The Green Haired Grinch is adapted from one of the short picture books by Dr. Seuss, a well-known doctor of education in the United States, called "How the Grinch Stole Christmas"
Every child in an American family grew up listening to the story of Dr. Seuss. In the Universal Studios Paradise in Orlando where I have been to, there is an entire area of Dr. Seuss’s fairy tale world.
Dr. Seuss is a children’s educator, so the stories are very simple. The bad guys are not too bad, and there are no bad guys. In the end, they will be influenced by universal love and peace. The reason why I like Dr. Seuss is that his stories are not. The ups and downs, the commendable thing is to have a consistent naivete. If the traditional European fairy tales are adult fairy tales, and the prince defeated the dragon and saved the princess and lived happily ever after, then the fairy tale of Dr. Seuss is the Fairy Tale of a pure child. A child’s world is simple and simple. , Happiness and unhappiness are very small, but the warmth melts people's hearts, and there is no lack of longing for growing up. Dr. Seuss used cute and playful language to convey this precious innocence to us. For example, he never uses complex vocabulary that is difficult for children to understand, and he uses a lot of rhyme (Rhyme) to make the language poetic and full of imagination. Children and adults find it interesting to read. Take the lines in Grinch, when describing why Grinch hates Christmas, the reason is
It could be his head wasn't screwed on just right. It could be, perhaps, that his shoes were too tight. But I think that the most likely reason of all, May have been that his heart was two sizes too small.
And my favorite of his work, "Oh, the Places You'll Go" that I want to write in my graduation book after graduating from high school. Here are some excerpts:
And will you succeed?
Yes! You will, indeed!
(98 and ¾ percent guaranteed.)
You're off to Great Places!
Today is your day!
Your mountain is waiting.
So...get on your way!
After graduating from high school, I feel that my life has only begun to start, and I can’t help but feel a little confused, but Dr. Seuss told me that eventually I will go to Great Places. My stars and the sea are waiting for me, so let’s go fearlessly.
After introducing the general background, let's talk about this movie. The story designed by Dr. Seuss is very simple in itself. In a place called Whoville, the family of The Who lives (The Whos), their favorite is to spend Christmas, but the green fur monster Grinch who lives in the north of Whoville does Extremely hate Christmas. Grinch lives alone in the snow-capped cave, and his only companion is a loyal dog named Max. On Christmas Eve, the Christmas atmosphere reached its peak in Whoville. Every household began to hang up lanterns, decorate Christmas trees, and ride on sleighs. Everything is waiting for the arrival of Christmas day. This was seen by Grinch, the green furry monster who hated Christmas, and he decided to steal Whoville's Christmas so that they could not celebrate. A simple but warm fairy tale unfolds.
I think this movie handles it very well, that is, it respects the original text to the utmost extent. All the rhyming and poetic but slightly immature language has been preserved, and even some thin story lines have been completely transplanted. Of course, perhaps this is also the biggest flaw of this movie, that is, the main line of the story is relatively thin, because the original text is a fairy tale that does not exceed three pages. However, I think that is so and it is very beautiful, because this is an American children’s fairy tale. It does not require a complicated plot, nor does it need to explore human nature, or think about the world, and the movie also adds some small pieces. New creations, such as harvesting Christmas trees with high-tech weapons, and adding background descriptions and details to each character make each character much fuller than the original, and there are also many particularly funny details. Laughing, I also admire the producer's creativity.
What I like most is the unparalleled, beautiful, and fantastic Christmas scene created by the film. Whoville is located in a valley surrounded by mountains. The mountains are full of tall pine trees in the north and are covered with thick snow. The entire Whoville is pure white. The roof and the ground are all covered in silver, which is worn by adults and children. Thick down jackets are purchased for Christmas at the market on the street. Every family hangs out string after string of colored lights. Religiously hangs socks with their own names on the fireplace, and enthusiastically decorates the Christmas tree, holy Light up the stars at the top of the Christmas tree, and finally sing Christmas Carol lively around the Christmas tree. It is exactly the Christmas fantasy of childhood. This beauty is beyond what I can describe in my shallow language, so it is worth seeing in person. After reading it, it is wrapped in a strong Christmas atmosphere, blessed, and I can’t wait to go to the North Pole for Christmas in the next second.
Entering the end of November, the United States entered the grand Holiday Season. First, family and friends reunited, eating turkey to celebrate Thanksgiving. After Thanksgiving, even the leftovers from the turkey feast were not eaten, and the gongs and drums were about to start. It’s ready for Christmas. Various combinations of red and green began to appear in the streets and alleys, and various Christmas songs began to be played on the radio to remind people of Christmas. At this time, I have to go to the Christmas tree farm to personally select a good-looking Christmas tree with a moderate size, and then cut it off with a saw and tie it to the car and drag it home. In the worst case, I have to go to Wal-Mart or some supermarket to pick a sawn tree. Unprecedented ordinary small Christmas tree. Pick a weekend for family gatherings. Everyone moved out and put the Christmas tree ornaments in the basement for a year, and began to carefully choose their favorite ornaments to hang on the tree. The density of the ornaments distribution should be strictly controlled, and there should be no large branches without decoration. Things appear hollow. Of course, the lights outside the house are also indispensable. The trees in the courtyard and the roof eaves are all hung with strings of colorful lights, full of human warmth, and there is a string of Christmas wreaths on the door. As Christmas approaches, you will find that the Christmas tree gifts are gradually piled up. Each one is carefully packaged, and I can't guess what is inside, but the moment it is opened, it must be accompanied by a huge surprise. Finally, at Christmas, the whole family will have a big meal together, roast chicken, beef or roast ham. It is best to have heavy snow outside the window. What could be more perfect than a White Christmas? Warm milk on the stove to cook a cup of fragrant hot chocolate. The background music is still Christmas Carol, and after decades of changes in musical tastes, it is still timeless. Hot firewood is growing up in the fireplace. The family is warmed by the firewood and begins to open Christmas gifts. In the end, everyone is full of rewards. The corners of the mouth are filled with unconcealable smiles. The country where I was born and raised did not originally have such a strong Christmas atmosphere, but after I came to the United States, I was often infected by this atmosphere. When I was in college, I sometimes drove alone and tuned the radio to the radio station that was broadcasting Christmas songs, bypassing the high-speed, so that I could travel through residential areas and see the various colored lights outside the houses along the way. There are reindeer-shaped lights. Christmas. The shape of the old man, red and green, or just glowing with warm yellow, lit up a whole street. I was sitting in the car, watching the lights of every house, and humming Christmas songs one after another to the radio. Enveloped in the atmosphere of this Christmas, I feel that there is a subtle happiness.
The reason why I strongly recommend this movie is that the movie takes the feeling of my favorite holiday and Christmas to the limit, allowing the audience to linger in the ultimate romance and dream. If you like Christmas even a little bit, then this movie won't let you down.
Thanksgiving is over, and Christmas is coming. I wish you a white Christmas too.
May your days be merry and bright, and may all your Christmases be white.
I posted a Grinch original text provided on the mit website, which is simple and vivid to read:
http://web.mit.edu/tere/www/text/grinch.txt
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