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The Grinch
One Hateful Who with a Vicious Plan
Who can hate Christmas you might ask? As evil and jealousy cross the mind of a mysterious Who, the Grinch has an awful, yet brilliant idea to steal the beloved holiday we know as Christmas. The award-winning movie and book, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, has been a classical Christmas time movie since the 1960’s. Written by the author that many kids are familiar with, the famous Dr. Seuss is the mastermind behind this miraculous story. As Ron Howard brings Dr. Seuss’s masterpiece to life by directing each and every scene, the world of Who-Ville is created into a motion picture film. Don Peterman uses his skills as a professional cinematographer to build the setting of the story into a beautiful, winter wonderland. Jim Carrey plays the voice of a green haired Who, whom hates anything and everything about world of Who-Ville, including Christmas. "No one quite knows the reason. It could be perhaps that his shoes were too tight. It could be his head wasn't screwed on just right. But I think that the most likely reason of all may have been that his heart was two sizes too small." The Grinch lies at the peak of Mount Crumpit, which looks over the cheerful town of Who-ville, filled with the many caring citizens who are eager for Old Saint Nick to arrive soon. Baffled by the thought of someone hating Christmas, Taylor Momsen plays the role of a curious young girl, Cindy Lou Who, that wants to get to know the humble heart of the Grinch for herself. As she begins to talk to the cold hearted Grinch, he gets the repulsive idea to steal Christmas this year. Dressed up in a raggedy Santa costume, the Grinch sneaks into every home in Who-ville, stealing all their Christmas decorations, the carefully wrapped presents, all the delicious Christmas dinner food, and anything he wishes to take back up the mountain in his proto type sled. Christmas morning soon approaches the town of Who-ville, but the thing is, the Who’s do not mourn about

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