The Lorax Movie Reviews (everybody loves the Once-ler)

The Lorax movie tried to teach kids about the importance of protecting nature... But mostly it made an army of teens fall in love with the Once-ler.
All reviews are from the site Letterboxd. Some may be edited for length.
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[@CEOofLovingIllumi]

Fun fact: The onceler was the first character to be classified as a tumblr sexyman. edit: yessss 1k likes also I'm not even knowledgable about this topic, i just watch izzzyzzz

[@peanutbutter9018]

what 💀

[@draila7022]

He truly marked a new era for tumblr sexyman

[@CEOofLovingIllumi]

@@peanutbutter9018 it's true, my friend

[@peanutbutter9018]

@@CEOofLovingIllumi oh god

[@Leader7353]

@@peanutbutter9018 he basically brought the invention upon us

[@lightyearpig12]

Imagine changing an entire city's way of life and disposing of its corrupt leader because you had a crush on Taylor Swift.

[@Conifer_Confetti]

Realism???

[@caspertheunfriendlyghost4442]

Swifties have done weirder

[@HumanHuman-fe8rc]

This ^

[@moonysunshineREACTS]

@@caspertheunfriendlyghost4442I disagree

[@rosemaryamara671]

​@@caspertheunfriendlyghost4442as a taylor swift fan: i agree.

[@imnotcrazy7108]

In sixth grade, I played the Once-Ler in a stage production of The Lorax. This was about one year after the movie came out. I had not seen it yet, and we watched it after the play concluded. Come the end, I turned to my friend and said: “I’m in love with myself.”

[@BluezClues]

this is funny

[@valentine8409]

How does it feel to be a prophet?

[@acanimatics906]

On brand for the fan base lmao. The Oncelerfandom basically invented selfshipping. All this could have been avoided if there had been another twink his age in the movie but allas. The onceler walked so Thomas Sanders and his Talkshow with himself could run I guess.

[@valentine8409]

@@acanimatics906 *deep, deep sigh* We know.

[@immabethehero1486]

Hell yeah self care!

[@Drip-Van-Winkle1]

The one thing about this movie I’ll always question is Audrey herself, how did she know about the trees if they’ve been long dead

[@jtroxler8]

They probably had it in a history class or something. It was between that and gaslighting everyone who was alive when trees were still present which we know exist because Ted’s grandma famously says “I remember when trees were everywhere and no one had to pay for air.”

[@DocKrazy]

Clearly she is an elemental avatar sent by nature to try to bring humanity to the path of righteousness one last time. The Lorax may speak for the trees, but Audrey spoke for nature herself. Where the Lorax failed, she succeeded.

[@auxiliomedesmayocallesevie1718]

Kind of reminds me of kids obsession over dinosaurs, they are long dead but kids still love them, maybe they are taught about them

[@richietozier7091]

Also, how old is she? Its implied she lives on her own

[@immabethehero1486]

@@richietozier7091 i imagine she's 14 at best since they say she's in high school

[@kitkatboard]

I was never in the Once-ler fandom, but to me, it's the best thing to ever happen to humanity. Like... how hilarious is that that a bunch of teens just decided to deify an animated fedora twink, write thousands of fanfiction, draw weirdly horny art and shipped him with himself ? Humanity peaked with the Once-ler fandom and you can't convince me otherwise.

[@m00dyalien]

FINALLY someone appreciates the legacy

[@cooblsoobl]

As someone who only found out about the onceler Fandom over covid, I wholeheartedly agree. There's just something really incredible about the Fandom as a person looking in from the outside. Also it's just fucking hilarious

[@FioreAteACrumpetOnce]

Agreed

[@aremxlle]

as someone who just joined the fandom, i can relate

[@worthybutter2004]

@@-peekaboocat- Yeah, they didn't (th)need to make him cute. I mean, since when did Dr. Seuss make characters with sex appeal?!

[@Live_Laugh_Loathe]

How bad could the fan base around this cartoon character be? OH GOD.

[@PlanetEarth1369]

God can’t save you now!

[@Periwinkleaccount]

@@PlanetEarth1369 how much does the Lorax love you?

[@Pukeprincess]

Selfcest galore! But hey, at least we aren’t UnderShitFalls, am I right Tumblrians?

[@isacrank5586]

Why did i read this with the beat of "how bad can this possibly be" from the movie 😂😂

[@chocobear4078]

@@Pukeprincess The Lorax was the predecessor which automatically makes it much, much worse in my opinion

[@nobodishere]

Like ⅔ of this are just people arguing if being attracted to the onceler is unacceptable or normal.

