Because it is the second week of November, I am cleared to be a Christmas phanatic. Time for Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas is You,” rocking out to Trans-Siberian Orchestra and, of course, watching all the Christmas movies. How the Grinch Stole Christmas just so happens to be my favorite. Why? Definitely not because Dr. Suess and I are pretty much birthday buddies (but we are one day apart, just FYI). It’s because the Grinch is just so damn relatable.
Jim Carrey’s portrayal of Dr. Seuss’s character is a grump named the Grinch who lives in a house on the top of Mt. Krumpit in Whoville. With Christmas around the corner, a shrunken heart and well-deserved resentment for the holiday, he decides to dress up as Santa and steal Christmas. There is a heartfelt message about his heart growing, Cindy Lou — who is portrayed by Taylor Momsen, the same actress that portrayed Jenny in Gossip Girl — tries to recognize him as a person, etc. What I enjoy most about this movie is just the overall, over-it attitude from the Grinch.
So for this article, I’ve decided to pull the five most relatable quotes from the Grinch. Take it as you will, I think we have a little bit of the Grinch in all of us.
- Bored eating? Thanks, Mo Will’s.
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Bored eating is probably the reason all of my cute clothes don’t fit anymore. The Grinch is also stuck with this fate.
- OK, Boomer.
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With Fortnite, horror movies, and all these murder flicks, the Grinch acknowledges that today’s children are just simply not normal. He is your typical #OKBoomer kinda guy.
- Crying? In college?
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School is hard; we all know it. So why not follow the Grinch in scheduled self-pity? Everyone’s secretly crying in Butler anyway; why not make it official?
- Party attire gone wrong
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Every teenage girl (and boy?) has had this moment: You’re pumped for the Beta party but cannot find your cute fit. Might as well just not go.
- Woke Grinch
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Obviously, he is as woke as that one person in your Barnard classes who thinks they know everything, but who really just watched The Help.