Good concept, poorly executed.

A Masterpiece!

Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.

There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

This movie touches on such a huge issue in our society, and depicts it in a great way that children and adults alike can watch. LOVE IT

Story & message are great (Dr. Seuss) but the majority of the movie tries really hard to be a little bit of everything (A musical, a drama, a romance, action, comedy, etc). Coming from illumination, there's a lot of "minion"-esque humor which is always annoying to adult people, but for youngin's is like candy. I'd still prefer to just read the book or watch the old cartoon personally. Movie: 6/10 Book: 9/10 Danny DeVito: 50/10

This whole movie felt like a weird anime filler. There was no emotional weight that added on from the book. No justice to Dr. Seuss. It wasn't even trying to be a corporate movie, that's the funny part. It tried to actually be good, when it wasn't. The message was simple that you could learn off of one sentence. Not something to make a first impression on a kid's first movie.

The whole action happens in a fictional world where almost all people lived in a "perfect" city (where you had to BUY your fresh air), isolated from the rest of the pollution. There, a young boy, in love with an older girl and desperate to get her attention, promises to get her a REAL tree. In order to keep his promise, he must venture outside the city, and find a curious character who will tell him the story of their world, with both its origins and threats.It's an animation that's supposed to teach children about watching over nature and what can happen if it's destroyed. Unfortunately, it's not what it wants to be. Its action isn't very complex and its characters aren't as "lovely" as they should have been. You don't really care about them or their faith, you just end up wanting to see how it ends (but even the ending doesn't make the movie any favor). On the upside, it has a lot of funny moments which "wakes you up" from time to time and almost all scenes are very colored, a real delight for your eyes.Overall, it's really not what I expected it to be but that doesn't make it a bad movie. Watch it if you find a copy but keep your expectations low (not to be disappointed like I was).