[@Pukeprincess]

Unacceptable

[@arandomqueerfanpeep7655]

Pre evil onceler is normal, evil onceler is ...acceptable, but I'll judge whoever is

[@theenderdestruction2362]

​@@arandomqueerfanpeep7655 what about redeemed onceler to me he's more of a grandpa like figure

[@I_wanna_go_home603]

@@arandomqueerfanpeep7655 no one can question me and my interesting morals more than my friends

[@MSM_Barrb]

I feel bad for Lorax,not because of What happend i the Movie but Because he isnt as popular as The Onceler

[@ooof4989]

we watched the older lorax version in geography class (topic: sustainability). Afterwards we discussed what the onceler could have done differently. Everyone suggested stuff like „plant a tree for every tree he cut down“ „ Switch to clean energy to not pollute the air“ „set up a reservoir/ protected area for the inhabitants“. I suggested that he should have listened to the Lorax and not even start his business. The Lorax gave him several chances and told him if he stops now, they can still set things right. Setting up a reservoir for the natural inhabitants of the land he didn’t even owned seemed plain wrong because they were there before him and they shouldn’t have to compromise for the destruction of their own land. They were used to freedom and deserve their freedom. Instead he waited until a completely new generation had to right his wrongs. He passed the responsibility onto someone else even though this was his doing. No one actually needed a thneed, they were fine without it and wanted it for their own consumerism. I cited quotes from the video to back up my opinion. Anyways, my teacher told me that I’m wrong and that he couldn’t just shut his business down because of the money he invested and that I should look for compromises as an answer. He would shut all of my arguments down as wrong and I got a bad grade. That shit made me furious.

[@dubiousseed3272]

On your behalf, fuck that teacher. Business use greenwasing to justify screwing up the environment all the time. What's stopping them from creating a nondestructive business model?

[@ooof4989]

@@dubiousseed3272 yeah exactly!! And I think an issue that many businesses have and that also my teacher missed in the video that we watched/ my answer: They should listen to those affected because usually they know the best (example: Native people knowing how to take care of the environment, being banned from it, the government notices the environment is getting worse, like forests, and then allowing them to do their stuff again). Businesses do what they believe is "best" while keeping their profit in mind. The lorax told the onceler what to do and he ignored until the end only to end up eventually doing what the lorax told him to do. If they wanna actually improve stuff: listen to those affected and what the actual problem is. Fashion brands bringing out one collection of "sustainable" clothes alongside 3 normal ones is not sustainability. Bringing out less collections (not like,, weekly??) and making all of them sustainable would be a better approach. Not perfect but at least they would seem like they are making an effort instead of doing it for positive publicity

[@NyanNegotiable]

This comment made me come to the realization that the Onceler is a colonizer

[@ooof4989]

@@NyanNegotiable let's just say there are a lot of parallels that could be drawn there

[@didilydont]

Bro, yur teacher just doesn't want to admit we need to reform Capitalism

[@stillattherestaurant]

Dr. Seuss: the book ends with no resolution because unless we do something the environment will be destroyed The Lorax movie: the characters perform a musical number and the environment is saved forever

[@Closemusic16]

hey is the glowing kid in the book or no

[@lincolnmiller4757]

​@@Closemusic16 no

[@worthybutter2004]

Yup, Seuss's ending was WAYY more realistic than Illumination's ending.

[@ghostjam5984]

the taylor swift profile makes this even better

[@worthybutter2004]

@ghostjam5984 Pretty ironic she starred in a pro-nature movie when she's anything but.

[@Wormsinmycereal]

This had me rolling, why did almost everyone have a crush on the onceler 💀

[@alexf225]

Because he had a cool song. Also there isn't anybody to crush on besides him in this movie I guess.

[@ARCHIVED9610]

@@alexf225 Yeaa the song is great. Super catchy.

[@Concavinator]

He was and still is the most hottest man I’ve seen

[@theenderdestruction2362]

​@@alexf225 there is others to crush on if you wish to be either mad or disgusting

[@stripedbunny790]

He was cute and so was the fanart

[@BestieMorro]

As a kid I was obsessed with The Lorax. I played it like 10 times a day along with Frozen, Up and the 2004 classic that is always forgotten, Thunderbirds. My parent still can't watch The Lorax,as it traumatised them back then. Ahh, nostalgia at it's finest.

[@Pukeprincess]

I did that with elmo’s Christmas countdown

[@SpookiSandwich]

I did that with 101 Dalmations 2, I even would watch it in different languages.

[@Pukeprincess]

@@SpookiSandwich 101 Dalmatians 2 is really good.

[@salvatoremutuale9751]

How did that movie traumatize your parents-

[@lonesomediamond4235]

I did this with the Lego movie

[@DJtheBlack-RibbonedRose]

0:33 Confusing Danny DeVito for Demi Lovato as the Lorax had me ROLLING wtf, that's equal parts horrifying *and* hilarious. 😆😅

[@jasperjazzie]

reminds me of when i was younger i confused lemonade mouth and lemon demon

[@DJtheBlack-RibbonedRose]

@@jasperjazzie Well in your defense, they *are* both band names so either way you wouldn't technically be wrong, except for one of them being real while the other's fictional lol. 😆🍋

[@Pretend_Im_a_ghost]

1:50 m knows everything-

[@Unidentified952]

I love how it went from an insanely in depth review on the moral of the story, to, “there should be a Lorax inspired vigilante that beats up billionaires while wearing an orange fur suit.” And then ended just like that

[@yourlocaltoiletghost4484]

I will become this vigilante one day…

[@Unidentified952]

@@yourlocaltoiletghost4484 YOU GO BESTIE 💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽

[@tykamen5588]

I remember people being horny for the Once-ler but I don't remember people being THIS horny for the character.

[@thebeastqueen3103]

yeah 😭

[@lordfreerealestate8302]

"I am the Lorax, I speak for the woods. But I've plastered my likeness on consumer goods."

[@phantomboba]

I know people are always complaining about newer simpsons episodes being less funny but that line was a banger.

[@Wildman-lc3ur]

Surprised that not many people simped over Audrey as a child.

[@arandomqueerfanpeep7655]

She really should have been part of my bi awakening

[@IamPatrickStar]

Oh, I did remember having a small crush on her when I was a child

[@Sillylittle_boy19]

She's hot

[@worthybutter2004]

Yeah, especially since she's voiced by the one and only Taylor Swift (who weirdly enough didn't sing once in this movie, despite it being a musical).

[@TheJelliphish]

I hyperfixated on the onceler in early 2020, made my own onceler oc askblog, and was promptly traumatized /srs. The onceler fandom is still alive in tumblr

[@ARCHIVED9610]

fr, im back at my old obsessions from one random tumblr recommendation

[@lastchanc3stars]

I thought the blogs were dead ong. I need to get back onto tumblr.

[@Doubl3_Black]

@@ARCHIVED9610 LUNA PFP!

[@Pukeprincess]

Meh. I’m more of a sansmaeda gal.

[@sthefanybatista2101]

Fandons never die. They just rest

[@tumblrbeloved]

Ha...good times. I was in the Once-ler fandom, and last year our Religion class was going to watch the Lorax. At the end of the movie, i think like 5 of us stood up, in union, and said "The Once-ler was kinda hot not gonna lie"

[@_primrse_1252]

Those kids are icons. Respect

[@chodenugget3350]

and then everyone clapped

[@heyheyhii]

About a year ago i was in a really bad place and every night i would rewatch the lorax while holding back tears. I still don't know why i did it or if it helped but

[@onyxth3ripper]

Hey, if it works it works, no harm in that

[@Dylan-h1]

Happened to me too. I guess i just wanted a safe space as in childhood

[@tpuddin]

i think it made it worse

[@Lexipop398]

As an OG fan from 2012 (and still refuses to leave the fandom despite it being deader than the Truffula forest post HBCIB), this was HILARIOUS 😆 And the fact that people are STILL thirsting over Oncie restores my faith in humanity Also, that deep analysis at 6:58 sounds WAY too much like something I would’ve written during my early fandom days 🤣

[@Mothpuff]

It's actually a pretty wholesome thought that the onceler fandom still exists. Just people unashamed of possibly being seen as cringe.

[@Lexipop398]

@@MothpuffI think of the 10 going on 11 years of being in this fandom, you’re the first person outside of it that didn’t make fun of it. So, thanks 😊

[@meriewanderer]

Nah why would people hate ya simping for onceler he's more simpable than Michael Afton (he's my favourite but oh god him being yassify I'm scared)

[@theenderdestruction2362]

​@@meriewanderer leave Michael alone the man shouldn't be yassifed in my opinion because the dude has enough reason to 1. Hate his father like no goddamn tomorrow and 2. People keep shipping him with ennard I mean if you want to ship people god ahead that's your choice but shipping Michale with ennard makes me uncomfortable mostly cause that THING has his sister in it and possibly his mother also IT KILLED HIM sounds more like Stockholm syndrome more then love to me but Michale shouldn't be yassifed dude just needs a rest now whilst I do enjoy a good video showing Michael being a good sibling or having his sibling care for him I also like William being nice to him but yeah making him gay for ennard just doesn't sit right hell whislt him being anything other then straight is ok for me personally I see him as straight but that's just me anyways sorry for the rant

