Register a SA Forums Account here!
JOINING THE SA FORUMS WILL REMOVE THIS BIG AD, THE ANNOYING UNDERLINED ADS, AND STUPID INTERSTITIAL ADS!!!

You can: log in, read the tech support FAQ, or request your lost password. This dumb message (and those ads) will appear on every screen until you register! Get rid of this crap by registering your own SA Forums Account and joining roughly 150,000 Goons, for the one-time price of $9.95! We charge money because it costs us money per month for bills, and since we don't believe in showing ads to our users, we try to make the money back through forum registrations.
 
  • Post
  • Reply
Who What Now
Sep 10, 2006

by Azathoth
In the 2018 animated adaptation of the Christmas classic The Grinch the eponymous Grinch must sojourn to Whoville in order to restock his home with food and supplies to get him through the upcoming holiday season as he had stress eaten what he had already purchased beforehand. While navigating the cheer-filled streets of jolly celebrating Whos that the Grinch does his best to avoid or scare off any attempts to share the good natured spirit of the town's festivities. That is, until, he is found by The Carolers.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiPY5_H9EIw

The Grinch is then pursued until cornered by what can only be described as an extremely aggressive holiday-themed streetgang. Which is not all that shocking, every major metropolitan hub has it's share of crime both organized and non. But what is surprising is their choice of song with which to sing while hunting the Grinch (presumably to consume his flesh on Christmas Day); God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman. This song SPECIFICALLY references that Christmas is the celebration of Jesus Christ the son of God and King of Kings who died on the cross. The Whos are no longer simply people celebrating the good hearted spirit of generosity and love for no reason other than a shared sense of love and community among the Whos. Now it is an exaltation of the birth of God made flesh, wholly Divine and wholly Who.

This has further theological implications, namely that the Whos are all tainted by sin, sin that can only be payed for by blood. Ancient Whos tortured and crucified one of their own and this inglorious death was for the purpose of substitutionary sacrifice to wipe away the sins of Whokind, leaving all those that accept his baptism tabula rasa in the eyes of the Lord.

Anyway, I guess my point is that this definitely means the Grinch is going to hell for never accepting Christ as his savior.

Adbot
ADBOT LOVES YOU

FunkyAl
Mar 28, 2010

Your vitals soar.
The rocks in this movie are incredibly realistic.

ChunTheUnavoidable
Sep 27, 2021

If the Grinch had merely never received the Word of the Lord, perhaps his soul could still be saved. However, he has made a conscious decision to turn away from God, so at the moment of death he will be separated from Him forever.

Barudak
May 7, 2007

The movie is not very good and is very christian in a way the original isn't

Who What Now
Sep 10, 2006

by Azathoth
Is there Who-Islam? We know that that at the very least Whudiasm must exist for Whostianity to exist.

Big Beef City
Aug 15, 2013

Was there Whotentism?
Martin Whoter tacking his thesis to the door of the Grinch's cave, etc

Doctor Dogballs
Apr 1, 2007

driving the fuck truck from hand land to pound town without stopping at suction station


FunkyAl posted:

The rocks in this movie are incredibly realistic.

one might even say, they rock

Doctor Dogballs
Apr 1, 2007

driving the fuck truck from hand land to pound town without stopping at suction station


Who What Now posted:

Is there Who-Islam? We know that that at the very least Whudiasm must exist for Whostianity to exist.

no

Applewhite
Aug 16, 2014

by vyelkin
Nap Ghost
Ray Bradbury wrote a short story called "The Man" about an astronaut pursuing Christ from planet to planet, only to learn he'd just missed Him.

Perhaps Christ shrank himself down to the size of a speck of dust and visited the Who world on the clover on the end of Horton's nose.

Who What Now
Sep 10, 2006

by Azathoth
The Horton-Who timeline is an alternate universe spinoff of the primary Grinch Expanded Universe

Who What Now fucked around with this message at 04:34 on Nov 30, 2021

SIDS Vicious
Jan 1, 1970


my kids love this movie

FunkyAl
Mar 28, 2010

Your vitals soar.

Doctor Dogballs posted:

one might even say, they rock

I wouldn't go that far.

FunkyAl
Mar 28, 2010

Your vitals soar.

Who What Now posted:

Is there Who-Islam? We know that that at the very least Whudiasm must exist for Whostianity to exist.

The prophet, Who-hammud.

Big Beef City
Aug 15, 2013

Sid Vicious posted:

my kids love this movie

I'm going to drive over there and show them the hit American classic 'Gettysburg' starring Tom Berenger and Martin Sheen and show them the TRUE meaning of Christmas and when the borders close behind me I will sleep on your floor and use their pillows and yes I AM sorry for flushing the toilet at 3:15 and 3:35am I just drank too much water ok

SIDS Vicious
Jan 1, 1970


Big Beef City posted:

I'm going to drive over there and show them the hit American classic 'Gettysburg' starring Tom Berenger and Martin Sheen and show them the TRUE meaning of Christmas and when the borders close behind me I will sleep on your floor and use their pillows and yes I AM sorry for flushing the toilet at 3:15 and 3:35am I just drank too much water ok

that sounds great

TwoPair
Mar 28, 2010

Pandamn It Feels Good To Be A Gangsta
Grimey Drawer

Who What Now posted:

Is there Who-Islam? We know that that at the very least Whudiasm must exist for Whostianity to exist.

There is no God but Seuss and the Cat in the Hat is his prophet

Barudak
May 7, 2007

TwoPair posted:

There is no God but Seuss and the Cat in the Hat is his prophet

Wouldn't that be christianity, because The Cat in the Hat Comes Back

Das Boo
Jun 9, 2011

There was a GHOST here.
It's gone now.
The Grinch is from Eden cause he's the only one who's nude as hell and no one balks at his pure bod.

Applewhite
Aug 16, 2014

by vyelkin
Nap Ghost

Who What Now posted:

The Horton-Who timeline is an alternate universe spinoff of the primary Grinch Expanded Universe

Absent some textual contradiction, all Whos live on the planet on the dust speck. The Grinch stories take place either before or after the Horton encounter.

Poohs Packin
Jan 13, 2019

Burnmydick Cumherass

BigBadSteve
Apr 29, 2009

Bendydick Pubicpatch

Who What Now
Sep 10, 2006

by Azathoth

Applewhite posted:

Absent some textual contradiction, all Whos live on the planet on the dust speck. The Grinch stories take place either before or after the Horton encounter.

Much like the Bottle City of Kandor kept in Superman's fortress the Whos were forced to be shrunken down and kept in a mixture city. It can therefore only be assumed that The Grinch takes place before whatever catastrophe led to their eventual miniaturization

Adbot
ADBOT LOVES YOU

HD DAD
Jan 13, 2010

Generic white guy.

Toilet Rascal
Deep Grinch Lore

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • Post
  • Reply