horton hears a who

J, S and I trooped to the SM City movie theater to catch the 7PM showing of the movie version of the dr. seuss classic. before the actual movie was the teaser trailer for ice age 3. ]gotta admit, scrat never fails to crack me up. though it feels a bit evil to laugh at his quest for the acorn. tee-hee!

anyhoo... horton showed right after. i was already fascinated with the animation, though quite modern in interpretation, it remained faithful to the original illustrations. and of course that is a good thing because dr. seuss stories are made more special because of the distinct illustrations.

from start to finish, we were just laughing our heads off. ang kulit! and it's always amazing how writers can put so much personality in an obscure character. say, hhhaah. tee-hee.

but while it was a fun, rambunctious romp, it was also quite a philosophical journey. i even went as far as thinking... horton is trying a Jesus. there are the issues of faith, of believing in something that is unseen. the small world in the speck that could not see that too enormous entity and that ginormous elephant who can not see the world he protects. and yet, they both believe in each other. horton also shows what it is like to keep a promise, no matter at what cost. i'd probably given up at the 50th clover. but not horton! he loves those little Who whom he never ever saw.

for those who have not seen it, watch it! take your kids, take your classmates, take your teachers. or go on your own. basta it's so much fun!

go dr. seuss! go horton! go mayor! go jojo! :)