When it come to animated movies

當它來到動畫電影

that at least claim to be based off a book,

至少聲稱是基於一本書，

we can sometimes get a movie

我們有時可以拍電影

that brings a new life to the original book,

這給原書帶來了新生，

bringing the book's original message

帶來這本書的原始信息

out to a brand-new audience.

一個全新的觀眾。

But sadly,

但遺憾的是，

we also get plenty of miserable, cash-grabbing,

我們也有很多悲慘的現金攫取，

watered-down garbage piles

淡化垃圾堆

that desecrate the original author's writing.

褻瀆了原作者的寫作。

And honestly,

老實說，

we've got an interesting chunk of both this time.

這次我們有一個有趣的部分。

So let's check out

所以，讓我們看看

the Top 5 Best & Worst Book Book-based Animated Movies.

五大最佳和最差書籍動畫電影。

And of course,

而且當然，

if you do have a differing opinion on these movies,

如果你對這些電影有不同看法，

that's great!

那很棒！

It's just my silly personal opinion,

這只是我個人的愚蠢觀點，

and I'd love to hear what you like or dislike about these movies

而且我很想听聽你喜歡或不喜歡這些電影

in the comments below.

在下面的評論中。

Also, I'm excluding Disney,

另外，我不包括迪士尼，

as many of their animated movies are...

他們的很多動畫電影都是......

loosely based on books.

鬆散地基於書籍。

Anyway, onto the countdown.

無論如何，進入倒計時。

For the fifth-worst...

對於第五差...

"The Lorax".

“繞口令”。

(Bar-ba-loots chanting)

（Bar-ba-loots唄）

- [Once-ler] Haha, that's great!

- [Once-ler]哈哈，太好了！

- [Strider] Well... (sighs)

- [Strider]嗯......（嘆氣）

let's start with what is probably

讓我們從可能的開始

the most bright and shiny Dr. Seuss remake

最明亮閃亮的蘇斯博士翻拍

with no inherent soul whatsoever within.

內心沒有內在的靈魂。

Every question,

每個問題，

every silent thinking moment

每個沉默的思考時刻

the viewer was given in the original book

觀眾是在原書中給出的

and the original movie

和原始電影

is filled out with fairy floss,

充滿了仙女牙線，

oversimplistic, pusillanimous pap.

過於簡單，pusillanimous pap。

The city of Whoville is made of rubber,

Whoville市由橡膠製成，

which is an excellent representation

這是一個很好的代表

of how this movie feels.

這部電影的感受。

Like it's rubber and artificial.

喜歡它的橡膠和人造。

Instead of a thought-provoking tale

而不是一個發人深省的故事

on the impact we have on our world around us...

關於我們對我們周圍世界的影響......

- Wow.

- 哇。

What does that even mean?

那有什麼意思？

- [Strider] ...we have your typical

- [Strider] ......我們有你的典型

cutesy tale about a boy named Ted

關於一個名叫泰德的男孩的怪誕故事

trying to win a kiss

試圖贏得一個吻

from a girl named Audrey.

來自一個名叫奧黛麗的女孩。

Who also HAPPENS to be an environmentalist.

誰也成為環保主義者。

Voiced by...

聲音......

Taylor Swift?

泰勒斯威夫特？

- Did your ball land in my backyard AGAIN?

- 你的球落在我的後院了嗎？

- [Strider] Jeebus,

- [Strider] Jeebus，

how do the world's most powerful public figures

世界上最強大的公眾人物如何做到這一點

keep ending up with such bland film roles?

繼續以這種平淡的電影角色結束？

Are we going to get Obama voicing

我們是否會讓奧巴馬說出來

Generic Cat #2 next?

通用貓＃2下一個？

Though that actually sounds pretty awesome, I'd...

雖然這實際上聽起來很棒，但我......

probably go see that.

可能會去看看。

Anyway, Ted is off to bring her

無論如何，泰德要帶她去

a real tree from the Once-ler.

來自Once-ler的真樹。

I don't suppose he could

我不認為他可以

genuinely care about not seeing the world turn into

真正關心沒有看到世界變成

a flaming dumpster pile?

火紅的垃圾堆？

No?

沒有？

Fine.

精細。

- [Old Once-ler] Do you want a tree?

- [Old Once-ler]你想要一棵樹嗎？

- Yes! Yes...

