Ten animated films every adult must see - 8. Horton Hears a Who

If I told you about a movie starring Jim Carrey, Steve Carell, Seth Rogen, Carol Burnett, Will Arnett, Jonah Hill, and Amy Poehler wouldn't you immediately be interested?  Wouldn't you be even more interested if I told you the script was based on a classic Dr. Seuss book?  The script and the cast of this movie are stellar and the story and its moral are even better.  There are several high points in this amazing film.  First, the point at which the Mayor and Horton meet, Horton asks the Mayor "how's it going down there?"  The mayor responds "I don't know, you've got the speck."  So huge.  The mayor realizes his world is in the hands of someone much bigger than himself.  Second, at the end of the movie it is very moving for me to hear all the Whos chant "we are here, we are  here, we are here!"  The whole town is raising a ruckus and some of the people in the big world just don't get it.  So relevant.  Finally, at the very end there is a scene in which Horton gives the Kangaroo a cookie.  That sounds silly unless you've seen the film.  Horton gave the Kangaroo a cookie to let her know that he had forgiven her for all the terrible things she had done to him.  The Kangaroo was awful to Horton in the whole story but Horton returns good for evil.  He forgives her.  In addition to these three important morals there is a load of humor that only Jim and Steve could bring to a movie.  If you need help remembering that the safety of your world is not up to you or if you need to be reminded that there are people in your world that you have been ignoring for a long time or if you need to forgive someone who has treated you very badly then this movie may just be what you've been looking for.  Check it out!