By Maddy Gaillard – Staff Reporter 

The animated “Grinch” movie is a light hearted film that came out in 2018. It is a Christmas comedy that is a remake of the original Dr. Suess’s Grinch 1957 book. The movie stars Benedict Cumberbatch as the Grinch and Cameron Seely as Cindy Lou Who. It was released and distributed by Universal Studios. The film grossed over $511 million worldwide, becoming the highest-grossing Christmas film of all time. It was released in November 2018 and was a huge hit. 

The movie focuses on the Grinch who is an abandoned orphan who has developed a hatred for Christmas and Cindy Lou Who, who lives in the town of Whoville. The Grinch has a heart “two sizes too small” and only visits the town of Whoville to buy necessities or prank the citizens. The Grinch decides to ruin Christmas and does a series of events to ruin Christmas for the town. The film also follows Cindy Lou Who is trying to help out her single mother while also having fun as a kid. She is a kind hearted soul who will later find the Grinch facing his troubles. 

The movie is very well made and still interesting to watch considering there are multiple remakes of the original. The movie is wonderfully animated and is filled with colors and the Christmas spirit. It captures the Grinch in the varying different stages he goes through and shows how his character develops throughout the film. Many characters have a big part in the movie and it is not just focused on one character. Additionally, the soundtrack for the movie is by Tyler the Creator and it provides a new feel and modern take on an old story. It allows the remake to not be boring and it makes it different from the previous Grinch movies. 

Some weak points are that the character development of the Grinch may have not been that significant compared to the previous stories. The Grinch is supposed to be a very mean figure in the beginning and it can be argued that his personality is sugarcoated.  It is possibly too lighthearted and tries too hard to be comedic. But, the movie is a basic family film that may not fit everyone’s preferred genre, but ultimately it will fit a Christmas family setting and it may not be for every situation. 

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars