Okay, I think that now is a pretty good time to talk about the general consensus regarding this year’s upcoming remake of How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, simply titled The Grinch. And it’s, well…interesting, to say the least. From the looks of things, it appears that everyone is pretty divided on it, with perhaps a little more hate on the film than hype. And as the lover of children’s literature that I am, I’m kind of saddened to see this.
I’ve really thought about the reasons for this attitude towards the film, and extensively evaluated whether or not its worth it. And I came to the conclusion that these reasons do make sense for the most part (I even found more reasons to hate it than to hype it). However, I noticed that the reasons to hate the film appear to be more rooted in history and treading with caution in general when it comes to upcoming films that can be connected to that history. Meanwhile, the reasons to hype the film are more directly rooted in the production of the film itself, giving more justification to the hype than the hate.
With that being said, let’s get to what I mean!
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