[@meriewanderer]

@@theenderdestruction2362 dude I just said I don't like him getting yassify

[@goddangthskippy]

the only reason i have a copy of the lorax on dvd is because when i was like 7 i asked my mum if we could watch the lorax movie (we couldnt, it wasnt on netflix and she didnt want to buy it at 8pm), but then when i was 11, i came downstairs easter morning and there, at the bottom of my easter basket, was the lorax movie on dvd. i still have it, it's just sittin on my bookshelf next to romance and murder mystery books

[@lizzygrrant]

and you should never get rid of it

[@goddangthskippy]

@@lizzygrrant i will have it buried with me if i die

[@Angel3x111]

the lorax is my favorite romance and murder mystery book

[@lizzygrrant]

@ybbo good idea

[@PumaArg]

Wait, how old are you to have had Netflix at 7 y/o? hahaha

[@ap0llogetic427]

All I can think about with this movie is how in English class last year we were supposed to pick out a dystopian fictional world to present in class and me and my friends did the Lorax... it was legendary

[@lastchanc3stars]

How did it go?

[@ap0llogetic427]

@@lastchanc3stars well basically we presented it using posters and at the end we were all supposed to grant the posters stickers based on 4 categories "most dystopian" "least dystopian" "best poster" and "best presentation" and lo and behold! We got quite a few "most dystopian" and a lot of "best poster" ones so... I'm happy!

[@upliftothers4599]

​@@ap0llogetic427 Misson passed, respect +

[@TheDanishGuyReviews]

Good to know that if I was 10 years younger, my appreciation for redheads would still have a place to spring from.

[@chaoticpoint8105]

2:36 That's the most accurate description of the Onceler.

[@K00L3STGUYE3VER]

✨️YES✨️

[@wendigomaneiro8892]

Theres two type of Onceler fans: "Young Onceler is so cute > 3 < " And "Evil Onceler is such a baddie >:3 "

[@Pukeprincess]

Three types of Onceler haters ”He is a horribly written corporate self insert who could never reach his full potential-“ #SANSSWEEP/#CECILSWEEP enthusiast And “HE IS A *STICK, TWINK* WITH *NO ASS* (me)”

[@windydayys]

both, I am both….

[@MA3DCH3N]

por que no los dos? 😏

[@Eriku.Naxehiry]

I am more likely The second 🤫

[@skripila]

Well actually, there's 3. 3rd one is me, who think BOTH

[@katharineball585]

Everyone is talking about the onceler, but nobody is talking about the Lorax's pants flying.

[@Prancer3301]

That scene was actually also part of the original Lorax book and cartoon. The Onceler described it as the Lorax lifting himself up.

[@katharineball585]

@@Prancer3301 Oh! I forgot about that!

[@MaxBunny7902]

Something that confuses me is why the Lorax was lifting himself up if he was coming down.

[@katharineball585]

@@MaxBunny7902 You have a point there.

[@nicecream6621]

​@@MaxBunny7902 We will never know

[@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

Some The Lorax fun facts: Unlike the original book, the Once-ler is shown fully in the story as a human. Executive producer Christopher Meledandri said of the change, "The minute you make the Once-ler a monster, you allow the audience to interpret that the problem is caused by somebody who is different from me, and it ceases to be a story that is about all of us. Then it's a story about, 'Oh I see, the person who led us into the predicament is not a person. It's somebody very, very different.' And so it takes you off the hook." Ed Helms aka ANDY FROM THE OFFICE voices both the young, and old versions of the Once-ler (which makes the movie and the Once-ler character even better...Andy got his singing career). Although they go uncredited because they have no lines of dialogue at all in the movie, O'Hare's henchmen are called Buddy and McGirt. Together, they are named after retired champion boxer Buddy McGirt, who during his boxing career was the IBF light-welterweight champion, and Lineal and WBC welterweight champion.

[@IndieHorrorEnthusiast]

Thank you Kim Jong Un, President of the North Korean Republic.

[@MaxBunny7902]

How do you know the Once-ler isn't human in the book? At one point he literally says "Well, I speak for men and human opportunities." It doesn't necessarily confirm that he's a human, but you (and Chris Meledandri) also shouldn't jump to conclusions that he isn't.

[@worthybutter2004]

@@MaxBunny7902 Correction: the Once-ler says that in the 1972 TV special, not the book. But either way, i agree with you. I think it was pretty obvious the Once-ler was already human. I don't think Chris knew what he was talking about. On an unrelated note, i wonder what Seuss's widow, Audrey (who also worked as executive producer) thought of the film? We all know she HATED the Mike Meyers Cat in The Hat movie, but what would she have thought of THIS movie based on her husband's work?

