Celebrate Life
The Christmas weekend a few weeks ago was well spent with all four kids, and watching a movie has been a good refuge for the adults in the house to somehow take a break from the chaos, lol! So, one afternoon it seems no one wanted to take a nap, thus I have decided to let them watch an animated film to settle down. Guess, it made me settle down too, cause this movie is incredibly awesome.
We watched this old animated film, way back 2008, and based on the book of the famous Dr. Seuss, “Horton Hears A Who!” I love how the storyline unfolds and the lesson it gives to children. Certainly, this movie is not only funny and entertaining, the morals will inspire us to value life and celebrate it.
The story is all about this elephant, Horton, that discovers life and a community of strange living things inside a speck of dust sitting on top of a flower. However, unfortunately, amongst all animals in the forest, only Horton can hear the voice of the mayor of the Who-ville town and everyone that lives inside that certain dust particle. For this reason, the young elephant became secluded from the rest of the animals in the forest, and it came to the point that some animals plotted a unanimous call to imprison Horton in order to destroy that certain speck of dust the poor elephant had been conversing with, and eventually formed a bond with those peculiar things.
I particularly love the character of Jojo for he saves the day, but I have to leave the rest of his character for you to explore, haha!
Anyway, though it sounds insane - a talking elephant and a strange life/ community- the Who-ville inside a dust, but still it amazingly portrays a lesson about life. It shows that we should learn to take care of each other - no matter how small this person or community can be, we should exist in harmony with them. Moreover, it is better to live with empathy and kindness not only to people significant to us, but also to the less fortunate, to our pets/animals, plants and to this only planet we share to live with. Yes, even to mother Earth, for without it we are all insignificant and incapable of living.
Currently, with the catastrophic event the Philippines have gone through, other people also went high and low to help the victims and the homeless brought by the Typhoon Odette. It displays humanity and hope that indeed, there are lots of Horton amongst us, not from the size of his body but from his great pure heart. Cheers! We never lost humanity at this very age.
Celebrate life! Mabuhay!
I will be leaving you with this quote from the movie,
”My friends! Tell me! Do tell! Are you safe? Are you sound? Are you whole? Are you well?” – Horton
Aw, can we amplify these words to others? So simple words to show that we care.
Back to the movie, I would rate it 5/5. This film is really clean and perfect for the family to enjoy.
The kids definitely enjoyed watching, just hoping that the lesson in this story will stay clear and distinct in their minds and hearts.
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Heaps of thanks and love for everyone! xoxo :)
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01/04/2022
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Horton Loves who ni madam no? Hehe.