Summary Of The Film 'Horton Hears A Who'

On the surface, Horton Hears a Who seems to be a simple children’s story, similar to others written by Dr. Seuss. Before taking this class, I had seen the movie once before. Once I had heard that we would be watching it to compare to scripture, I couldn’t help but laugh. I could not see any biblical parallels in the movie on the surface, however after putting some more thought into it and watching the film in class with the prompt in mind, I saw a new story line I had never considered before. Throughout the film, many connections can be seen with the book of Romans in the New Testament. Also, many of the characters in the film represent different attitudes, truths and points of view towards Christian faith. Imagery and metaphors for Biblical themes are used in the film as well. In the book of Romans, Paul tells about how God has created all things to show His nature and His power. There is evidence of God in all things. When the believers see the evidence, they accept it. On the other hand, when the non-believers see the evidence, they try to search for any reason to reject it. In the film, Horton hears the sounds of the Whos speaking to him, he tells the young jungle animals about it, and they accept it as a
Furthermore, Horton symbolizes some of the values that are held high in Christianity. These values are perseverance and determination. Horton is determined to save the Whos by proving their existence to the other jungle animals, mainly Kangaroo, since she was the leader of the entire anti-Horton movement. Kangaroo can be compared to modern atheism. Certain atheists are so against religion that they will stop at no costs to disprove any religion, Christianity included. Kangaroo does this in the film, as she makes a large effort to destroy Horton’s hopes of saving