[@Purrrrrrsia]

HE ALSO VOICED OLD ONCELER?? that’s impressive

[@worthybutter2004]

@@Purrrrrrsia Yeah, it sounds so much like a different voice actor rather than the same one.

[@Cloudypaws1933]

Ok but remember they replaced ‘Biggering’ with ‘How Bad Can I Be”. It is a CRIME.

[@Eriku.Naxehiry]

True 👌

[@anyaanimation]

I actually like 'How bad can I be" way more than biggering

[@Canopiee]

@Manx Fr it is- Biggering had so much more depth and sounded a lot more malicious than HBCIB. In HBCIB it said “who cares if a few trees are dying?” while in Biggering he went “who cares if some things are dying?” implying not only trees, but animals too. Made it a lot more sinister.

[@iker2333]

The loss of biggering left me baffled

[@amog8202]

The Emily part is insane as the one right after was named Emily holy shit

[@Pukeprincess]

And Emily in the next one constantly asked her teacher to watch the Lorax… hmm…

[@HumanHuman-fe8rc]

Scrolling through comment when I see this pfp staring into my soul

[@amog8202]

@@HumanHuman-fe8rc I've been getting that a lot more recently. It's the face of Sir George PoopyPants Von Jimmy DeMarco Fitsgerald Esquire VI; In other words, a photoshop masterpiece.

[@spookyho5994]

one of this movie's mistakes was making the antagonist a cute musician with mommy issues

[@disappointmentshenny6747]

EXACTLY

[@ARCHIVED9610]

Yes!!

[@worthybutter2004]

Yeah, in the original book, he was meant to be like the ultimate manifestation of corporate greed, a villain who remained irredeemable until the end where he gives the seed to the boy. But in this movie, he's not really much of a villain, most of the time. You could agrue he becomes that later on, during the HBCIB sequence but...does he really? For me he just seemed less of a merciless captialist and more of a guy who was like "Oopsie! I went a little over my head and destroyed an entire ecosystem!" Like, no! That is NOT how most captialists think: They aren't obviloius to what they’re doing, they just don't give a shit about it. That's all. All in all, this movie was VERY inaccurate to that fact.

[@mochi_aster]

2:21 this made me laugh way more than I should 💀

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

A fact about this movie...Danny DeVito didn't just do the English version, he reprised his role for the Spanish, Russian, German, AND Italian versions as well! Yeah I'm definitely not gonna lie and say I didn't blast How Bad Can I Be in my room many times when I have. It's a banger, simple as that. As Megamind once said, the difference between a villain and supervillain is the presentation, and the Onceler went off. My canon is that the British colonialists played this song while stealing resources as they colonized around twenty-five percent of the world. Also, I guess we're not gonna bring up the fact that as they're going down the ski hill during the chase at 1:07, the trees are literally LEGO trees?

[@Doubl3_Black]

i will never accept the fact that Marco Mengoni, two times Sanremo winner and well-known pop singer in italy, Voiced the Onceler in the italian dub....

[@alicebthegachaweirdo8378]

The first and only time I watched this movie I kinda zoned so when the "How bad can I be?" sequence started I was confused why the Once-ler suddenly became evil. I think I actually have watched this movie twice, my first time watching it I only watched a little bit. I apologise if I worded my comment a bit weird.

[@Pukeprincess]

I knew he was the villain just looking at him.

[@hunterlawrence3573]

I was pretty much the perfect age when this movie came out. Still really young, so I was in the target demographic, but old enough to have read the original. So my reaction to the song was more of a “Oh no, here we go!”

[@sandystudios223]

I only watched it torture myself…

[@day7645]

You either love the onceler or hate him, there's no in between.

[@aratinatophat1072]

The fact illumination made this movie will never not be hilariously ironic to me

[@spadinnerxylaphone2622]

We had a family friend who was going through brain cancer. My mom grew super close to her, and her daughter was my little siblings' best friend. Going to see The Lorax was one of our memories with that family; I remember going to the restroom then walking in during the lively opening number, seeing my mom and her friend and my siblings and their friend all enjoying the movie. Even though I knew hard times and hear break were coming, during that moment they were all smiling. I know it wasn't a great movie and there are a lot of problems with it, but I'm soft to it because of that. It was a joyful time.

[@ladybirdg5658]

The muffled "how bad can I be" in the background is killing me

[@palekingfuckedatree]

Well you see when I was a young child, I wanted the Once-ler's gender

[@lastchanc3stars]

Yes.

