We Watched The Lorax For The LORE 

I loved it when the onceler said "It's Biggering Time" and proceeded to explain his justification on ruining the environment.

fun fact: did you know in The Lorax there is a character called the Lorax who speaks for the trees

My favorite thing about this "pro-environment" movie was the marketing where they sponsored a car, a normal gas-guzzling car, and gave it the "truffala tree seal of approval.

ah yes, the lore-ax, featuring the once-lore

Releasing a RU-vid video is just the kind of thing microwave society would do.

Fun Fact: The reason why crushing cans is synonymous with strength is because when canned drinks (beer) first released, they were made out of steel, and coated with Tin to prevent rusting.

Fun fact: There was an early version of How Bad Can I Be? (the song that plays when the Once-ler becomes consumed by greed and pride) called Biggering. This version also had the Lorax try to prevent the Once-ler from turning into a greedy businessman and took most of the lyrics from the first and last non-chorus lines of the final version, in which they both appear during the second half in this version. This was actually more menacing than the final version, during the second half it turns from ballad into metal, and an opera chorus is heard near the end, and the line "Who cares if a few trees are dying?" was going to be "Who cares if some things are dying?". This song actually stood out compared to the ones used in the final product, and could've saved the Once-ler's character, but it was cut since it was too dark, which, ironically, was going to be used in an adaptation of one of Dr. Seuss's darkest stories. EDIT (8/12/2023): Okay, so it wasn't really because it was anti-corporate (I got that from Schaffrillas when he was talking about The Lorax in his Illumination ranking), I don't know how "anti-corporate" ties into it being cut, but I guess if it means it won't market enough, it kinda makes sense as a phrase. Still, Biggering is a great song.

In school one year we had to do a presentation about the industrial Revolution and a part of it was making a song or poem to present to the class. Most kids did sad stories from the perspective of child workers but because Lorax memes were big at the time, I just sang How Bad Can I Be with slight lyric changes in front of the whole class. All of the students just stared at me and my partner who was supposed to sing along just bailed on me, thank you for reminding me of this moment. Edit: yeah I know I probably should've done biggering, but I didn't know it existed and didn't have the same dumb memes around it, sorry to disappoint you all

Can't wait for these guys to go absolutely bonkers watching the movie where there's a goofy ahh dimension and a green town (its cat in the hat)

So, Audrey's motivation could be boiled down to: "If a guy brings me wood? I'd have to marry them. That is the compact my mortal frame has been given, and I must abide by it."

5:52 always makes me die of laughter after he said *N A C H O 🧀 C H E E S E*

No joke I actually had a long talk with my friends about the Lorax Lore and we came to these conclusions (I wrote this before watching the vid just to see if we came to the same conclusions): O'Hare not only runs a miniature city state, but has also perfected weather control technology, as seen through the blue sky in the town versus the overcast outside. Thneedville might be a bastion of the Christian Faith, as seen through the 'parking lot' one liner. The factory talked about in the 'smog in the sky scene' is actually outside of the city walls. There is a good chance it is the Oncler's old Thneed factory modernized to produce for O'Hare. Thneedville is also possibly a pocket dimension, as seen through the vast suburbs compared to the seemingly small size of the city itself. The Education System of Thneedville might teach O'Hare to be a sort of savior, not to mention raise the kids to be fine with everything being fake and plastic. And now for the most interesting part: As for the air O'Hare sells, it cannot be air, since in the commercial scene, it shoots out of the bottle like a vacuum. This either means that the 'air' inside the bottle is another kind of gas, or the entire town of Thneedville is pressurized like a gas canister somehow, and the citizens are actually breathing an artificially produced gas meant to simulate oxygen. This could explain why all the flowers at the beginning actuvate only when the man walks past with the O'Hare Can: They are mean to activate when this 'air gas' is around. However, it is also obvious that the peole can still breath, and it is clear that they buy O'Hare air to survive daily life. Yet at the same time, the toxic waste produced by this way of life seems to be non lethal, as seen through the glowing boy. What this all means is unknown to me yet, but I will think about it a little more.

I feel like the reason why a lot of these movies came out around this time was because very large companies were trying to shift focus from them to a more "consumer guilt" approach. Like "yeah guys, we pollute a lot, but you idiots use straws and drive to work when you could be saving the planet". Now some consumers are getting wise to that, so they're back to the whole "pay people to deny the impact on the planet" view

3:36 “Does he have a PhD?” Actually, Dr. Seuss did receive an honorary PhD for all his work. Seuss joked about how silly it would be to now be called Dr. Dr. Seuss.

