Biggering || The Lorax Animatic

No, you're not tripping. It is the same video but it is a little different. To put it simply, I was pretty unsatisfied with what I uploaded (mostly the lack of perspective) so I decided to fix a few things. I am MUCH more happier with this version. Some parts I'm still iffy on, but over all, pretty proud of it :3
(I'll still consider this a Valentine's Day vid, since it was posted on the day)
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Finally! After months of work, here it is!
This was a project long in the making (since September, I think) and something I've been wanting to do since I first heard this awesome song. Though it started as simple wish fulfillment, I ended up becoming really attached to this project and it's property, it was quite a ride! It's a joy to see it complete and I hope you all enjoy it!

Also, my channel's seven years old now...wild.

[Scribble]

"How Bad Can I Be?" is how the Onceler saw himself...

Biggering is what *actually* happened

[MarsitheDeceptihog]

When the Lorax was talking about greed and pride, he was trying to save the Once-ler from himself.

[ssapphire]

I love the detail of the Once-ler saying he "wasn't aware of bad water" because it shows how even when companies do know something they always say they don't, and they want to come across as somebody who just made a mistake.

[thehuntingcamper]

I loved the bit with the competing companies, before the panicked face of pride comes in demanding more and more. The oncler can be anyone, and I think more people need to realize that. Good job, my favorite storyboard so far!

[ryantabor]

One of my favorite bits in this animatic is how the Onceler used the bears fighting over food as an example of "survival of the fittest" to justify what he's doing, not realizing that what he's doing MADE them this way. Its great circular hypocrisy that shows his utter selfishness, corruption, and lack of remorse. Using an example that he made himself to justify his path of destruction.

[imperialearthling]

It’s a small thing, but I’m glad you made the Once-ler smoke. It was a big part of his character in 1972 and I understand that they couldn’t have him do that in an Illumination film, but it carries very important symbolism. To live in the here and now without caring about future consequences. Even if you know it’s bad but chose to deny it, reality will be undeniable when it’s too late.

[artic]

THE WAY I ALMOST SCREAMED LATE AT NIGHT WHILE WATCHING THIS- The opening with him taking a cigarette and lifting the curtain, as both a reference to the 1972 version and showing how he willfully ignores the damage he's doing! The way he spins his chair around his office and flicks the brim of his hat! The competition closing in! THE WAY HE FALLS INTO HIS CHAIR AND COUGHS AND KEEPS SMOKING NEAR THE END. I ADORE every single little detail in this animatic, the tone is on point, it's SO good, I love it :D

[SuperBatSpider]

I love how he smiles when alone when he had nothing, but he only smiles when he’s outside of his office after Biggering. The Once-Ler is Biggering didn’t make him happier, it did the opposite.

[whenitmelts]

i love the part at 2:36 so much. the Once-ler staring at the Lorax as if his ego was really hurt

[nohairamiguel]

I love how you understand that not just tree's were dying when Biggering was being considered. 4:35

[julieporter]

Another great one with a lot of great details

2:38-The shine in Onceler's eyes that look almost like tears like the Lorax almost got through to him.

The sequence with the Bar-ba-loots and Swomee Swans. It's the whole "I learned it by watching you" thing. They lived in peace and harmony and once things went bad because of the Onceler's actions, they turned on each other. They learned about greed, anger, and fighting for survival from the Onceler.

The existence of competitors. We have seen it in real life that success breeds competition and that often propels the ruthless business decisions. It's like that line in the Usual Suspects where Verbal Kint says that "it's being willing to do what the other guy won't do." This also parallels the difference between Onceler and O'Hare. O'Hare learned from Onceler to control and profit off a necessity and turn it into a commodity. Then he went up in ruthlessness and villainy.

Onceler's cough from pollution and smoking and then lighting up again. It shows power, respect, a willingness to break all rules, and stress and anxiety. The Onceler is destroying the environment and himself with his actions and he has lost the ability to care.

[kenthefele]

0:29 I love this opening verse because it shows how the Once-Ler is rationalizing his greed. He used to be content with his small cottage, but now he’s looking back saying that he just didn’t realize how he needed more.

[alonsogallardoelmejorcient]

You managed to capture all the brutality and rawness of a song in an equally brutal and raw animatic, while the Once-ler enjoys destroying the ecosystem to keep biggering

My most sincere congratulations

[robowisanveithasung]

i actually really like the representation of the survival of the fittest line in this video 3:35; the Barbaloots fighting over for a single piece of fruit because they're completely desperate and there is little to no food left after most of the Truffula trees are cut down

[mollymontgomery]

A list of things that I love about this animatic:
- the once-ler smoking is strangely in character for him?? I think he might be seen smoking in the book, but even for a villain, that wouldn't fly in a kids movie today, to the point where I kind of jolted when I saw it. However, I like its inclusion. I also like his cough at the end, showing that he's not just harming others, but himself. A lot of people smoke because it helps them in the moment to distract from stressors. This paints a picture of the once-ler generally being an avoidant guy - he doesn't want to face his flaws, so he evades them by focusing on biggering and causing harm to all around him. Excellent choice
- showing the barbaloots during the survival of the fittest part is so genius??? I also appreciate the focus on the impact on the animals, a lot of animators forget that even though it was arguably a primary focus of the book
- i love that you can see in his expressions that once-ler knows the lorax is right. It is not that he cannot understand, it is that he chooses not to understand because doing so would force him to reckon with the harm he is causing
- i also like the presence of other companies, the movie didn't allude to any of those even though it kept the survival of the fittest metaphor
- overall excellent work thank you

[pickelcostume]

At 4:40 you can see how instead of the lyrics being "who cares if a few trees are dying" its "who cares if somethings are dying" here, the onceler is not only talking about the tree but the animals like the barbaloots, hummning fish, etc. And i like how you showed that by adding a swan falling with the trees

[FirstNameLastName-lkng]

I got chills at the part where the Bar-ba-loots are fighting over the pear. After all, we've only ever seen them getting along with each other. Really drives home just what the destruction of their environment does to the animals. I'd say this scene puts your animatic a step above the other Biggering animatics I've seen. And the Once-ler coughing at the end was such a nice touch, I wish it was in the movie (minus the smoking bit, for obvious reasons).

[sevensouls]

I know everyone is talking about how raw and brutal this animatic is, but I’m here to comment on 1:03.

Look at him.

LOOK AT HIM.

[lucasf]

3:00 I like that he has gru working on his city project

[randid.c]

Thank you for being one of the only results for biggering that has subtitles