How Bad Can I Be - The Lorax

The Lorax is a creation of Dr. Seuss and it's rights are property of Universal Pictures

[@6--16]

"What's the difference between a Villain and a Super Villain?" " *P R E S E N T A T I O N* "

[@darksentinel1191]

Oh hey Mega mind

[@KitzIncredible]

Oh your a villain alright just not a super one! Yeah? What’s the difference ?! PRESENTATION!

[@Domoni5165]

Nice pfp

[@6--16]

@@Domoni5165 ty ♡

[@yazzcreates8079]

I just watched that…..

[@monke1599]

"Just look at my petting this puppy" *rubs teeth of a small bear*

[@shivisrivastava9112]

More specifically, a barb-a-loot (thats what they were called in the original book)

[@GANKSPANKSDankVideos]

Well bear Cubs are sometimes called pups too

[@johnathanvarga8883]

The point is that he doesn't actually care what life form it is. He's with it for the attention, that's the joke..

[@WaterKingCrocodoan]

@@johnathanvarga8883 right! This song is hard ah

[@bigcat7508]

Dalek!

[@typeywypey1737]

Evolution of the meaning behind each "How bad can I be" 0:34 - 0:51 "How bad can I be?" -->basically how can i be bad, rhetorical to self, truly believes himself to be good . 0:52 "How bad can I possibly be?" --> decides to push the boundaries of what "good" is. 1:19 - 1:38 "How bad can I be?" --> "good" and "bad" start to blur, believes he is just doing "what comes naturally"/"(he) is just following his destiny", redirects blame to (human)nature. The lorax protects nature, so he's using this argument against the lorax saying that what he is doing is natural/meant to be, still somewhat cares about persuading the lorax, although this sentiment quickly fades. 2:13 -2:22 "Come on how bad can I possibly be?" --> Now he claims that all he's doing is following the "principles of business," tries to strengthen his argument supporting his destructive business even more, nature/the lorax's will is irrelevant to him now. He also starts to develop a bit of a superiority complex and is shown to have become very greedy. 2:23 - 2:31 "How bad can I be?" --> rhetorical to the public who don't perceive him as bad and he knows it. 2:32 "How bad could I possibly be, let's s ee," --> has begun to question how much he could potentially get away with, acknowledges that he is "bad" 2:37 - 2:46 "How bad can he be?" --> public echoing his question to them, he sees how his "money is multiplying" and is excited to earn more, decides to protect himself from the repercussions of his actions so he can go further and earn more money. 2:48 - 3:05 "How bad can he be?" --> He is protected from the repercussions of his actions, he knows there are no consequences whatsoever, feels very powerful, fully embraces being "bad". 3:08 "How bad, how bad can this possibly be?" -->basically how bad can I get, a challenge to self, and the song ends right there. After the song ends, we see that the last tree is chopped down, implying that he never got to see "how bad it could possibly be" as his business was shut down immediately as a result. All his power was stripped away not long after he acquired it.

[@retunsus-hp1uh]

A very astute analysis of the song well done man!

[@typeywypey1737]

@@retunsus-hp1uh thanks, my guy!

[@Goatnime]

Very true

[@bobherobrine3415]

I was thinking the same think, just couldn't put it into words

[@typeywypey1737]

thnks guys

[@LegacyKnight-zm6vz]

The Onceler will always be one of the greatest Dr. Seuss villains ever

[@marvelstarwarsfan8410]

Eh,I still think him being faceless in the original cartoon works better in terms of message,but I still like this movie regardless of what people say!

[@grass324]

he an anti hero

[@f0xyLuv]

@@grass324 More like an anti-villain, or villain protagonist. He's most definitely not a hero.

[@TroleosJuan]

​@@f0xyLuvIdk?? He appears in the most of the movie, but the whole point of the story happening is because of Ted, its hard to recognize if he is primary or secondary

[@Logan_E674]

He’s not supposed to be a villain

[@galaxypotato6116]

"Who cares if a *FEW* trees are dying?!" *proceeds to chop down ALL the trees*

[@LynxPlaysYT]

Compared to all the trees in the world it is a few trees.

[@unicorncrafter3034]

If you think that’s bad, you should see the original version of the song called “Biggering”. While how bad can I be says “who cares if a few trees are dying”, biggering says “who cares if *some things* are dying”

[@gold-gx1pm]

*F e w*

[@ajshim]

Just shows his definition of the term "few."

[@johnathanvarga8883]

That's the joke..

[@brookemcnichol9686]

He may be bad but he’s stylish as hell

[@winsuma8253]

VGTBS - Villains Get The Best Songs

[@canadianmonarchist6357]

Nothing bad just an idiot

[@dari9345]

@@canadianmonarchist6357 Film theory?

[@ezrobot7]

666 likes

[@canadianmonarchist6357]

@@ezrobot7 no

[@rianmela3825]

I love the gradual changing of meaning in the phrase “ how ban can I be?” And it becoming messed up as The Onceler does worse and worse things. It goes from “ Am I actually bad?” To “ I kinda know I’m bad” to “ just how much worse should I make things?”