[@Pukeprincess]

I want his gloves

[@skinkshamer]

I want his guitar skills

[@Curry.Muncher101]

You are amateurs... I WANTED HIM

[@augustoof13]

I want him and his gender

[@64hoshi]

Onceler is the reason I know about the Tumblr Sexyman. He's also the first one I rejected because I was interested in different characters.

[@snowglobe4784]

5:37 this can't be a coincidence

[@Pukeprincess]

I think they said no because someone told on Emily… Also every environmental science class at my school has something related to the Lorax on the door, and my environmental science class has “We WILL NOT BE WATCHING THE LORAX!” directly on the board. Maybe Emily and her victim went to my school?

[@CrimsonLiv]

The onceler is only 10 minutes on screen and still he's won the hearts of many

[@GippyHappy]

Hello and welcome to Onceler Addicts Anonymous. We are here to support you as you come to terms with the fact that the Onceler was one of your first animated crushes. It’s okay, this is a safe space.

[@anyaanimation]

I just liked the character and all, but thanks :)

[@mentallyillbean]

Nah I'm a lesbian but he's foine

[@chocilota]

I just watched The Lorax today. And when Once-ler had a face reveal, I legit had to stop the movie because he looks EXACTLY LIKE ONE OF MY FRIENDS. They are pretty much incidental. Two drops of water. Twins separated at birth. My friend even has this fedora hat with hollow knight stickers he likes to wear all the time, which looks a lot like the Once-ler's hat.

[@i_will_not_elaborate]

People dunk on the Onceler fandom but I remember back in the late 90s-early 2000s my babysitter was obsessed with Eeyore the donkey. She had a backpack, binder, and even t-shirts of him. As a child, I was confused why a teenager liked a child's cartoon so much so I asked her and she said "because he's s3xy!" I was still confused at the time but now I realize that no matter what generation you come from, there will always be teens obsessing over their cartoon crushes.

[@m00dyalien]

Ok this is one I haven’t seen yet

[@Unidentified952]

@@m00dyalien same💀

[@emptybrain0141]

Don't even get me started on the Miguel O'Hara one💀

[@TravellerZasha]

I watched this movie in theatres as a kid and this movie inspired me to care for the environment then made me stop caring for the environment when I discovered the cursed lorax car commercial. I'm still mad about that car commercial.

[@user-dc1zs8lf4y]

YOU DONT UNDERSTAND IM IN LOVE WITH THE 'HOW BAD CAN I BE' ONCELER NOT THE FEDORA ONCELER

[@lastchanc3stars]

THE GREEDLER??? GREEN SUIT??

[@iateyourfather92]

onceler❌ on celery ✅

[@saiharareviews]

nah im inlove with fedora onceler

[@thecookieprint]

i love both of them equally tbh

[@transenby42622]

My friends and I had a joke that "If there is a screen, the Lorax will be seen." There was always at least 1 viewing of How Bad Can I Be during lunch in the last week of 7th grade.

[@chantehr5748]

THE ONCELER PHASE IS BACK YALL

[@chantehr5748]

@@AUUGGHHH. yes 😏

[@hunterspawss07]

This movie came out when I was relatively young, and I was so obsessed with it that I had a Lorax themed birthday party. I also wanted to BE the onceler so badly that I'd go to the rec center near my house, sit in the play structure, look through the slits in the wall and pretend to be the onceler.

[@yourlocaltoiletghost4484]

This is hilarious. Why does that seem like something I would’ve done as a kid?

[@ARCHIVED9610]

😭this is exactly what i wouldve done if i ever had people for a birthday party

[@FloatyyBrain]

My friends: The onceler is hot. Me: *confused asexual screeching*

[@skinkshamer]

General thoughts on him tho?

[@FloatyyBrain]

@@skinkshamer *Greedy twink.*

[@m00dyalien]

I’m literally aroace and I thought he was hot too

[@FloatyyBrain]

@@m00dyalien Everyone has different tastes. I have no tastes. 👍

[@Concavinator]

I’m asexual and still think he’s kinda hot 💀

[@Just_Voden]

7:06 if only colleges let us write a whole essay about things we are passionate about but in reality we have to write essays about how personally basic we can be sometimes!

[@Flowermations]

¨Why does the Lorax fly while pinching his ass¨ I always thought the same thing, but it always cracks me up as a kid and now, especially the ending, you got The Once-ler coming outside of his house after many years barred up and the first thing he sees is his good old friend Mr. Furry Orange Mustache Man ascending down from the heavens with the holy music playing, pinching his butt and all, and they hug ending the movie. I wish I was making this up but this is basically what happens and it´s freaking hilarious, it honestly feels like something you would see in a parodied version of the movie.

