The Lorax
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | The Lorax |
| Original title | Dr. Seuss' The Lorax |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2012 |
| length | 86 minutes |
| Age rating |
FSK 0 JMK 0 |
| Rod | |
| Director |
Chris Renaud Kyle Balda |
| script | Ken Daurio |
| production |
Janet Healy Christopher Meledandri |
| music | John Powell |
| cut |
Claire Dodgson Steven Liu Ken Schretzmann |
The Lorax (AKA Dr. Seuss' The Lorax ) is an American 3D - IMAX - animated film from 2012, which in Dr. Seuss ' book of the same name is based. The film was directed by Chris Reunaud and Kyle Balda , the script was written by Ken Daurio, and the film was produced by Janet Healy and Christopher Meledandri . The film premiered on February 19, 2012 in Los Angeles . The film opened in United States cinemas on March 2, 2012; The film opened in Germany on July 19, 2012. The main role is not only spoken in the English version, but also in the German , Italian , Spanish and Russian language versions by Danny DeVito .
action
Everything in the small town of Thneedville is plastic, even the trees and hedges. Since such plants cannot produce oxygen, Aloysius O'Hare, a highly influential business tycoon, makes a fortune with bottled air. Meanwhile, 12-year-old Ted tries to win the heart of his neighbor Audrey and learns that her dream is to finally see real trees. His strange but quick-witted grandmother Norma tells him about a man who calls himself the Onceler and lives outside of town. So Ted sets off on his unicycle motorcycle and has to discover that outside the meter-high walls that surround Thneedville, there is a barren, empty valley. Eventually he comes to a three-story house, from the highest window of which a man looks down at him and lowers a bucket on a rope into which Ted is supposed to pay 15 cents, a purpose and the house of a great-great-great-urea snail. Now a funnel comes down through which the Once-ler talks to him. Now he tells him several short parts of a story a day:
As a young man he came to this valley with a plan to make a wool-like substance called thneed. The Truffula trees growing here seemed suitable to him, so he felled a tree, cleared out his cart, and sewed a thneed. At that moment a small, orange-haired man with a yellow mustache emerges from the stump of the felled tree, who calls himself the Lorax and describes himself as the patron saint of trees. First the Once-ler promises him not to cut any more trees. But when he actually had success with his Thneed and built a factory with his family, he got away from this good resolution. The Lorax tries all the time to appeal to the Once-ler's good heart, but the latter just feels misunderstood and accuses the Lorax of trying to stop him. The Lorax replies that he doesn't have to, the once-ler would do it himself. And at that very moment the last Truffula tree falls. Thus, no more thneed can be made and the family no longer wants to know anything about it. All the Braunfelliwullis, Schwippschwans and buzzer fish now have to leave the valley, because there is no more food here, even Melvin, the donkey that pulled the once-ler's cart. Only now does he understand what he has done here and the Lorax disappears through a hole in the cloud-covered sky.
The once-ler closes his story and asks Ted to help him make amends for his horrific deed and tosses the last of the Truffula seeds down for him to plant. Unfortunately, Ted's regular outings did not go unnoticed and O'Hare sees his source of income at risk. With his bodyguards, he tries to chase the seeds off Ted, Audrey and the grandmother. Finally they come to O'Hare's monument, under which is the only place in the city of earth. Ted destroys the wall with a bulldozer and now people see for the first time the consequences of the disappearance of the trees. Now even his own bodyguards turn against O'Hare and they all ask Ted to plant the seed, which the Once-ler sees with pleasure from his window. Now Ted also receives his kiss from Audrey.
Days later, the Once-ler steps in front of his house and pours the truffula trees that have opened when suddenly a light appears in the sky. The Lorax floats down and the Once-ler embraces him with joy. The latter commented mischievously: "Nice mustache, beanstalk!"
Comparison to the original book
The story of the Lorax was largely taken from the book in the film, but has some minor differences. The Once-ler can be seen in full in the film, while only his hands and eyes (behind the boarded-up window) can be seen in the book. Also, the little boy he tells the story to is the only other person who appears in the framework. Boy's name, Ted, was taken from Dr. Seuss himself, whose first name was Theodore. The name of his dream woman Audrey comes from Dr. Seuss' widow.