I loved it when the Onceler said "it's thneedin' time" and thneeded all over the woodland creatures

Dr. Seuss would've liked this commentary more than the movie. Butchering the butchering of his work.

What I loved about this movie was because young onceler blew up om tumblr; Mommy issues, hard times, blue eyes, goth kid hair and is musical. Perfect recipe for fangirling

Dr. Seuss called himself a doctor as part of his pen name because his father always wanted him to practice medicine. Though he did not earn a doctorate himself, instead he earned a Bachelor's at Dartmouth College in 1925. However in 1956, the same college gave him an HONORARY doctorate. He also got honorary degrees from other prestigious institutions like Princeton in 1985. Despite him not being an actual doctor, Dartmouth College opted to rename their medical school after him, the Geisel School of Medicine in 2012. Also, I love how the trees in the snowboarding scene of the chase sequence are straight up Lego trees....LEGO REFERENCE IN THE LORAX! It really is all coming together

You know, because illumination is making the mario movie, the donkey king reference the onceler makes is now official universal lore.

The Onceler could have prevented this entire movie from happening if he had discovered the arcane technology of farming for the SEEDS as well as the trees themselves so he could grow more trees for his own production while also leaving more trees in their natural habitats

The fact that a single line from this movie predicted The Super Mario Bros Movie 11 years in advance is insane

13:36 They did. In the first song when Cy put the jug of air on the machine thingy, it showed him holding a $100 bill and then sniffing it.

Bren's eyes look like he went Gatorade super-Saiyan level 2

The entire plot of the movie could've been avoided if the Onceler just replanted the trees like actual logging companies

I don't know why Brenden mentioning an ancillary Harry Potter character makes me smile, but it does

It’s crazy how Biggering (a deleted song the Onceler would sing) is better than the entire movie.

The Donkey Kong reference was obviously foreshadowing to the fact that Illumination would eventually make the Mario movie coming out next year. Bravo Illumination!

3:28 *casually explains lorax lore*

My main problem is the fact that they could’ve made once-lers character way better by including the original version of „how bad can I be” called „biggering”. It potrayed once-ler as a character that knew what he was doing to the enviroment but simply didn’t care, instead of the version we got in the end where he made an oopsie.

Fun Fact: The Once-ler is only on screen for like 10 minutes, yet he overshadows the main character

I love the part when the Lorax sat down and said it’s lore time and explained the lore and the war and battles fought over the woods and how this is a holy ground

5:31 speaking of snails, you should review the Turbo movie that dream works made

I loved that part where he said, it’s “O’Harin’ time!” And then O’hared all over the place. Truly a cinematic piece.

loved the part when the lorax said ''it's loraxin' time'' and loraxed all over the place

0:22 Idk why I spat out my drink from this 💀

8:15 Donkey Kong is in the Mario movie, which is being made by Illumination was well, so your line universe theory holds up

At 8:09 he says “ donkey Kong” and Mario is going to be a illumination movie 😱😱😱

Plot twist once he said Donkey Kong he foresaw the future of Illumination with the collab with Nintendo

Idk why, but Jude pitching up while squealing through his mic at 9:40 made me laugh like a freaking maniac. 😂😂😂

I love the Microwave Society. Their reactions are so genuine, because its just 3 dudes chilling and watching a movie overcritically and its hilarious.

11:42 MHHHHHHHM

1:45 I like to think moments like these are when they put their 3 braincells together in unison at the same time

Man it’d sure be a shame if they watched despicable me 2

Who’s watching this in 2024?-

I can't believe Microwave Society predicted Illumination making the Mario movie. Unreal. Nostradamus evolved.

I can't believe the part where The Oncler said "It's Tumbling time" and proceeded to get himself shipped on Tumblr

3:58 full version of the sound please.

We’ll get this lore only once. Oncelore

The reason the can crushing thing is so common in media is because when it was first used as a show of strength, cans weremade out of steel, not aluminum, so crushing them against your head or in the case with 2 fingers would've actually been impressive. Anyways gonna go Oncle all over the place and ruin the environment now

fun fact: all the clips of the movie played in this video are actually mirrored, most likely to avoid illumination's judgement edit: its only SOME clips that are mirrored

I loved the part where he said "it's oncelerin' time" and oncelered all over the Lorax

i need the full minute-long version of josiah’s scream

Would you love me if I was a xtreme cheddar goldfish 4:08

My favorite part of this movie was when the Lorax said "oh my god if I see another comment on RU-vid based off morbin time I will hit several children with my car. Oh my god make it stop. Oh my god make it stop. Oh my god make it stop." Then proceeded to Lorax all over everyone. Truly one of the movies of all time.

my favourite thing about this movie ever is that they did a tie in with the Mazda CX-5, yep, they made a movie about *climate change and pollution* and sponsored it with a *petrol-fueled car*

3:58 what are your lungs? 💀💀

Donkey Kong is also in the Mario movie that’s also by illumination 8:23

5:18 this sound hits too close to home. One time I dropped my water bottle in class so hard that I permanently dented it.

