sky shining in the background symbolizes the resolution of the Once-ler’s sins. The audience feels overcome with joy and appreciation for the Once-ler since he stepped away from his greed and was able to bring a solution to the mess he caused through Ted. The audiences’ view of the Once-ler is completely transformed by the end of the movie.
Visuals
The bright colors of the movie appeal to the audience and set a happy and cheerful mood. The air is fresh, the trees are colorful, and the animals are all around, causing the audience to relate the environment with positivity and happiness. When the environment starts to become polluted, all of the bright colors turn dull and gray created a depressing and sad mood. The bright colors of the fish are no longer visible when they are covered in sludge due to pollutant waters. The audience is left feeling helpless as the Barbaloot bears and fish must leave the polluted town in search for a new unharmed environment to live in. The audience embodies the dreary and miserable faces on the animals that cover up their normally smiling and goofy faces.
Music
The music that is sung in the movie embodies the mood of the audience. When Ted begins his journey to find the Once-ler, dramatic music plays in the background, which makes the audience fearful of the Once-ler even prior to meeting him. When the Once-ler breaks out in song when his business begins to thrive, he is singing a sarcastic, loud, fast beat song and dressed very flashy. This makes the audience dislike the transformation that the Once-ler is undergoing, turning him into a man of greed. The music at the end, when Ted is trying to plant the last Truffula tree in the middle of town, creates a sense of community. The whole town sings together to a passionate, upbeat song and makes the audience feel relieved and warm-hearted since the town finally realizes the importance of the Truffula trees.
The bright colors of the movie appeal to the audience and set a happy and cheerful mood. The air is fresh, the trees are colorful, and the animals are all around, causing the audience to relate the environment with positivity and happiness. When the environment starts to become polluted, all of the bright colors turn dull and gray created a depressing and sad mood. The bright colors of the fish are no longer visible when they are covered in sludge due to pollutant waters. The audience is left feeling helpless as the Barbaloot bears and fish must leave the polluted town in search for a new unharmed environment to live in. The audience embodies the dreary and miserable faces on the animals that cover up their normally smiling and goofy faces.
Music
The music that is sung in the movie embodies the mood of the audience. When Ted begins his journey to find the Once-ler, dramatic music plays in the background, which makes the audience fearful of the Once-ler even prior to meeting him. When the Once-ler breaks out in song when his business begins to thrive, he is singing a sarcastic, loud, fast beat song and dressed very flashy. This makes the audience dislike the transformation that the Once-ler is undergoing, turning him into a man of greed. The music at the end, when Ted is trying to plant the last Truffula tree in the middle of town, creates a sense of community. The whole town sings together to a passionate, upbeat song and makes the audience feel relieved and warm-hearted since the town finally realizes the importance of the Truffula trees.