WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE
4 out of 5 stars

i actually really REALLY LIKED this one! great job, spike jonze!!! :)



i think almost every kid in america knows the story about max and the wild things... where the wild things are by maurice sendak is a children’s book CLASSIC! but... in case you didn’t know (+ this is just an adaptation): max is a wild child, who doesn’t listen to his mother, doesn’t want to eat his dinner, howls/pretends to be a wolf, destroys his sister's bedroom, and eventually runs away from home. he finds a boat by the shore to his home, and journeys to the mysterious island of the wild things, where he mets carol, ira, judith, alexander (a goat!), douglas, KW and bob/terry... the wild things make him their king, and together, they build a fort, sleep in a pile, have a dirt clod fight (my favorite scene!), and play rumpus! i can’t help but LOL when KW introduces max to her new friends bob and terry who happen to be... OWLS!!! (HOOT HOOT!) 


this movie is very moody (ESP the creatures) and indie/hipster, but i really like this adaptation a lot since the story is told very well! laced with karen o’s voice from the yeah yeah yeahs on the OST (original sound track), i loved the music, the storyline, the screenplay/dialogue between the creatures and max, and the overall theme that even if you are a wild thing, you still got to live by some rules... that and there is no perfect/happy world, no matter how hard you try to build one... the message is quite deep for lil kids, but i think it’s a good one for both kids and adults alike. this one is worth watching, especially since the friendship between carol and max is just heartbreakingly good!!! :)