[@lizzygrrant]

this movie was my bisexual awakening, and i don’t even think i’m bisexual.

[@edslushie570]

Cartoons hit different

[@rappingbeaniedog347]

I am confused, please explain pls

[@lizzygrrant]

i’m confused, i’d like someone to explain to me, but sometimes in life we don’t get what we want.

[@arthurdias6860]

@@lizzygrrant maybe you aren't bi, but are pan, omni or something likr that. What is your confusion?

[@lizzygrrant]

i just tried to make a joke 🥲

[@d3adme4t_]

I always think of the Lorax as a angry Cheeto puff fighting to save some puffy cotton-candy trees

[@emilylovespancakes]

I'm so glad I'm not the only who sees the Lorax as a walking cheeto puff and the truffula trees as cotton candy

[@UJEvans]

The "rolling in his grave" one is the best movie review I've ever heard.

[@moonskunkie]

Wren is dedicated as hell.

[@rat_lord9621]

My brother used to be obsessed with this movie- I mean OBSESSED. like he literally watched this movie twice a day, for like 6 months. I am not exaggerating. So now I basically know the entire script, and I somehow still love it.

[@coyotix]

That long essay about the Onceler's character arc was actually really compelling

[@toganium4175]

I like how people focus on the Lorax pinching his rear when that was in the Dr. Seuss original as well.

[@Pukeprincess]

It’s hot.

[@slam.p]

@@Pukeprincess ☹️

[@Barbecue_baconburger]

I used to watch the Lorax when I was younger but all my life, I never knew that there was a fandom based around the Onceler, terrifying

[@yourlocaltoiletghost4484]

Same! I used to love this movie as a kid, but now that I’m older and have internet access I have unveiled the horrors.

[@Canopiee]

@@yourlocaltoiletghost4484 As someone who went on tumblr an unhealthy amount during quarantine I can say the Once-ler’s fandom is indeed terrifying, and is the second worst I’ve seen.

[@mikaela3746]

2:42 oh my god ethan, me too!

[@biberrypie]

I dressed up as the onceler for Halloween this past year and honestly it was an honor to become a tumblr sexy man for a bit

[@moldiegoldie]

in the past week i have consumed more lorax content than i've ever seen in my entire life span

[@saiharareviews]

HELP SAME

[@emilylovespancakes]

are we living the same life? cuz same-

[@fraternoe2771]

1:13; he was cremated, ashes scattered across the sea.

[@Pukeprincess]

Uh oh

[@Kiturnip]

Oh

[@frog2801]

The Once-Ler is the only person stopping me from being completely lesbian honestly

[@nathanblackburn1193]

So one of the reaction images used in this video (the one of a guy gritting his teeth and aggressively gripping a black haired person's shoulders) was made in response to the story of a South Korean indie game called Lobotomy Corporation, the black haired guy is a character named Ayin

[@Lord_Cryptid]

this will be fine! *'sees art at the beginning of video and IMMEDATELY takes psychic damage'* NEVERMIND

[@cupio-stardust]

3:33 As a sonic fan, this pains me because that’s Shadow… in a Onceler costume… I’m crying.

[@zandoradusk]

god, i remember being in the onceler fandom from 2012 to 2015 lmao. i wrote oncest fanfiction. my best friend drew fanart of my fics. we were so beautifully cringe 😂

[@mars_the_man]

i’m HEAVILY hyperfixating on the lorax and the onceler and every negative comment about his fedoras seem like a personal attack

[@ElizabethMidfordHatesCops]

5:58 THANK YOU THAT GUY! Whenever I watch The Lorax I'm stuck thinking about how much the Onceler looks like Ryan Ross.

[@imbel5537]

7:06 glad to know I'm not the only one who types a 7000k word character analysis, the consequences of the character actions, theories and comparing it with other versions 😭

[@juniperjabber]

3:42 THATS WHAT IM SAYING

[@XXXzoomz]

The one by anya 0:43 into the video is a real question I ask myself every time I watch it

[@XXXzoomz]

Same for the one 2:02 into the video and the one at 2:08 into the video

[@rowanscorner]

As much as I love How Bad Can I Be, Biggering just hits different, wish they didn't cut it, but I guess I understand why they did.

[@SilasOsterwalder-yx3tj]

What if they did a mixture of “Biggering” and “How Bad Can I be”?

[@_primrse_1252]

My friend played the onceler in our fifth grade musical, and Istg- she had the exact energy young Onceler has in the movie.