[@alondradiaz3589]

From how can I be bad to how bad can I be

[@linkfromzelda1002]

Oh wow you’re right. “How bad can I be?” as in the phrase, in a more figurative way, rhetorically asking, trying to say that he’s not bad. Then it goes to a more hyperbolic tone. That is, “How bad can I be?” As if to say he’s bad but trying to justify it. Finally, it turns into a more literal question. As if he literally wants to find out how bad he can be.

[@RamanNoodles01]

4:49 Somehow, they managed to make a tree falling so dramatic. Like, that literally made me gasp

[@ViridescentDaydream]

They gave me chills

[@barendfaber]

are you crazy? have you even seen a tree go down? it's pretty dramatic.

[@sophiacorless7914]

"and a portion of proceeds goes to charity" *gives a whopping 25 cents to a guy that just so happens to be his dad*

[@katy4049]

yea that’s the point

[@mascotwithadinosaur9353]

I always mishear it as "pussy" lmao

[@giraffeman326]

I thought they were making fun of Jewish people because of the fake beard and top hat

[@nardolastar]

WAIT THAT GUY WAS HIS DAD???

[@corrugadoaguado4886]

who is casually dressed as a jew.

[@11338325]

I personally blamed the Once-ler's family for tempting and pressuring him, but ultimately it was the Once-ler's decision

[@cybremystica93]

I think if his family weren’t there he would’ve still made thneed but he would’ve been more sustainable and listened to the Lorax

[@soulhunter59]

He called his family for help. He gave them jobs.

[@gold-gx1pm]

isn't it our faults aswell? We made him keep wanting him to make the thneeds.

[@americano2424]

Nah the Once-ler’s just based

[@gold-gx1pm]

@@americano2424 so?

[@melanier.2483]

This is random, but in the L.A. version of "how bad can I be" there's such a good line. Instead of "Who cares if a few trees are dying" they say "Que importa la muerte de un arbol" which I can't do justice by just translating it but it is essentially questioning if anything would change by the death of a single insignificant tree. This line is trying to downplay everything that's happening because a single tree's death does not matter. This sentiment is meant to be repeated over and over for every tree that falls, but at that point it's not a single tree, its a whole forest, but you don't need to acknowledge that if you don't lump them together. I'm such a nerd analyzing the meaning of words, but it's such a powerful line.

[@TroleosJuan]

You spanish or watch movies in spanish? Anyways, maybe makes a reference of (apart of what you say) how Once ler knows he broke "the promise" he made to the lorax

[@onlypjm]

bro don't apologize for this, I keep rewatching both versions since I grew up watching the the la version and noticed this too! such an impactful line

[@onlypjm]

​@TheCrazyGuyOne they're latino

[@TroleosJuan]

@@onlypjm Im also latino, we also call ourselves spanish

[@lou626]

​@@TroleosJuanlatino y español no son lo mismo bro ☠️

[@dacueba-games]

I've never watched this movie but I am already rooting for this guy

[@TIGERLOVER1]

You should watch it. The movie is actually kinda good. Maybe not the best movie out there, but, I liked it! :) It's worth a watch

[@el_gatoNegro]

I suggest reading the original Lorax book because it has more accurate story-telling and charaterization than the movie, also the story is much more darker.

[@cheddarsunchipsyes8144]

Listen to Biggering

[@SPMask]

Lorax: "Stop making your Thneed! Trees are dying!" Onceler: "I miss the part where that's my problem."

[@LordVandor1]

Yeah he literally missed that part, because it WAS his problem XD

[@nebula_zombies]

Stings doesn't it

[@hiranoalfairus1174]

Onceler: i'm gonna put some dirt in your eyes

[@awesomeperson531]

When there are no more trees: You can’t do this to me. I started this company. YOU KNOW HOW MUCH I SACRIFICED?!

[@paulgalang6825]

Cool

[@elasticity150]

When you enslave Minecraft villagers for trading

[@Achipisthesolution]

I shouldn't be laughing this hard🤣💀

[@snail9552]

And then force breed them to make more stuff

[@myishamcmiller9]

Realateble

[@abieyuwaokuoimose600]

Relatable Wait, what's Minecraft?

[@adammurry349]

Pffft-HAHAHAHAHA

[@bricksfix2465]

No matter how old this movie gets this song will never die

[@mrcat1165]

I bet you dont know about the cutted version of the song (its slaps soo hard harder then how i slap my little brother)

[@alvit123]

so true

[@loonzer]

“Who cares if a few trees are dying” I don’t know why but that line always hits hard

[@ZaCaptain1229]

It's better when you consider the original lyric was "A few things are dying"

[@hamter.]

"How bad can i be?" *proceeds to demolish the entire forest*

[@sugarberry7121]

5:21-

[@nicholasmahoney7820]

Basically.

[@jxrboa..337]

She look like quackity

[@Person84112]

Very much

[@Spar1um]

Hes more worst than hell

[@paperjoker9391]

Everyone hates capitalism until this banger starts playing

[@olicityfan1150]

For me it either this or watching the Ferengi on a Star Trek episode then capitalism doesn't seem that bad

[@mikelcali6364]

Pretty sure the song criticizes capitalism

[@ghoslt]

or people hate capitalism and this song is great at criticizing it, but... sure

[@ScionStorm1]

@@mikelcali6364 this song encapsulates the corporate phrase "plausible deniability". The myth of a company doing bad accidentally through ignorance. _Oopsie, I had know idea bad things would happen_ *bats eyelashes innocent The original version of this song, "Biggering" made him a true villain. In that song he was not in denial, he knew exactly what he was doing and he chose money anyway. Corporate expansion became his obsession. The rest just didn't matter enough to him. _Who cares if... Some things are dying?_ _I don't want to hear you crying!_ _This is all so gratifying!_

[@ScionStorm1]

This song pushed this movie off a cliff and ruined what would have been an at least servicable film to me. Even worse after hearing the original version of this song when it was "Biggering" and understanding just how much they butchered it to not displease the corporate overlords.

