Charette - The Lorax
5/16/2024 Ellis Owens Objective Review: In the movie The Lorax (2012) at the timestamp 53:47 to 56:12 the Once-lar is performing the song How Bad Could I Possibly Be? He sings this song because he has just broken his promise to the Lorax about not cutting down trees to make thneeds. He thinks that cutting down a few trees won't hurt anyone. Within the chorus of the song he asks “How bad can I be, I am just doing what comes naturally, how bad can I be, I am just following my density?”. All the while all the animals and his family are dancing in the background. As the song progresses, you can see the Once-lar change from a humble-dressed man to a businessman. You can see the forest slowly going away while his factory gets bigger and bigger and his stacks of money get higher and higher. Unlike at the beginning of the song the animals seen at the end are sad and covered in gunk and smog. There are not many trees left and the once colorful forest is now a sad and empty place. The Once’