This movie is hampered by unnecessary pop references and that horrible song at the end. But! Despite having J.C. in the cast, this movie soars above the dreck. The animation is true to Seuss style, and look for the occasional homage to various animation styles. I did laugh, often, especially at the antics in Whoville, which were brilliant, but I was also intrigued by the number of ideas this movie introduces for us to mull over: the loss of imagination under authoritarianism and social uniformity, the subjection of children to the neurosis of adults, and, yes, the issue of what constitutes a life. Even the question of the existence of god has to be read into this parable. Now, don't get me wrong, I'm a pro-choice atheist, but this movie has these questions, and any thoughtful person will notice. i don't think the movie takes an abortion or theist stance, and I heard Seuss's wife was pissed at the pro-life nuts who attached themselves to this film, but an invisible elephant in the sky is about as analogous to GOD as you can get. And miniscule specks that must be saved at whatever cost? Holy blastocyst!