Many people who understand the background of the creation of "Horton and the Unknown" will know that he was created in the fifties of the last century, and the US government always feels that there is a small group of saboteurs who are making trouble and undermining the economic development of the United States. So under McCarthy's leadership, there was an anti-republican and xenophobic upsurge, which is known as McCarthyism. At that time, the whole of the United States was in a period of white terror. This is an indelible stain on American history. In the big picture, this is a period of political background, if placed in life, in other words, is not this not allowed in today's society to be unique, different people existence?! To come to the conclusion that unlike most people is an outlier.
The protagonist of the film --- Horton, who is a baby elephant. Despite his madness and maverick behavior, he is loved by the children of the jungle. The ruler of the jungle, Lady Kangaroo, is disgusted. Horton's words and deeds were not allowed by Mrs. Kangaroo, not the norm in his eyes. Since Horton believes that there is a town in a small flower, it is necessary to help them find a suitable place for them to live again. This maximizes the conflict between Horton and the people ruled by Lady Kangaroo, who and the radical monkeys want to punish Horton with brute force.
In my eyes, Horton and the residents of the nameless town live freely, have their own lives, have their own pursuits. They sympathize with the weak and stubbornly insist on their beliefs, but without losing their sense of humor and innocence. Maybe they are an outlier in this jungle, maybe they are not accepted by the inhabitants of the jungle, but should they be ostracized because they are different?! Some people will be ridiculed by others because their figure is not as symmetrical as the public, compared to others are fat; some people will be excluded because their sexual orientation is not the same as the public, and they will be excluded from others; some people will be ridiculed because their thinking tends to be two-dimensional, often have fantastic ideas, and they will be ridiculed for being mentally abnormal... From childhood to adulthood in life, there are many people who are ostracized because of their distinctive points, and the crowd cannot accept them. This kind of thing is obvious, maybe we are naturally subconsciously a little repellent of different!
In today's society, more and more people have a flamboyant personality and have their own style. People are becoming more and more open and receptive to the ideas and behaviors of others that are different from their own. Although the words and deeds of others are unacceptable to themselves, they will accept their uniqueness with an inclusive heart. In fact, those things that people can't accept, people can't understand, a large part of them are just because they are different, and difference does not mean abnormal. Otherwise, we're different from the early kangaroo lady in the movie, where we just treat others with cold violence.
I hope that everyone will have a little more tolerance and more understanding of those who are different from themselves. It's actually very simple, we don't need to identify with them, we just need a tolerance. There are a lot of Hortons in life, maybe physical Hortons, maybe mental Hortons. Let's tolerate these little elephants in life! Our surroundings will become more and more harmonious, and the living environment will become more and more colorful.