The protagonist is a cheap-looking elephant named Horton. He's voiced by Jim Carrey, which is so fitting. Watching this elephant is like Jim Carrey reincarnated.
The so-called Anonymous are a group of magical creatures living on a speck of dust that Horton stumbled upon. Knowing that there are so many creatures on a speck of dust, Horton is determined to protect them, but is ridiculed by the animals led by the villain Boss. The villain Boss is neither a big bad wolf nor an old monster, but a kangaroo, a mother kangaroo with children. The Boss' nirvana is to incite the crowd, which is obviously different from other cartoons. The author of the original novel wanted to use this to satirize the McCarthyism that made the United States fall into white terror, everyone was crazy and everyone was in danger. The power of inciting the masses is not comparable to that of a vicious wolf. When the masses become mob, all the virtues and truths in the world will be easily trampled on. This film faithfully reflects this. The representative of the mob in this film is the gorilla, and the banana bomb is full of power. When the mob's madness reaches a tipping point, both Holden and Dust are at stake. This scene seems familiar, the implication is very obvious. There are still many profound points in this film, such as the philosophy of kangaroo is a typical metaphysics, "what can't be seen or heard is non-existence", even when the elephant Horton walked on the wooden bridge, he said "I think light body would be really light" idealist view. And the worldview of this film—the perspective of elephants looking at the world on dust and the perspective and thinking of people on dust facing the god-like "invisible elephant in the air" are also quite meaningful.
Of course, more importantly, the film is still a very vivid animation. In addition to the mighty mob gorilla, I found two bright spots in the supporting roles. One is this yellow hairball-shaped suspected cute thing, but don't be deceived by its appearance, it is actually a ruthless character.
The other is the son of Mayor Huhu on the dust, named jojo. Resolutely implementing "Silence is Golden", he has the appearance and calmness of the post-90s generation. In this film, he was helpless and calm in the face of his noisy father, until he said 2 lines and sang a lyric at the end of the film. Of course, the silent he must be hidden, he is the ultimate savior, saving the dust world from the kangaroo audience in a very creative way. I believe his charm can infect many audiences.
The highlights of the film are not just those. Such as its style of painting and colorful character voices. Hear the Italian accent of the vultures and the reflexes of the female doctor in Huhu Country? In addition to the 3D style we saw above, take a look at what Holden looks like when he's in yy state:
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