Movie Review: Horton Hears a Who (1970)

This is an animated short made for TV of the classic Dr. Seuss tale.  It is very cute, and does a very good job portraying Horton, who rescues a world on a speck of dust, "Because a person's a person no matter how small."  The music is mostly forgettable, but the story is not.  This is the account of Horton defending the world speck of dust eon a clover despite opposition.  The kangaroos don't hear, don't see and don't believe in the Who's, and the monkeys steal the clover, give it to the eagle to dispose of, and he does in a field of many clover.  Horton meticulously checks out each clover (a drawback is destruction of all the clover) until he finds them again.  However this time, Horton is caged, and the Who's are set to be put in burning oil.  They have to heard, so we learn every voice in a community is important, as they are able to get through "We are hear" is heard by the world.  I like themes,

every voice is important, and every person is important.