Film adaptation from 1972
As early as the 1970s there was a much darker cartoon The Lorax , the first broadcast of which on CBS, the English language Wikipedia, dates back to February 14, 1972. This ends with the boy leaving with the Truffula seed, a return of the Lorax is promised, but not promised. While the English-language version is kept in rhyme, the dubbing that was on German-language television at the time was in prose. Some more differences to the remake:
- The once-ler is never seen in the whole film (only his green hands)
- In 1972 the return of the Lorax and the wildlife was promised, but neither promised nor shown
- The figure of Aloysius O'Hare and the entire social environment of Ted are missing. There is no recognizable villain either, because cutting the forest itself is the ignored crime of the people.
- As a young man, the once-ler is urged by his (woodcutter) family to get into business. As a result, the character from the book loses some of the blame for the forest death. In the book the world is a little darker without trees, in the film there is no visual difference.
reception
Financial success
The Lorax grossed $ 70.7 million on its launch weekend in the United States. Thus, Der Lorax reached the most successful opening weekend of 2012 to date. Der Lorax also had the most successful start of an animated film that is not a sequel. The Lorax grossed $ 348.8 million, with $ 214 million in the United States alone. Also, the budget for this film was around $ 70 million.
Reviews
“Colorful computer animation film, peppered with amusing details, based on a children's book by Dr. Seuss, who demands nature conservation and respect for life. The gloomy original and its far more pessimistic message are noticeably wrapped in sugar-sweet family entertainment. "
“Both the grumpy, cuddly Lorax and the colorful Truffula forests really look good on screen. The 3D is just as successful, although the number of scenes deliberately designed for the third dimension [...] is limited. So the character design of the human figures remains the only drawback for us - they don't look bad either, but they look badly interchangeable. [...] “The Lorax” has a sympathetically represented nature conservation message, that's a good thing. But what's even better is that it's also a lot of fun. "
“It's a message against pollution and against greed. His entertaining, happy message is more relevant today than ever and is packaged here in a sympathetic, clever series of amusing fantasy motifs, mixed with a lot of heart, humor and funny details. "
“A colorful mess, which at best will be received with enthusiasm by the young audience. For the rest, there are just annoying characters and bad wooden hammer morals. "
synchronization
Interopa Film GmbH in Berlin commissioned the dubbing. Alexander Löwe wrote the dialogue book , Frank Schaff directed the dialogue .
The American Hollywood actor Danny DeVito dubbed the Lorax in the English, German, Russian, Italian and Spanish versions of the film.
| role | Original speaker | German synchronization |
|---|---|---|
| The Lorax | Danny DeVito | Danny DeVito |
| Ted | Zac Efron | Jannik Schümann |
| Audrey | Taylor Swift | Yvonne Greitzke |
| Norma | Betty White | Barbara Adolph |
| Once-ler (language) | Ed Helms | Florian Halm |
| O'Hare | Rob Riggle | Olaf Reichmann |
| Ted's mother | Jenny Slate | Britta Steffenhagen |
| Once-ler's mother | Nasim Pedrad | Heike Schroetter |
| board | Danny Cooksey | Ricardo Richter |
| Chet | Danny Cooksey | Raúl Richter |
| Once-ler (vocals) | Ed Helms | Tom Luca |
| Uncle Ubb | Stephen Tobolowsky | Gerald Schaale |
| Aunt Grizelda | Elmarie Wendel | Joseline Gassen |
Web links
- The Lorax in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The Lorax at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
- Expert opinion of the German film and media rating
- German dubbing files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Release certificate for The Lorax . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , March 2012 (PDF; test number: 131 949 K).
- ↑ Age rating for Der Lorax . Youth Media Commission .
- ↑ Nada Weigelt: Danny DeVito speaks German. In: stern.de. July 19, 2012, accessed July 9, 2020 .
- ↑ Der Spiegel (March 5, 2012): A tree savior is the best of the year , accessed on April 1, 2012.
- ↑ Box Office Mojo: Dr. Seuss' The Lorax , accessed October 27, 2017.
- ↑ Dr. Seuss' The Lorax (2012) - Box Office Mojo. Retrieved July 25, 2019 .
- ↑ The Lorax. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ^ The Lorax at filmstarts.de, accessed on April 1, 2012
- ↑ The Lorax at dradio.de, accessed on July 18, 2012
- ↑ Cinema review Der Lorax (2012) , by Arthur Awanesjan on filmfutter.com
- ↑ German synchronous index: German synchronous index | Movies | The Lorax. Retrieved February 22, 2018 .