Horton hears a who!
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Horton hears a who! |
| Original title | Horton Hears a Who! |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2008 |
| length | 86 minutes |
| Age rating |
FSK 0 JMK 0 |
| Rod | |
| Director |
Jimmy Hayward , Steve Martino |
| script |
Ken Daurio , Cinco Paul |
| production |
Bruce Anderson , Bob Gordon |
| music | John Powell |
| cut | Tim Nordquist |
Horton hears a who! (Original title: Horton hears a Who! ) From 2008 is the fourth full- length computer animation film from Blue Sky Studios . Directed by Jimmy Hayward and Steve Martino . The film is based on the children's book of the same name by Dr. Seuss from 1954, which was broadcast on television as early as 1970 in a half-hour cartoon version (in Germany under the title “Das sprechende Staubkorn” , the original title was the same). After The Grinch from 2000 and Ein Kater macht Theater from 2003, this is the third adaptation of a book by Dr. Seuss as a feature film. However, this is the first implementation of a work by Dr. Seuss using computer animation.
action
In the jungle of the Land Nümpels (original: Nool ) the caring and dreamy elephant Horton takes a bath in a pond. A speck of dust happens to float past him and he hears a soft shout. Believing that microscopic people could live on the speck of dust, he catches the speck of dust with the flower of a clover plant , which he holds in his trunk.
Horton discovers that the speck of dust is home to the town of Hu-Heim ( Whoville ), led by its mayor Ned McDodd. Ned has a wife, 96 daughters and a teenage son named Jo-Jo. According to tradition, the mayor's eldest son should take over his office. Ned therefore pays special attention to Jo-Jo, while he looks rather listlessly at his pre-determined future.
Horton and the mayor agree that Hu-Heim needs a safe and stable environment. So Horton decides to bring the speck of dust to the top of Mount Nümpelsberg ( Mount Nool ), the safest place in the jungle. But when Horton tells the other inhabitants of the jungle about Hu-Heim, he gets nothing but ridicule and laughter for his supposed spinning. The spokeswoman for the jungle pack, an arrogant kangaroo mother, even tries to take the speck of dust from Horton so that “such ridiculous ideas don't get into the children's minds”. The no longer so small kangaroo boy finds their behavior rather embarrassing.
Horton does not want to be dissuaded from his plan and is therefore locked in a wooden cage by the others. They want to burn the speck of dust in a kettle full of boiling Bieselnut Oil ( Beezlenut Oil ). Now is the big hour in Hu-Heim Jo-Jos: With his wealth of ideas and his willingness to work, he and the other Hu-Heimer manage to convince the rest of the jungle inhabitants of their existence with a lot of noise and music. The little kangaroo breaks away from its mother and saves the flower and the speck of dust, and the jungle pack realizes that Hu-Heim must be protected on the speck of dust. Even the bossy kangaroo has an understanding and the film ends with a celebration.
synchronization
The German synchronization was based on a dialogue book by Oliver Rohrbeck under his dialogue direction on behalf of the Berliner Synchron AG .
| role | English speaker | German speaker |
|---|---|---|
| Horton | Jim Carrey | Christoph Maria Herbst |
| Mayor Ned McDodd | Steve Carell | Uwe Büschken |
| kangaroo | Carol Burnett | Anke Engelke |
| Rudy | Josh Flitter | Karl Alexander Seidel |
| Vlad | Will Arnett | Klaus-Dieter Klebsch |
| Morton | Seth Rogen | Bernd Rumpf |
| Alderman Yummo Wickersham | Dan Fogler | Lutz Schnell |
| Dr. Mary Lou Larue | Isla Fisher | Victoria Storm |
| Sally O'Malley | Amy Poehler | Sabine Arnhold |
| Yo-yo | Jesse McCartney | Dirk Stollberg |
| teller | Charles Osgood | Andreas Fröhlich |
production
At the end of the film, the protagonists sing the song Can't Fight This Feeling . In the German synchronization, a German version is sung instead of the original text.
Production costs were estimated at $ 85 million. The film grossed around 297 million US dollars in cinemas around the world, of which 154 million US dollars in the USA and 14 million US dollars in Germany.
Reviews
“The animated film, which is perfect in terms of animation, manages the balance between exuberant action and contemplative moments. The structural principle of the filmic parallel montage, with which the small and the big world are connected, is maintained with admirable perfection. "
“Everything in Hu-Heim is curled and curled, happy and cheerful. Houses build themselves and cars wear shoes. The mayor has 96 fluffy daughters, a depressed son, and the same problem as Horton: he's the only one who believes in the other world. An invisible elephant in heaven? The Hu-Heimers laugh at each other, although they are already quite streaked. Faith plays a big role in the film. Belief in what cannot be seen. Seen in this way, Horton could well pass as a divine authority. But since the film compares the jungle and Hu-Heim equally, it encourages another question. One that has always preoccupied scientists and philosophers: why should our world be the only one in the universe? "
“The film sticks to 'Horten Hears a Who', the 1954 classic children's book by Dr. Seuss. The German film title 'Horten hears a who' retains the alliteration , but makes the imprints with 'W' for Who in the tiny world nonsensical and dispenses with the meaning: Horten hears a who? Hu-Heim, the world of the Hus, is a kind of philanthropist where everyone loves each other, nobody can hurt themselves and everything looks smooth. There are also no opponents in the jungle: the kangaroo mother is not really evil, just a control freak; the killer she hired, a vulture, is a fool. But that becomes a problem for the film, in which all conflicts are limited. So the end silts up in a sweet 'We all love each other'. "
“After two real-life adaptations, Blue Sky Studios (' Ice Age ', ' Robots ') created the first animated film based on a template by Dr. Seuss: a fast-paced, squeaky-colored spectacle with cute figures, shrill hairstyles - and a universal message that even the youngest understand. Because size doesn't matter. Conclusion Cute outsider fable that encourages unobtrusively lovable tolerance and togetherness. Hu-hurray! "
literature
- Dr. Seuss : Horton hears a who! (Original title: Horton Hears a Who! ). Rogner and Bernhard at Zweiausendeins and Buch 2000, Hamburg and Affoltern a. A. 2003, ISBN 3-8077-0136-2 .
Web links
- Horton hears a who! in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Horton hears a who! atRotten Tomatoes(English)
- Review of Horton Hear a Who! on KinderundJugendmedien.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Release certificate for Horton hears a who! Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , February 2008 (PDF; test number: 113 327 K).
- ↑ Age rating for Horton hears a who! Youth Media Commission .
- ↑ IMDB : The Sprouting Speck of Dust , accessed on August 22, 2012
- ↑ a b Horton hears a who! In: synchronkartei.de. German dubbing index , accessed on September 20, 2012 .
- ↑ boxofficemojo.com
- ↑ Horton hears a who! In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ↑ Film review "All Power of Elephantasy"
- ↑ Film review "Alarm in Philanthropistan"
- ↑ Cinema.de