[@Skibidibugs]

Prince zuko justifying burning down towns to find a child:

[@Aughhhh605]

I literally can listen to this all day

[@TurkeyTrouble]

Same here the song gives chills at the end

[@Phoenix.Sparkles]

The guitar went from being kinda worn down and minimalistic to being an unplayable instrument with more features than is needed.

[@Blueybeak]

way too many metaphors in this video

[@fruityboody3297]

A guitar with two necks is a real thing but yea

[@fruityboody3297]

And In the v shape

[@NewWaveEnthusiast]

Well that’s some great attention to detail

[@2dazzlin2bdazzled]

7j

[@hotcocoabomb_]

This is a bop and it has no right to be

[@thatsveryverysweetofyou9023]

Ey, the lawyers been fighting for it to be a bop.

[@QuidProQuo999]

Nah this song is garbage. The good shit is biggering.

[@Gamergirl-.-]

@@QuidProQuo999 biggering is great and has a better message, but that doesn’t make this song less of a bop n

[@danny4607]

Fr tho

[@isthatthebiteof8762]

@@QuidProQuo999 when it comes to the message, yes. But this is still good either way

[@OofBoi255]

I like how he goes from “How bad can I be? 🤔” to “HOW BAD CAN I BE! 😈”

[@miloyall]

By far the fastest villain transformation in movie history

[@teahadzhieva3782]

admit it, yall came here bc the comments on the originals are turned off-

[@starluverr]

Maybee

[@RoV_924]

I’ll admit that I did with no shame

[@moondoesntshine]

Possibly 👀

[@XemeraldXD]

Yeah....

[@KingGidorah]

Shush

[@leandromendoza5835]

The moment he realizes he just fucked himself over when the last tree goes down is absolutely magical, i struggle to decide if he puts that face because he feels bad he killed them all... or just because he doomed his empire

[@Codenamedragon2615]

Might be a bit of both

[@ChanMan-mm7fe]

Both for sure.

[@christianmoore7109]

See the real story here is of poor business management

[@therandomnobody3407]

@Nexus Prime I had to watch this movie recently in principles of business management class cause we are gonna analyse shit for a project, first thing I noticed was the stupidity of cuttimg down the trees wothout replanting any

[@tricornealt1234]

@@therandomnobody3407 True, paper companies always plant trees more than they cut

[@markerwith_acap]

WE'RE DESTROYING THE ECOSYSTEM WITH THIS ONE 🔥🔥🔥

[@TheOmegaEffect]

Nobody: The British when they find some new land: 1:59

[@MustacheCashStash125]

This needs to be a meme.

[@yamiblade]

Right up until they start taxing the colonies....then they weren't singing anymore...

[@memecliparchives2254]

@@yamiblade Yep, there's a tax for that. Uncool.

[@Sweetheart_girl]

And the spanish

[@Jundesite]

HAHAHAHAHA THIS SHOULDNT BE THIS FUNNY

[@minaminastheanimationfan7909]

Say whatever you want about Illumination’s take on The Lorax, but you can’t deny the songs are catchy as heck, especially this one.

[@drippyfrank42068]

Yeah, too bad they cut the og biggering version of the song because of the need of a catchy song to advertise.

[@anyatindall5678]

@@drippyfrank42068 reallly ironic lmao

[@drippyfrank42068]

@@anyatindall5678 yep. At least we have the demo to listen to

[@kidnamedfinger4915]

I actually love this movie

[@minaminastheanimationfan7909]

@@kidnamedfinger4915 Same

[@warioplush]

I listen to this while I’m deforesting the Minecraft world

[@junklabs-studios1318]

Thats... kinda funny 😂

[@Hedning1390]

This book was published 1971. One can hope this new generation takes its message to heart, but those that are now in their 50s didn't, so there's no reason to hope.

[@TINARUTHBELCHER-iz8jc]

No truer words have been spoken

[@sgh5985]

i really like how the name of the song has a double meaning; at the start it means “i don’t see how my actions will cause harm” and then it develops into “let’s see how much harm i can cause”

[@Natalia-bx2lw]

Omg how did I not notice that

[@vilonini]

Oh

[@dandereninja4750]

actually the song just shows how he's stupid when it comes to business. If he was smart he would have made sure that replanted the trees at the same or greater rate he cut them down since his business relies on them.

[@athenaswann7409]

“how bad can i possibly be, let’s see😏”

[@OneBrokenEgg]

How did I miss that

[@tacuhe]

I like how the song flows from the meaning of "How can I be bad?" to "How bad can I be?"

