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Here is the story structure for The Lorax screenplay: Exposition (If you're looking for another take on the tale, try the excellent 1970s adaptation - it's shorter, but it doesn't have the pesky tie-ins to worry about.STORY BREAKDOWN STRUCTURE OF THE LORAX SCREENPLAY Kids will surely delight in The Lorax, but teens and parents savvy enough to recognize the irony of big-studio consumerism may wonder whether Dr. Having the Lorax shill for an SUV or themed breakfasts is counter to the spirit of the story - which, at least in the movie, promotes a return to nature.

But the studio has already marred that idea with its constant parading of various Lorax-approved products. The problem is that passionate lovers of The Lorax will expect more they'll hope for a movie as timeless and important as Seuss' subversive commentary on the perils of conspicuous consumption and forsaking the environment to benefit the almighty dollar. If it weren't an adaptation, The Lorax would make for a fun, message-filled movie with a charming set of characters. Seuss - Theodore Geisel - and his widow, Audrey), and the songs are all upbeat, if not Randy Newman-memorable. The star-studded voice cast does a fine job (the main characters are even named after Dr. It's light and sweet and frames the original story in an easy-to-understand plot about a boy who wants to impress his tree-obsessed crush. Seuss' magnum opus, this adaptation of The Lorax will be at least somewhat a relief (unlike the miserable The Cat in the Hat). This movie should have come with a warning label! I am not naive I know the book, and I expected a warm and fuzzy "be kind to the earth" message, but I did not expect the heavy-handed and completely one-sided way this extreme environmentalist message was crammed down our throats. After all of the propaganda in the film, she was understandably confused. If we all believed that, then we would all starve! After the movie was over, I actually had to explain to my 6-year old that it's ok to use toilet paper and writing paper, as these use trees which are grown on farms like any other crop. We should be teaching our kids how to be responsible stewards of our environment, not tell them that any use of a plant is equivalent to murder (as shown by the placing of "gravestones" around the first tree cut down by the Once-ler). The story was very one-sided, and didn't even attempt to address responsible ways to use our natural resources, such as tree farms.

It seems as though the sole intent of this movie was to demonize any all all industries which utilize trees in their manufacturing. I was really disappointed in the overwhelming amount of propaganda in this film.