I thought the illumination one was good until I read the book and watched this short film. holy fuck I was wrong. in hindsight, how could a big company like illumination ever make a good commentary on capitalism?
this version is much better, not only because it is closer to the original book (and therefore better portrays the message the way Dr. Seuss intended), but the Once-ler has good points(?!!). he's also a personification of big companies rather than a…