[@whatsyourmajorrr]

This is true

[@Uncle_Hargle]

One of the true moments

[@JaxjustJax-]

His crusty MOOOOMMMMM-

[@leak8019]

Yea

[@maxuhatop172]

Согласен

[@vlogswmel88]

“ how bad can i be?” *proceeds to chase the lorax with an tree cutting machine*

[@RandomCreations87]

I love how smooth the transition between the "How bad can this be?" as in, that he's good, to "How bad could I be?", as in a excuse, to "How bad CAN I be?", where he's challenging himself. Also, this song is just SO iconic. (I just noticed each time the meaning of "How ba-a-a-ad can i be?" changes, the Once-ler's guitar changes, from a acoustic guitar, to an electric guitar, to a 2 electric guitars bound together)

[@yulia3719]

"PR people are lying, and the lawyers are denying" is a line that can not be more accurate in today's world...

[@sprinkleconeanimation7938]

What does it mean?

[@seronymus]

​@@sprinkleconeanimation7938 it means that he is buying out the media and legal system and politician to cover his corruption. Which is very common in the world today

[@NicholasVetter-sy8io]

@@sprinkleconeanimation7938 I think it means the lawyers are denying anything wrong with… all this.

[@golddvstwomvn]

The PR people are lying’ this line is referring to the companies PR reps (public relations representatives, basically the people in charge of public outreach and outward image of the company to it’s consumers) are lying about the realities behind the companies practices, such as in the ‘a portion of proceeds goes to charity’ line. ‘And the lawyers are denying’ is essentially saying that the company practices are unethical and harmful, thereby violating the laws that are meant to prevent companies from behaving unethically, so the company lawyers are having to find loopholes and ways to deny that the business practices the company is committing are illegal.

[@essieeatsofficial2856]

Fr

[@moldy_cheese_9606]

“A portion of proceeds goes to charity” “Just look at me petting this puppy” I love how this show-even though it’s a children’s show-expresses the fact that marketers try to appeal to their audiences and the public in order to boost sales and increase buyers and in such a subtle way- bravo the Lorax 👏

[@NixDarkLord]

It's just to clean up their image, and so they seem like the good guys

[@archkull]

@@NixDarkLord and people actually buy it

[@NixDarkLord]

@@archkull and that's how the economy and capitalism works

[@Literallyryangosling777]

Elon musk be like

[@archkull]

@@NixDarkLord i get the point youre trying to make but it wouldnt if people werent so purposefully ignorant to what money hungry assholes do and chose not to spend their money on them lol If people would actually be involved in what bullshit they were wasting money on, these types of corporations wouldnt survive

[@christiannachel2710]

When the villain song is the catchiest song of the movie, there's a problem 😂😂😂love it though

[@christophersfirstyoutubeca8751]

Disney: Excuse me?

[@quibblequibbt]

2:01 this part actuallu made me cry so hard, it was actually so emotional. the deep meaning it had made me break down into tears. enough for me to not be able to recover from it. that line changes my mood everytime i hear it or even think about it. anytime I hear it, a tear of sadness rolls down my cheek. I am actually so serious. the $ sign on his back had a deep meaning behind it that I was able to realize. It's like there's a minor great depression happening right now. Illuminations, you have successfully made me depressed for the rest of my life and I hav e realized this world cannot be changed back anymore. I have realized the sad yet horrible truth from that scene and I will never recover in my life again.

[@quibblequibbt]

It's like I'm wastin g the 70% of water in my body. my eyes have became red fro. crying too hard where am i?

[@dubbyalvesgaymer]

Shake that bottom line

[@bigcat7508]

COPPA after turning off Movieclip's comments on their 'How Bad Can I Be' scene. Edit: I meant comments, not moments. Thank you. Edit 2: Replaced Movieclips with COPPA.

[@embreon9273]

lol

[@gabejr25_82]

It was COPPA 😔

[@TopHatOnline]

Fuck COPPA

[@burningwolf_9679]

if COPPA didn’t exist, the comments section would have over 100,000 comments

[@arriathedragon8661]

Cause they know how bad the comments will be XD

[@IlyaID]

I like how his level of evil is indicated by his guitar

[@4sunny]

oh my god your right 😭💀

[@nattiess]

The guitar is the main villain

[@starryskies0]

@@nattiessreal

[@twotruckslyrics]

@@nattiessguitars 🔪

[@ZeepAtomic]

The power of metal.

[@HI_IM_GOKU55]

As a person from the future I have come to announce that the song is still a banger🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Animecraze1348]

Welp the end of this movie made me cry when I was younger especially the quote at the end. I always thought I was a baby for that but after revisiting this & seeing this I can see why. Definitely some powerful messages and portrayals.

[@Zerstorer1387]

This song is a great representation of the psychological concept of self-justification

[@adamtomascaicedogomez4048]

Deep.

[@futurewario9591]

CEO of Nestle be like.

[@HanzalaAhmad_]

Especially the 'I'm just doing what comes naturally ' line

[@Mediados]

The problem is that his social environment even confirms and reinforces the worst of him. Humans usually judge themselves by the people surrounding them, and they reassured his attitude by buying his products.

