The Lorax (2012) + Extra [w/Commentary]

In the walled city of Thneed-Ville, where everything is artificial and even the air is a commodity, a boy named Ted hopes to win the heart of his dream girl, Audrey. When he learns of her wish to see a real tree, Ted seeks out the Once-ler, a ruined old businessman outside of town in a stark wasteland. Upon hearing of how the hermit gave into his greed for profits and devastated the land over the protests of the Lorax, Ted is inspired to undo the disaster. However, the greedy Mayor of Thneed-Ville, Aloysius O'Hare, has made his fortune exploiting the environmental collapse and is determined to stop the boy from undermining his business.



Audio Commentary with director Chris Renaud and co-director Kyle Balda. They are dissecting the film's adaptation, story and production on a scene by scene, shot by shot basis. Changes to the original book, capturing the look and tone of a Seuss story, and filling in the gaps of the tale are discussed at length, as is the reasoning behind the use of the characters, the design and animation of the various creatures, the casting of the voice actors, and every theme, plot line, song, twist and turn the film has to offer.

Extra:
– O-Hare TV: Watch The Lorax with commercial interruptions advertising O'Hare products (1h 34mn)