So you watched this for the lor, but not the ax

If you sing Among us in real life one more time, I’m putting carpet in my entire bathroom.

8:38 does that mean that Microwave Society is canon to The Lorax and the Despicable Me lore?!

The Donkey Kong part was foreshadowing this whole time….

I love how they’re singing happily about how UNCLEAN their air is

Had a dream that you guys did a “live show” in a theater where you commented on the lives of people and what you thought of them

8:54 It's all coming together

Minions same universe as lorax confirmed 4:30

6:04 i always love when one or more of them is like talking about something that happened to them, idk why

10:06 dude the screen on the left gave me a literal jump scare 😭

9:59 Biggering did it better

I’ve never found a RU-vid channel that can have the most monotone jokes that h like a bus 😭😭😭😭😭 this video is hilarious. Made my week

13:54 you don’t ask them to leave you alone, you tell them, look in my pants.

12:26 We’ve had gif or jif… Now get ready for… POV the letters or the word

2:08 hi bill cipher😀

Stop being the coke™ theatre commercial bren! *A A H . . . * Nacho Cheese 🧀 [5:52]

12:12 y’all forgetting the granny is Betty White.

It's not the only reference to Nintendo Illumination has put out! In Despicable Me 3, the villain says "It's on like Donkey Kong!" In the Secret Life of Pets 2, there's a turtle shell that gets kicked and it makes video game SFX! The Minions wear blue overalls! And there's a character named Mario in one of the Sing movies! So does this mean the animated Mario movie was being built up for that long?! Maybe we were subtly being warned about this film, but we didn't see the signs! And now the darkest hour has come, there's a new Mario movie, and nobody can stop it! WE'RE ALL DOOMED!!! THE END OF HUMANITY IS HERE!!! I like how instead of putting their land to actual good use, American cities like Houston opt to build parking lots instead. Truly the cities of all-time

11:11 The editing or specifically the messing around with the playback speed reminds me of the interruptions Nickeloden added to shows in order to hype kids up for Jimmy Neutron 🤣🤣

5:56 nacho cheese

10:41 That was the equivalent of hell for kids

5:39 THE VOICE LOLLLLLL

I remember when people were fangirling over The Onceler.

Audrey knows so much about the trees because she’s clearly the Lorax in human form-

I'm gonna subscribe to you guys for making me laugh so hard 😂

9:04 Did you factory that know other no chocolates it's waterfall with a mix?

8:43 while they are talking about the donkey Kong thing I’m this movie, it only really makes sense now because of the Mario movie that is coming out, which has donkey kong, so I do believe that these movies are connected in some ways.

11:04 the Lorass! :D

5:07 One of the ohare commercial guys had a small moustache, had a plan with a type of gas, and then pointed up in a 45° angle 🥶😳

12:57 I hate that the body guards clearly had an iota of personality, but the only development they get at all is: wE wUrK fOr BaD gUy then: We No WuRk FoR bAd GuY nOw

7:29 There's 48 agents and 1 person, which is O'Hare

2:36 as someone who lives in Cincinnati and goes to the stadiums often I can confirm this to be annoyingly true

Thumbnail right… 13:07 Here

i would like to point out that in the first despicable me they told us they were making a lorax without telling us they were through a shirt one of the kids was wearing at the theme park

Personally, I still love this as a childhood movie. At the same time, I also love making fun of everything so this was very fun for me.

9:53 me selling nuggets at school

14:03 actually Statler and Waldorf from The Muppets Show.

0:40 The ICU (Illumination Cinematic Universe) is a Cinematic Universe made by Illumination. Consisting of 12, and soon 13 movies(by my understanding) such as: Despicable Me 1-3, Minions 1-2, Secret Life Of Pets 1-2, HOP, Sing 1-2, The Grinch,(2018)The Lorax, and the upcoming Mario Movie. Truly the series of all time!

(9:15) Unspecified Cartoon Character: quicksand? *looks down* Unspecified Cartoon Character: but I’m not sinking Unspecified Cartoon Character: *gets knocked unconscious by a ball of sandstone*

8:11 ILLUMINATION MADE THE MARIO MOVIE WITH DONKY KONG IN IT!!!!!!!!!

1:55 as a theatre kid… yeah I get it

11:54 Finally they actually included some O'Hare in the video.