[@whadayadoin3300]

Look up biggering. It's way better

[@kane3148]

I LOVE his outfit

[@connorreaney186]

mkamsmssjjss

[@hypo0072]

Agreed

[@roxer5502]

U gave a 100 likes im not gonna ruin it

[@chezcake7525]

DONT LET HIS OUTFIT DECIVE YOU

[@kane3148]

@@chezcake7525 JZI2JD

[@Pericon568]

Caine after kidnapping multiple people in a circus and literally holding them hostage until they go insane just to be stored away:

[@cmorestunna]

2:06 THERE IS A OIL 🦅

[@soupiaaa]

“A portion of proceeds go to charity” and them actually giving the money back to themselves is just so realistic

[@jaydenshepard7928]

Yeah but people in the comments are crying that the song isnt critical enough of corporations just because they didnt use another song that was “better” and went with this one which is a lot catchier and is fantastic on its own as a song.

[@ironmaster6496]

​@@jaydenshepard7928 to be fair Biggering IS a much better song, but as it is this is a great banger too

[@jaydenshepard7928]

@@ironmaster6496 Now that is a reasonable, non whiney position to hold on the matter. I wish all these other people would have just looked at it that way instead of dismissing a genuinely really good song because they became fixated with its original version.

[@RXQ1jj]

​​​@@jaydenshepard7928 I like this version for how misleading it is. The song is super fun and upbeat but the lyrics are actually super down to earth about corporations. People who say Biggering is better simply because how sinister it is completely missed the actual point of this song

[@DaveSmith-cp5kj]

@@RXQ1jj The message about corporations isn't good though because in real life corporations were the ones who were saving the forests and environmentalists destroyed them because by not regularly cutting down and planting trees, we got the massive year long forest fires across the world that destroyed ecosystems.

[@gamerstheater1187]

I love how he goes from innocent wannabe to psychotic overlord in like 3 minutes

[@FlameBrawl]

Relatable ngl

[@PapyrusThecoolguy]

OML ITS TO TRUE THO

[@deewolf1903]

He doesn't. He was more than happy to chop down trees the second he found them. He only agreed to stop when it benefited him (it placated the Lorax) but the minute he was given some push or incentive to break that promise, he did. And while he did wrestle with his moral conscious for a moment, the whole point of the song is where he justifies his baser greed and destruction. It was always there. You just didnt watch the movie.

[@ytprv1890]

@@deewolf1903It’s a kids movie lol. Not that deep.

[@IAmGodHimself777]

@@deewolf1903Is he the main character or villain?

[@poliwhirlking]

Why does this song slap so hard?

[@BerzerkDoug]

0:01 him: "Bad, im not bad im the good guy here" Also him 3 minutes later: Cuts down a whole forest and enslaves the fricking animal kingdom without giving a single shit about what he's doing"

[@AA-qf3im]

whats better then a normal villain is a villain who has regret for what they've done in their past

[@isabellalesher8487]

yes but have you forgotten about the villain who falls in love with the hero or the villain who turns good?

[@isabellalesher8487]

@gamer dread I have no idea who that is lol it's on my to=watch list

[@urmumgae4245]

@@isabellalesher8487 have fun watching 500 episodes of naruto then

[@Rose-pv6hr]

bruh it’s not even his fault he became the villain. his fam had hella influence on him because his mom ended up being the one making him cut down the trees and he didn’t wanna let her down and then when he stopped making money, she said “you’ve disappointed me son” like bro it’s so sad if u think about it

[@ElloItsSmee]

And a villain who uses a double bass guitar to chop down trees

[@thechinesecommunistparty3076]

The villager after wanting to trade 69 emeralds for one poisonous potato:

[@optiprimus2173]

so true

[@interactiveelectronicservi178]

Until you pull out the diamond sword with sharpness 5

[@Kagutsuch1i]

*reply to smiley* That’s this moment 5:20

[@PolishGuy]

So if i give the villager 1 poisonous potato i get 69 emeralds

[@vierzehn575]

@@PolishGuy nope, they'll buy 128 poison potatos for one emerald though

[@Meandmaisie]

“Just remember if there’s a tree u can always see me” - Lorax 2012

[@grossnegligence022]

still 10x better than "i let you live here for free, and i don't even charge you for rent"

[@tonypringles2285]

When was that line?

[@waffle6376]

@@tonypringles2285From Disney Wish

[@serenitythesiren5031]

@tonyprintles2285 it’s a reference to This Is The Thanks I Get!? from Wish.

[@uts2521]

Whenever I hear this song, I just realize how bad we, the human kind, is to the nature and the world we live in😢😢 it's just so sad💔💔💔

[@amedotuniverse652]

One of the things that I always liked about this as a villain song was that at the beginning of the song, Onceler genuinely doesn't see what he's doing as being a bad thing and the question of "How bad can I be?" Is more of a, "it's no big deal" dismissal, but by the end of the song, it's more of a challenge to himself to see what he can get away with.

[@egostiic4183]

From my perspective, its an attempt to place corporate high ups in an innocent position. They want you to relate them to the onceler and how he was forced into it by his family. Biggering is much better symbolism imo as it shows what they are actually like( Why it was cut)

[@ohno676]

Onceler is not the villain the real villain is the customer, onceler just too foolish he doesnt plant the tree back

[@Mqstodon]

@@ohno676 and that's how brainwashing gets you. No, the onceler is the villain

[@Aquabzs]

@@Mqstodon yes but also an idiot for not thinking about replanting

[@whysoserious4274]

@@Aquabzs it's called being conditioned. It's not the consumer's fault.

