| “ | I must stop this whole thing! Why, for 53 years I've put up with it now. I must stop Christmas from coming... But how?! | „ |
| ~ The Grinch before he come up with his idea. |
| “ | The Grinch: Maybe Christmas... Narrator: ...he thought... The Grinch: ...doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas perhaps... means a little bit more. |
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| ~ The Grinch before his redemption. |
The Grinch is the titular main protagonist of Dr. Seuss' 1957 book How the Grinch Stole Christmas! and its 1966 animated television adaptation of the same name and the titular main antagonist of the 1977 Halloween television special Halloween Is Grinch Night and the 1982 television special The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat.
In 1966, he was voiced by the late Boris Karloff. In Halloween is Grinch Night, he was voiced by the late Hans Conried, who also voiced Lord Duke (supposedly) in Sleeping Beauty (live action performance model for King Stefan in the same film), Horton and Dr. Hoovey in Horton Hears a Who and Thorin Oakenshield in The Hobbit. In The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat, he was voiced by the late Bob Holt. In 2000, he was portrayed by Jim Carrey as an adult while the late Josh Ryan Evans play as an 8-year-old Grinch.
In 2018, he was voiced by Benedict Cumberbatch.
Character description[]
The Grinch is depicted as a furry recluse living in seclusion on a cliff overlooking the cheerful, optimistic community of Whoville.
He scorns the Christmas season and the boisterous festivities customarily celebrated during the holiday; apparently irritated by the happiness of others and deriving pleasure from spoiling other people's merriment.
Aided by his long-suffering pet dog, Max, he disguises himself as Santa Claus and breaks into the Whos' homes to steal their holiday decorations and gifts.
Although his plan works, he is infuriated on Christmas morning to find the Whos singing cheerfully despite his actions. Convinced that the holiday must carry a meaning distinct from its decorations and gifts, the Grinch returns and distributes his stolen goods to the Whos, with whom he thereafter celebrates.
Nevertheless, the Grinch is still portrayed as a bitter and ill-tempered character in artwork or other media.
With the character's anti-holiday spirit followed by the transformation on Christmas morning, scholars have noted similarity to Ebenezer Scrooge from Charles Dickens' 1843 novella A Christmas Carol.
In both the animated TV special and the 2000 live-action film, he is shown to have superhuman strength when he stops an entire sleigh loaded with presents from going over a cliff and lifts it over his head, although he is also described as "[finding] the strength of ten Grinches plus two" during that moment of crisis.
Thus, his feat of strength may be akin to an adrenaline rush, as he does not appear to exhibit this ability under normal circumstances.
Heroic Side[]
- He saved Cindy-Lou Who from the stamping machine.
- He stopped the sleigh from falling off the cliff and saved Cindy-Lou Who.
- He gave back the gifts to the people in Whoville.
- He pass the Christmas season with the Whos in his cave.
- Although he was abusive towards Max, he proved he does love and care about him, especially following his redemption.
Trivia[]
- Dr. Seuss disputed casting Boris Karloff for fear that he would make the Grinch too scary.
- Boris Karloff's voice changes when he speaks for the Grinch. Originally, he spoke in his "Narrator" voice throughout. After recording was complete, the highs in his voice were mechanically removed for the Grinch, giving him the gravelly voice heard in the finished version.
- The Grinch appears in a non-speaking cameo role in both Horton Hears a Who! adaptations.
- Unlike his movie versions, Grinch has a biological mother while The Grinch from the live-action movie has two adoptive female caretakers and The Grinch from the Illumination movie is an orphan who never got adopted.
External Links[]
- The Grinch on the Antagonists Wiki
- The Grinch on the Magnificient Baddie Wiki
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