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MedleyMisty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-14-08 09:47 PM
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16. So, umm - what about the plot didn't relate to basic politics?
Seriously, I just got home from watching it and the message was pretty obvious. You don't have to look deeply. You just have to be awake and breathing while watching it.
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  -Horton Hears a Who - Is this brand new movie political? JPZenger  Mar-14-08 08:58 PM   #0 
  - I wouldn't look that deeply into an old Dr. Seuss story.  missb   Mar-14-08 08:59 PM   #1 
  - Or An Old Orwell Story? nt  lligrd   Mar-14-08 09:00 PM   #3 
  - Theodor Geisel was quite a political cartoonist actually.  Lex   Mar-14-08 09:12 PM   #8 
  - So, umm - what about the plot didn't relate to basic politics?  sleebarker   Mar-14-08 09:47 PM   #16 
     - I was wrong. It was REO Speedwagon, not Air Supply.  missb   Mar-15-08 09:58 AM   #20 
  - Let's Hope Duville Listens Up nt  lligrd   Mar-14-08 08:59 PM   #2 
  - Dr. Seuss was very political...  lame54   Mar-14-08 09:01 PM   #4 
  - You totally beat me to it Lame.  asdjrocky   Mar-14-08 09:10 PM   #6 
     - The Sneeches Was Biting Social Commentary  Crisco   Mar-14-08 09:13 PM   #9 
        - I'm floored that people don't get that, or see the political/social meaning  Lex   Mar-14-08 09:50 PM   #17 
  - of course..  skooooo   Mar-14-08 09:07 PM   #5 
  - Highly!  Pavulon   Mar-14-08 09:11 PM   #7 
  - Wow!  GoneOffShore   Mar-14-08 09:17 PM   #11 
  - Almost the Entirety of Suess is Political.  slampoet   Mar-14-08 09:16 PM   #10 
  - The story was written in the mid 50's around the  ben_meyers   Mar-14-08 09:25 PM   #12 
  - dr suess is often political. i loved them with my boys. stories they loved and true morals  seabeyond   Mar-14-08 09:28 PM   #13 
  - Ancient themes about seeing reality deeper  BoneDaddy   Mar-14-08 09:41 PM   #14 
  - I haven't seen the movie yet, but I get a kick out trailers  dflprincess   Mar-14-08 09:46 PM   #15 
  - "...and Yertle the Turtle, that marvelous he, is King of the mud. That's all he can see.  Aristus   Mar-14-08 09:57 PM   #18 
  - It's a Morality Tale, not a political statement.  Rageneau   Mar-14-08 10:23 PM   #19 
 

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