[@Vailskibum]

Say what you want about this movie, but some of the songs were way better than they should've been

[@Wallus81]

This song goes hard

[@Pepa]

Are you here after listening to Biggering too?

[@AsianGuy540]

ngl the movie is decent

[@lolmiser12]

Yeah

[@stormcloudsabound]

some of them were! not this one, though. :)

[@doodlehates_uttp]

How I feel when I give my brother the unplugged controller:

[@Amin-jy7mp]

2:23 Look at him petting this bear

[@evanholloway1692]

Bar ba loot

[@DaneVogel]

I love how the instrumentals start off cheery and innocent-like, but slowly starts getting more and more corrupt until the end where it just devolves into just evil.

[@plaguedoctorjamespainshe6009]

I mean, it even has the classic nazi march boot sound

[@bucketlegend175]

The guitar in the beginning had me fooled

[@thelegendofroblox5833]

Agreed

[@ButchyCantYouSee]

Wdym he sounds like tobuscus

[@twinodoom]

So do the Lyrics

[@angelamaerz445]

He just keeps getting more insane throughout the video

[@big_stinky3776]

and his guitar continues to increase in size

[@kielgarcia5292]

@@big_stinky3776 His Outfit becomes more Driper....

[@bigthecat9848]

He kind of reminds me of Chris McLean from Total Drama Island

[@ijustwannasleep16yearsago3]

@@bigthecat9848 I see it, stop 😭

[@gorimi3428]

@@bigthecat9848 I see it

[@h.lalrammawia7656]

Me destroying the villagers house:

[@LadyIno]

Listening to this masterpiece of a villain song after getting disappointed from the "supposed" villain song from Wish. This is how you do it, Disney. Take some notes.

[@Barple_Bapkins]

"Who cares if the trees are dying?" -The guy who's entire business relies on the survival of trees

[@-NlGHTMARE]

Yeah it is a rather dumb thing to say and it is soaked in irony as well but I dunno seems like a pretty important lyric to add to the song cause it really shows his ignorance for how much harm this is truly causing highlighting his unawareness and greed as well as his carelessness

[@genericusername3518]

Unintentional commentary on companies favoring short term gains even when it means their business won't be sustainable in the long term

[@idonhaveanyideawhattocallm1472]

Does he look like a man who studies economics

[@Floppinnotinflop]

​@@idonhaveanyideawhattocallm1472 he does

[@d-ecr]

It’s sad cuz he could’ve saved his business and the animals if he would’ve replanted the trees he chopped down. Classic Supply and Demand. As the demand increased his supply did not

[@RumbleDelta]

One thing I love about this song is how it goes from being an innocent question to the demand of a challenge.

[@JoaoVictor-gw7ul]

266 likes and no replies? Well lemme change that

[@monstery8027]

Yeah it does sound like that

[@monstery8027]

When from a inocent toddler question to a challenge

[@bigbosses4686]

i was literally coming here to say this

[@iateaworm]

Noodle?

[@insert12]

0:41 GYATT(PLS DON'T ASK)

[@boisarecuteness]

he's so bad 😜

[@pithub6903]

@@boisarecuteness what the fuck gang

[@TheIconicPictures]

Perfect song for modern Disney

[@CaptainKarebear]

This song really hits different when you're an adult.

[@quinceymattox2505]

ong I can't believe I was 10 when I seen this movie in the theaters

[@RYCH3]

@@quinceymattox2505 I was 8.

[@alexs.7956]

I was 10 too lol

[@darkeyes10.]

I was 5 and now 14 but i understand the song

[@eageltheYTman]

As your an adult you will start to realise thiw is the worst adaption ever made

[@cooI726]

I like how in the song they show how much trees he’s cutting down by showing his guitar getting more and more expensive.

[@aarbb642]

i did not notice that!

[@handler0075]

Dang,me too

[@JubbJubb_]

I feel like illumination’s higher-ups didn’t care about the film, but the animators really did, leading to little details like that.

[@atlasoceane7484]

some people have wonderful eyes…

[@superomegashipper1235]

1:19 2:54 the times the guitar changes

[@LunaJhonenDraven]

Think about it if he didn’t invite his family after the Thneed became popular and he promised the Lorax he wouldn’t cut down trees ,the trees would’ve still been there.

[@slayterwelsh18]

2:52. ONCE-LER: "And the lawyers are denying!" 2:57. ONCE-LER: "Who cares if a few trees are dying!"

[@BlameNeo]

why tf is this actually a bop why am i unironically listening to this

[@gettpsyched]

NAHQKJEHQ SAME 💀

[@whatislife5627]

Biggering is far better imo

[@siramaytheshowgundragon]

@@whatislife5627 not realy

[@MattBnl2ih]

@@whatislife5627 so what? Really why do you feel the need to say that. Can we just enjoy the fucking song and say that we enjoy it without one of you pointing out you like the other one better. Don’t answer that, I’ve checked the answer is a quite decisive “no”

[@MattBnl2ih]

@@whatislife5627 by the way, 2 replies new record

[@DekuStickGamer]

The way the question “How bad can I be?” changes from an excuse to a challenge is sinister and ingenious.

