Dr. Seuss - The Lorax/Pontoffel Pock & His Magic Piano
by Hawley Pratt
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Actor: Athena Lorde, Bob Holt, Eddie Albert, Harlen CarraherDirector: Hawley Pratt
Brand: SEUSS,DR.
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled)
Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 52 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-10-07
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Studio: Universal Studios
Movie Reviews of Dr. Seuss - The Lorax/Pontoffel Pock & His Magic Piano
Movie Review: Dendrological Stewardship
Summary: 5 Stars
Doc Seuss had ecological wisdom far ahead of many greedy timber companies of the day. I believe forest managers have finally realized that forest ecosystems are very diverse and that they sustain numerous species of flora and fauna, and protect soil and water resources for the benefit of all. This video should be mandatory viewing for all current foresters, students of forestry, entrepreneurs, and land managers. It only takes one person to mess things up, and it can take one person to make a positive difference. A similar video which has profound insight is "The Man Who Planted Trees". Both are excellent resources to use in group, family or school study and discussion. Thank you Dr. Seuss for revealing greed in its purest sense to wake people from their slumber to steward God's creation properly.
Summary of Dr. Seuss - The Lorax/Pontoffel Pock & His Magic Piano
The award-winning tale of The Lorax tells the story of the greedy, tree-chopping Once-lers and the brave little Lorax who speaks up for the vanishing forest. Then, in Pontoffel Pock and His Magic Piano, a young Dill Pickle Works worker wishes he could get away from it all - and has his wish granted in a head-spinning, globe-trotting, song-singing way by the magical McGillicuddy!This adaptation of the Dr. Seuss book about pollution and environmental damage may be a bit heavy for younger kids. But children age six and older, as well as adults, will find much to ponder in its story of capitalist greed gone amok. The Lorax is a creature that once lived in a beautiful paradise, populated by animals and trees. When Mr. Once-Ler comes along and starts cutting down trees to make the profitable (but useless) Thneeds , the Lorax voices concern, saying, "I speak for the trees! Let 'em grow! They say I'm old fashioned and live in the past, but sometimes I think progress progresses too fast." Mr. Once-Ler ignores the Lorax's warnings, and lives to regret it. Eventually, paradise has become a barren wasteland. All the trees are cut down; the factory has closed; the animals, birds, and fish have fled; and the air is polluted. Even the Lorax is gone. The fate of the Lorax is put in the hands of a young child at the end, when the chastened Once-Ler gives him the last tree seed, with the admonition: "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing will change." The themes of capitalism, depletion of resources, and selfish affluence may be a bit heavy for kids under five, but with some parental guidance this makes for an educational and moving tale that can spark family discussions about the importance of respecting the wealth we all inherit from the natural world. --Elisabeth Keating
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