[@saiharareviews]

bro i wish we did a lorax musical

[@_primrse_1252]

@@saiharareviews we did the seussical, my class just did the Lorax part lol

[@saiharareviews]

@@_primrse_1252 ohhhh bro thats still so cool i wish i was in ur class

[@_primrse_1252]

@@saiharareviews yeah my teacher was awesome lol

[@m4rvelousmika]

ashamed to say i was apart of the Onceler fandom for 7 years.

[@Pukeprincess]

7 YEARS?! *SEVEN YEARS??!!!!!!*

[@m00dyalien]

@@Pukeprincess hey I simped over a character for five years once

[@anyaanimation]

It's okay, bruh

[@spookyho5994]

ah yes, the lorax, that movie about the cute capitalist and simping so hard for your crush you singlehandedly save the environment for them.

[@cloudieo]

Bro this movie was my entire childhood and for my birthday when i was younger i played this movie at school!! We ennjoyed it and we were blissfully unaware of oncest...

[@bruhmaster8272]

*joining onceler fandom*:HOW BAD CAN THIS POSSIBLY BEEEEEE? *leaving onceler fandom*:I am disgusted.

[@sonicssuperx]

3:34 THIS IS MY FAVORITE PART OF THE VIDEO 💀

[@real_human_person]

I love how the most replayed part of the video was the "I thneed to die" review. Why is that so funny to me?

[@elliel4736]

I remember when I was like 5 a friend wanted to take me to see the Lorax and I declined because of my deep seeded hatred of Dr. Seuss books. I sometimes wonder what the alternate timeline looks like where I did go to see it.

[@saiharareviews]

what did dr suess do

[@kawaiimarshmallowkittenaj4805]

I don't remember how old I was at this point, but the review at 0:36 would have been extremely relatable to my past self when I was younger (probably no older than 13-14 at most) because for some reason I went through a weird phase where I was crushing on the Lorax. Everyone else was out here simping for the Onceler, and meanwhile I was like "Lorax my beloved". I genuinely don't know what I saw in him at this point, but I'm glad I don't have feelings for him anymore! XD

[@Iquitttttttttt]

I just wanted to make this script quickly btw his names gonna be ON in the story y/n: Therapist appointment for Mr Once-Ler? ON: ready! y/n: oK! Have a seat and tell me, what trauma has happened? ON: Well (he tells about how he committed deforestation, slander, etc) Oh and also there’s this magical creature that pinches his butt to fly away. y/n: Okay so your saying you did all of this overnight and became a hot tumblr capitalist that plays guitar? ON: Yes? y/n: Ok here’s some anti-depressant and a goodie bag. BYE ON:WAIT- Door slam Everytime. Pt2 at 15 likes

[@GearTech147]

3:25 How Bad Can I Am... All of Me

[@autumnstupidity]

i dressed up as the onceler last halloween it was so funny😭😭

[@millytheotterlover1680]

Granny Norma is a girlboss and Ted is the biggest simp ever.

[@Tacobellcramps]

God, the drama in this fandom… Good old days.

[@limeyell0w945]

The horton hears a who commonsense reviews are amazing. the parents say its not for kids because it features stapler violence and use of the word b00b as an insult

[@GrandCorsair]

I knew this was going to be a good one and I can say I was not disappointed. 10/10

[@pisslordsupreme]

2:12 the way this one was read was perfect thank ypu also not to be cringe on main but im pretty sure i saved that one panic at the disco x the onceler image a couple years ago somewhere deep inside the files of my laptop, or at least bookmarked on my browser on my old laptop (so its long gone since its cpu went boom and died forever) but it was there at some point

[@Riliane_solos]

My mom signed me up for therapy because I keep talking about the Onceler.

[@LannyLeArtist]

6:07 Wow

[@losers_comet]

I saw this when it was re-released in 2012 and my 5 year old brain was immediately terrified of o'hair and I ended up crying whenever he came on screen. Also my brother looks EXACTLY like ted

[@StormyArt]

I watched The Lorax with my friend at a sleepover and her mom came in while the Once-ler was on-screen and said, "He's hot." A woman in her 40's said that. Earth is a weird place.

[@Dioxazine_Stars]

That second-last review was such a masterpiece. I paused so many times in order to read all of it, and it was so worth it. Thank you, Wren (reviewer’s name), for writing the review, and also thank you Tonka Joey for putting the whole thing up on screen. That is all.

[@cherrysoda2242]

i legit thought you said “brendon urie and ryan ross from panic at the disco with legs” instead of lookalikes

[@Pukeprincess]

Everyone knows Brendan Urine doesn’t have legs.

[@Ezraspainter]

8:35 I read that whole thing and I now understand 😭