- 是的！是...

- So now, with the Once-ler,

- 所以現在，有了Once-ler，

we've got dancing bears,

我們有跳舞的熊，

painfully floundery and meaningless

痛苦地掙扎，沒有意義

song and dance sequences.

歌舞序列。

Like, seriously.

喜歡，認真。

Why do we need a long guitar song from the Once-ler

為什麼我們需要來自Once-ler的長吉他歌

about Truffula Trees?

關於Truffula樹？

- ♪ These Truffula Trees

- ♪這些Truffula樹

♪ are just what I need

♪正是我需要的

- [Strider] Even Danny DeVito,

- [Strider]甚至Danny DeVito，

who plays the Lorax,

誰扮演Lorax，

couldn't quite bring the charm to the movie for me.

無法為我帶來電影的魅力。

And I like to hear him in a reserved role.

我喜歡聽他保留的角色。

Though the movie probably is better off with him than without him.

雖然這部電影與他相比可能比沒有他更好。

And what do we get in the end?

到底我們得到了什麼？

A completely happy, oversimplified ending

一個完全快樂，過於簡單的結局

that completely misses the point

這完全忽略了這一點

of the original "Lorax" story.

最初的“Lorax”故事。

In fact, they even gave us

事實上，他們甚至給了我們

a big corporate bad guy

一個大企業壞人

to tribe against and hate.

部落反對和仇恨。

(sarcastically) No, no,

（諷刺） 不，不，

we can't have the viewers

我們不能有觀眾

question their own way of life

質疑自己的生活方式

and what they take for granted!

他們認為理所當然！

No! Because our shareholders say

沒有！因為我們的股東說

that might deter future viewers!

這可能會阻止未來的觀眾！

It might make them uncomfortable!

這可能會讓他們感到不舒服！

The message of the original "Lorax"

原始“Lorax”的消息

is that there IS NO BAD GUY!

是沒有壞的傢伙！

We all play a part.

我們都發揮了作用。

And that we alone can make a change in ourselves

只有我們自己才能改變自己

and perhaps slightly better the world for tomorrow.

對明天來說，這個世界可能稍好一點。

But nahhhhh!

但是，嗯！

Bring in the big bad corporation guy

帶來這個大壞公司的人

to stupid down the plot.

愚蠢的陰謀。

- ♪ Let it die, let it die,

- ♪讓它死，讓它死，

♪ let it shrivel up and--

♪讓它枯萎起來 -

C'mon, who's with me, huh?

來吧，和我在一起，對吧？

- The original Once-ler

- 最初的Once-ler

isn't just an unrelatable supervillain.

不僅僅是一個不可靠的supervillain。

He's a reflection of ourselves.

他是我們自己的反映。

He's potentially you,

他可能是你，

and he's most certainly potentially me!

他肯定是我的潛力！

There's not a lot wrong with this movie on a technical level.

這部電影在技術層面上沒有太大問題。

I mean, the CG will probably lure you in.

我的意思是，CG可能會引誘你。

But there's nothing behind that CG

但CG背後沒有任何東西

but an ugly defilement of the original message

但是對原始信息的醜陋污穢

in a time where that message

在那個消息的時間

is more important than ever.

比以往任何時候都重要。

And the fifth-best book-based animated movie is...

第五好的以書為基礎的動畫電影是......

"Horton Hears a Who".

“霍頓聽到了誰”。

Ahh, now THIS is more like it.

啊，現在這更像是它。

In terms of Dr. Seuss remakes,

就蘇斯博士重製而言，

I consider this the best of all.

我認為這是最好的。

I mean, look at the design of these characters.

我的意思是，看看這些角色的設計。

This is about the best CG depiction of Dr. Seuss

這是關於Seuss博士的最佳CG描述

I've ever seen.

我見過的。

Unlike "The Lorax",

與“The Lorax”不同，

the characters are vibrant and different

人物充滿活力，與眾不同

while not being too obtrusively garish.

雖然沒有過於突兀的裝飾。

The colors aren't so overly-saturated

顏色不是那麼過飽和

I feel blinded every time I look at the screen.

每次看屏幕時我都會感到失明。

I like the small details,

我喜歡小細節，

like how the Mayor tiptoes across the floor,

就像市長腳尖穿過地板一樣

or the pleasant design of their eyes.

