Comparing Ron Howards How the Grinch Stole Christmas to Dr. Seuss Gri

Comparing Ron Howards How the Grinch Stole Christmas to Dr. Seuss GrinchWhether or not you consider Ron Howards mutant of Dr Seusss classic How The Grinch Stole Christmas comical, yet disgraceful, theres no ignoring the little green monsters reign over the box office. The movie, How the Grinch Stole Christmas starring Jim Carrey, was released in November of 2000, reaching a revenue high of over $200 million in the U.S alone (The Numbers). However, I feel that this version has over exaggerated the original story, and I will sticker this up by showing many examples of how Dr. Seusss classic turned into a marketing, franchise frenzy.Dr. Seusss original fable is a simple story told with a great moral that criticizes the commercialization of Christmas. The original story features an Ebenezer Scrooge type creature that lives up the mountains outside Whoville. The Grinch indulges himself in the annual ritual of spoiling everyones festivities with a series of nasty pranks. This particular year however he plans to sabotage the holiday season by dressing as Santa Claus, clim...