Book vs. Movie 3: Horton Hears a Who

Horton Hears a Who was written by Dr. Seuss, and was made into a movie in 2008. Horton is a lovable elephant who hears something coming from a speck as it floats by. He discovers there is a whole world living on this speck and is determined to protect it. When others in the forest hear of Horton's speck, they set out to destroy it. Horton does whatever it takes to protect and the people of Who-ville (living on the speck), and the mayor and his people are depending on Horton to save them.

The movie is very similar to the book. There is even a narrator in the movie who reads lines exactly as they are found in the book. A big difference between the movie and book is that in the movie, there is more time spent in Who-ville and in developing those characters. This could be because the book is short, and the movie is about an hour and a half long. In the movie, we become familiar with the mayor of Who-ville and his family, especially his son Jo-Jo. In the book, it was not mentioned that Jo-Jo was the mayor's son. In the movie there is also Morton, a mouse, who is Horton's friend. This character is not in the book.