或者他們眼睛的愉悅設計。

There's a real gentleness and grace to this animation style.

這種動畫風格有一種真正的溫柔和優雅。

Jim Carrey plays Horton,

金凱瑞飾演霍頓，

and, like Danny DeVito,

和Danny DeVito一樣，

I actually enjoyed hearing him in a more reserved role.

我真的很高興聽到他更加保守的角色。

- No... please, no!

- 不......拜託，不！

Ohh... this isn't fair!

哦......這不公平！

- You wouldn't think a giant grinning elephant

- 你不會想到一頭巨大的笑嘻嘻的大象

would be a relatively reserved role,

將是一個相對保留的角色，

but Jim Carrey makes it work.

但吉姆凱瑞讓它發揮作用。

What I like about this "Horton" movie

我喜歡這部“霍頓”電影

is it actually keeps the original Dr. Seuss message intact.

它實際上保持了原始的Dr. Seuss信息完好無損。

The story still encourages kids

這個故事仍然鼓勵孩子們

to acknowledge the potential insignificance

承認潛在的無足輕重

of our own existences

我們自己的存在

without being too confronting.

沒有太過面對。

This is illustrated great

這很好說明

through the tiny, tiny city

穿過這個小小的城市

that Horton is holding.

霍頓抱著。

And it does this message

它就是這樣做的

while still keeping it very lighthearted.

同時仍然保持輕鬆愉快。

And Seuss's original message of facing skepticism

和蘇斯的面對懷疑主義的原始信息

is also kept intact.

也完好無損。

And when every Who in Whoville

當每個人在Whoville

has to speak up

不得不說出來

in order to save their tiny world,

為了拯救他們的小世界，

it's just as memorable in the movie

它在電影中同樣令人難忘

as it was in the book.

就像在書中一樣。

(whooshing fanfare)

（嘶嘶聲）

- [Crowd] We're here!

- [人群]我們在這裡！

- For the... two people who don't know,

- 對於......兩個不認識的人，

Horton's a pachyderm that finds a tiny microscopic world

霍頓是一個發現微小世界的厚皮動物

on top of a clover.

在三葉草的頂部。

And it's up to Horton and all the citizens of Whoville

這取決於Horton和Whoville的所有公民

to save their society from extinction.

拯救他們的社會免於滅絕。

Unlike the "Lorax" remake,

與“Lorax”翻拍不同，

there aren't excessive pop culture riffs here.

這裡沒有過多的流行文化即興演奏。

But there's still a sense of

但仍有一種感覺

modern realization to it.

現代意識到它。

It also keeps that sense of rhyme-rhythm

它也保持了韻律的感覺

from the original Dr. Seuss book.

來自原來的蘇斯博士的書。

- Hello?

- 你好？

- [Narrator] And by noon,

- [講述人]到中午，

poor Horton, more dead than alive,

可憐的霍頓，死得比活著還要多，

had picked, searched, and piled up

已經挑選，搜查和堆積

9,005.

9005。

- But most importantly,

- 但最重要的是，

it doesn't water down the message

它沒有淡化消息

Dr. Seuss tried to convey to the reader.

蘇斯博士試圖向讀者傳達。

I mean, it's a 90-minute Dr. Seuss book,

我的意思是，這是一個90分鐘的蘇斯博士的書，

so there's gonna be a bit of movement

所以會有一點運動

purely for the sake of

純粹是為了

entertaining kids and filling time,

有趣的孩子和填充時間，

but to me, it's a drastic improvement

但對我來說，這是一個巨大的進步

over "Lorax" and "Grinch".

超過“Lorax”和“Grinch”。

"Horton Hears a Who" is creative in design

“Horton Hears a Who”在設計上很有創意

and faithful in spirit.

並且在精神上忠誠。

Blue Sky Studios are to be commended for this adaptation.

Blue Sky Studios因此適應性而受到讚揚。

And for the fourth-worst...

對於第四差......

"The Grinch". The 2018 version.

“格林奇”。 2018年的版本。

(sighs) Don't get me wrong,

（嘆氣）別誤會我的意思，

this is perfectly well-animated and serviceable on the surface,

這是完美的動畫和表面上可用的，

but JEEBUS it's a whole lotta' nothin'!

但是JEEBUS總體來說還不錯！

If you do like this one,

如果你喜歡這個，

I get it.