[@monstery8027]

Yeah it does sound like that

[@vintage-radio]

Yep

[@ETHAN-is3li]

How bad can it possibly be?

[@cubinel]

It went from a normal question to a rhetorical question

[@0ddestMouse]

yeah it’s like “how bad am I” to “how much bad things can I do”

[@BRol_13]

He was just doing what comes naturally 😊

[@thepalguedoctorscousin]

This is so funny how he goes from how bad can I be(all fine and in like 2 minutes becomes the most BAD person out there

[@Hugelag]

It's crazy how the entire problem could've been avoided if he planted the seeds while cutting down the trees.

[@liv_932]

THATS WHAT I WAS THINKING TOO

[@varietyvince6583]

Dude exhausted his resources because he was too addicted to getting that Minecraft wood

[@psgamer-il2pt]

​​@@varietyvince6583 leaves*

[@Inagalaxyfarfaraway.-er7xk]

or if he had just stuck to harvesting the stuff from the trees. in the original, it is revealed it takes 10 months for a truffula seed to germinate, and even more years for one to turn into a tree

[@mikec6935]

too much cost and labor to replant, cultivate, and tend to growing trees. it’s all about making the most profit possible as fast as you can. what he should’ve done is invest the majority of his wealth into real estate and guaranteed cash flow for the rest of his life.

[@MayaPapaya213]

I love how they transitioned from innocent to evil and power hungry so smoothly

[@thomasjackson9480]

All while he was ignorant and arrogant of doing so. That’s what makes them the antagonists. In their perspective are always assumptive, ambitious, and they let their overconfidence betray and wipe away their morality for others and their environment before replacing them with the morality of their personality and them thinking that they’re always the protagonist no matter what bad they do.

[@thatoneguy609]

lol how is this a smooth transition? dude flips in an instant

[@NinjaLobsterStudios]

​@@thatoneguy609 I think it's fair to say that the seeds for the change are planted almost as soon as the song starts. There is a definite point when the song changes, if I were to object to the OP I'd say the song was never innocent it was just sinister in a less obvious way

[@thatoneguy609]

@@NinjaLobsterStudios Even then, in the context of the film, a 3 minute song is an incredibly fast turn around for his character.

[@LynAnthonylifeinthePhilippines]

@@thatoneguy609❤😊hhg

[@anapple3445]

It wasnt until I grew up that I came to realize that The Lorax is one massive critique of capitalism, and its brilliant.

[@Mudafukka404]

This is certainly the song ever

[@mrsponkman]

This is the most capitalist song I have ever seen Edit: stop posting comments of songs that are "more capitalist" Edit 2: I'm not a socialist.

[@nuclearcatbaby1131]

You haven’t heard “Capitalism” by Oingo Boingo

[@cantsleep7912]

hahah listen to biggering a deleted song from this movie omg its a masterpiece

[@shrekisthebestfranchiseand5032]

it is, quite literally. while pretending to be anti-corporate theyre actually pro-corporate for portraying the onceler as a good innocent guy who doesnt know that what hes doing is bad until the very end, biggering is way better, more realistic and true the OG. theres a huge difference between "Who cares if some.. THINGS are dying!"(biggering) and "Who cares if a few trees are dying!"(how bad can i be)

[@shok5045]

Listen to the money game part 2, the she sells sea shells part is basically this

[@BabyGirlTiny]

@@shrekisthebestfranchiseand5032 I feel like that was the point. In that he literally did not care what he was doing just like all corporations. He’s saying his bad can he be because he doesn’t care about anything he’s doing. He doesn’t think it’s bad, because he’s not thinking about it. He’s only thinking about the profit, and that’s what corporations do. They ignore it and think that what they’re doing isn’t that much compared to everyone else. Why do you think media keeps asking regular people to stop doing things to ruin the earth, when it’s actually big business doing it

[@un-random8783]

This is such a banger ❤ i love it

[@RasiB41]

Damn i gotta rewatch the lorax

[@curiousmario]

Fr fr it’s impeccable

[@byronius7012]

Not only does this song become more relevant every single year, it's also still catchy as hell

[@maxleon61702]

A few facts. I can even consider this one to be the definitive song where Locopoton1 goes too onboard on killing the Loud Sisters. I can hear him singing to this song alongside with the likes of Dreadpool, Yuujirou (Yujiro) Hanma, Tetsuo Shima, Evil!Ren Hoek, Griffith, Thragg, Homelander and several others.

[@Mr_Schizo]

This is basically "Industrial Revolution And It's Consequences Has Been A Disaster For Human Race"

[@PhineasFerb001]

@@maxleon61702 what

[@anonymousfish2456]

@@PhineasFerb001 it's a copypasta

[@PhineasFerb001]

@@anonymousfish2456 ok? It still makes no fucking sense

[@plantimations1232]

When I get an extra McNugget, but I don’t tell the cashier:

[@starluverr]

Lmao

[@KennyMcCormick129]

Or when u get an extra Chicken Sandwich at Chick Fil A

[@matteotheKat]

when kfc and mcdonalds responds to vegan teacher belike:

[@di2hu1]

Lmfao

[@ozyisgoated]

Lmfao

[@brix7738]

this is unironically the best part of the movie

[@GreenDog-kd9md]

I LOVE THE LORAX I AM 9 RIGHT NOW BUT WHEN Im 100 I WILL STILL WATCH THIS MOVIE

[@killeing]

I didn't think it was possible to make "Who cares if a few trees are dying?!" sound ominous, threatening, and scary at the same time, but the voice behind this guy managed to pull it off somehow :/ bravo.

