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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1957 TV) |
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Boris Karloff does a magnificent job telling Dr. Seuss' Yuletide tale about a green monster who tries to ruin Christmas by robbing Who-ville of its joy. The animation is beautifully done by none other than Chuck Jones (he of Warner Bros. fame). The Grinch comes across Cindy-Lou Who, who catches him stealing her family's Christmas tree (and he tells her he has to fix it!). Then there's the climactic scene in which he hears singing from atop Mt. Crumpit and has a sudden change of heart. A Christmas classic to be enjoyed by all!
--Teddy, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1957 TV) |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Movie
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzle - 50%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 50%
**Fantasy or Science Fiction?**
- fantasy story on another world/distant past
Inner Struggle
Yes
Plotlet:
- change of heart
If a cartoon...
- animated cartoon
Main Character
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
Hair color?
- other weird color
Events of movie makes character more...
- aggressive
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor?
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- a kid
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 20%
Hair color
- red
Hair style
- (woman) short/butch/lez
Ethnicity
- White
Sense of humor?
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Setting
Mountains?
Yes
Big cities?
Yes
Kind of city
- Beautiful sparkling advanced city
Small town?
Yes
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Tone of movie
- funny
Comedy or somewhat funny movie?
Yes
If this isn't a movie...
- Episode of TV show
Any profanity?
- None
Is this movie based on a
- book
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