我知道了。

There's nothing offensive about it.

沒有什麼可冒犯的。

But that's just the thing,

但那隻是事情，

there's nothing offensive about it!

沒有什麼可冒犯的！

This Grinch is so weak and inoffensive

這個格林奇是如此虛弱和無害

that I barely remember anything about him.

我幾乎不記得他的任何事情。

I guess if you want a child-friendly version

我想如果你想要一個適合兒童的版本

of an already children's book character,

一個已經是孩子的書中的角色，

maybe "The Grinch" is appropriate?

也許“格林奇”是合適的？

Well, this is the most demure, tame Grinch

嗯，這是最嫻靜，馴服的格林奇

you will ever lay eyes upon.

你會永遠留意。

Unlike the books or movies from the past,

與過去的書籍或電影不同，

he's no longer a diabolical monster,

他不再是惡魔般的怪物，

he's the ultimate example

他是最終的榜樣

of watering down a character

澆水一個字符

to be as inoffensive as possible

盡可能無害

to the largest possible audience.

給盡可能多的觀眾。

Because...

因為...

I guess that's what the shareholders wanted.

我猜這就是股東想要的。

In fact,

事實上，

he rarely even ever looks angry.

他甚至很少生氣。

A lot of the time,

很多時候，

he just looks outright bored.

他看起來完全無聊。

The Grinch himself looks like he's in a

格林奇本人看起來像是在他身邊

permanent state of boredom,

永久的無聊狀態，

unable to even summon the energy to be angry.

甚至無法召喚出生氣的能量。

It ALMOST made me miss the Jim Carrey Grinch.

它幾乎讓我想念了Jim Carrey Grinch。

At least he gave an interesting

至少他給了一個有趣的

if cringeworthy performance.

如果表現得很好。

At least it was memorable.

至少它令人難忘。

I still remember that tablecloth scene.

我還記得桌布的場景。

(footsteps)

（腳步）

(cloth slipping, metal clattering)

（布料打滑，金屬咔嗒聲）

(metal clattering)

（金屬咔嗒聲）

Don't get me wrong.

別誤會我的意思。

Benedict Cumberbatch, a.k.a...

本尼迪克特·康伯巴奇，又名..

- Doctor Strange.

- 奇怪醫生。

- Oh, you're using the made-up name.

- 哦，你正在使用虛構的名字。

- [Strider] ...reads his Grinch lines fine,

- [Strider] ......讀他的Grinch線很好，

and I find it entertaining to listen to him.

我覺得聽他說很有趣。

But that's because he's Benedict Cumberbatch.

但那是因為他是Benedict Cumberbatch。

- [Grinch] Let me guess.

- [Grinch]讓我猜一下。

Small child, December 20th, rapidly searching for

小孩，12月20日，迅速尋找

a "really important" lost letter.

一封“非常重要”的遺失信。

Maybe your list of demands to Santa?

也許你對聖誕老人的要求清單？

- [Strider] This Grinch doesn't

- [Strider]這個Grinch沒有

shut himself away from humanity,

把自己從人性中拉開，

becoming more bitter and twisted

變得更加苦澀和扭曲

from his isolation.

從他的孤立。

Nope!

不！

He just strolls around town

他只是在城裡閒逛

like anybody else.

和其他人一樣。

But oh no!

但是哦，不！

He causes minor inconveniences!

他造成了輕微的不便！

This is not a fearsome mountain-dweller

這不是一個可怕的山區居民

who could turn on you at any second.

誰能在任何時候打開你。

It's a slightly crotchety neighbor

這是一個略顯狡猾的鄰居

who probably just needs a friend to chat with

誰可能只是需要一個朋友聊天

down at the pokeys.

在pokeys下來。

Oh no, he slightly poked that snowman too hard.

哦不，他稍微戳了一下那個雪人。

Oh, woe is me.

哦，禍患就是我。

To me,

對我來說，

this is just an hour of inoffensive Grinch padding

這只是一小時無助的格林奇填充物

with very talented actors

非常有才華的演員

with nothing to work with.

無所事事。

I mean, look at this.

我的意思是，看看這個。

- [Chorus] ♪ You got termites in your smile

- [合唱]♪你的笑容中有白蟻

- [Strider] Oh no,

- [Strider]哦不，