[@LP-ct9nk]

Ed Helms aka Andy from the office!

[@top_tier_nigga0596]

Yoi should listen to biggering the cut song from this film it has "who cares if a few things are dying?!" and sounds way scarier than this

[@toxiwashere]

As someone already stated, a cut song called biggering uses the line "who cares if some things are dying" and it actually makes the once-ler look like a villain in this story.

[@theinternetisascaryplace6009]

*laughs in biggering*

[@animewuver0016]

mr.beast dose

[@Nietzsche_017]

You can’t escape from listening to this song over and over again

[@melostrich]

I’m fine with that

[@Henryabme]

I even been listening to this for 14 hours

[@jamesdekock8729]

​@@Henryabme You need help flippy?

[@hobomike6935]

Ironic. His name is “the onceler,” but you simply can’t listen to his song just once.

[@hollierose3435]

Currently listening at 11:05 at night

[@Theoneandonlyscorbunny]

1:18 oncler jumpscare

[@lilypretzel]

We love u whoever enjoys movies like this

[@JPEG_cat]

I like how his guitar becomes slowly more and more badass.

[@paigebinnendyk752]

😃😃ya!

[@FullbringerQuincyGlazeGod]

It represents how excessive and over the top his actions are, because a guitar doesn't need to look like that to play properly yet he still bought it and replaced his simple not over the top guitar that played perfectly even though it looked simplistic and was maybe even cheap.

[@JPEG_cat]

@@FullbringerQuincyGlazeGod yo Socrates it's a fucking Pixar movie

[@Redlion1900]

@@JPEG_cat yo dumbass, it's an illumination movie, and it is very clearly trying to push a message

[@FullbringerQuincyGlazeGod]

@@JPEG_cat 🦧

[@MontoyaGamer1_Entertainment]

The Crimes the Onceler committed in this scene: 1. Reckless Endangerment (1:31) 2. OSHA Violations (1:48) 3. Environmental Law Violations (2:07) 4. Charity Fraud (2:30) 5. Slander (2:50) 6. Illegal Logging (3:00) Sentence: $10,550,000 Fine + Factory Shutdown + 13 Years in Prison

[@zipkol7389]

You straight up stole this

[@IC_Slime]

I like how the fine is extremely unequivalent to the jail sentence that he shouldve got

[@MontoyaGamer1_Entertainment]

@@zipkol7389 i was pointing them out after watching *If Illumination Villains were Charged for their Crimes 2*

[@TisPopRock]

@@MontoyaGamer1_Entertainment you probably should’ve credited the original person then

[@demopan4446]

"I did nothing illegal" I am the lawyer and I too speak for the trees

[@harrymccluskie2825]

After Watching the Film Theory video about the Lorax it changed my perspective on this song for you who did not watch it he is Not the Bad guy as The Film sets out to be it is us We are the Bad Guys because we are Forcing him to Cut Down the Trees because of Consumer Demand he even says “all the Customers are paying” so he and mr O Hare are Not the Bad guys We Are

[@PokeIsland]

He still is a bad guy because he should have a set of morals and know what is too far but yes consumers can also be seen as the bad guys too

[@harrymccluskie2825]

I agree

[@gvtzzzz]

1:13 I’m sorry but the creators just had to make the table crawl so..

[@jokerdust4298]

The theme song of Disney destroying the Star Wars franchise .

[@codafett]

Oh man, this one hurts

[@galegopaulista4564]

Rogue One, The Mandalorian and The Phineas and Ferb Star Wars Special: DID YOU FORGET ABOUT ME?

[@jokerdust4298]

@@galegopaulista4564 I love ❤️ that meme 😂

[@Nexus_KT]

YES

[@queefonmybeef]

Bruh

[@sheyanan3812]

It went from "How bad am I?" to a challenge like "How much worse can I get?"

[@sqcredd]

yep

[@Cabanday]

couldn't have said it better myself

[@KenH60109]

And the thing is later the only thing he coulda done worse was manually committing genocide.

[@I_LoveCheese69]

Yep

[@jeckydreemurr9631]

Oh, I like it so much! How the meaning of this phrase is changing during the song❤

[@acfreak55]

I really miss this meme, and I can't help but wonder if they put as much effort into the actual movie as they did the songs. This movie would've been a masterpiece. On the other hand though then we may have never got these legendary memes.

[@flixmy1]

AND THE LAWYERS ARE DENYING WHO CARES IF A FEW TREES ARE DYING

[@joe8565]

The fact this is Andy Bernard from The Office is mind blowing, Ed Helms is an INCREDIBLY flexible actor

[@slushyliv69]

ur fucking joking theres NO WAY

[@greyerskullz]

@@slushyliv69 BRYYYG

[@kumozumo]

THIS IS ANDY SINGING?

[@toxicfairy2085]

@@kumozumo yes it is

[@Mxkayla22]

NOO WHAT I AM TOO HIGH FOR THIS