How many of you remember Maurice Sendak's classic book "Where The Wild Things Are", well now it has become a big screen flick. This is a story that can be shared and passed down to every generation.To be honest I was not sure what to expect about this film. When I first saw the preview it didn't really move me into wanting to really see, however as time passed I became more an more interested in wanting to see it. Now mind you I read the book as a child and remember the story, but something just didn't click.
The film tells the story of Max, a rambunctious and sensitve boy who feels misunderstood at home and escapes to where the wild things are. Max lands on an island where he meets mysterious and strange creatures whose emotions are as wild and and unpredictable as their actions.
Many people learn to cope with life's troubles in their own way, and Max does so by becoming a wild thing. The brillance of this film is that all of Max's collected experiences regarding his family and his surroundings can be seen and understood represented within a bunch of "Wild Things". Everything about Max, indeed, is split among all of them: Carol, KW, Douglas, Ira, Alexander, they're all Max, and yet because of their split pieces but in turn they're never fully whole either. As soon as you can open up yourself to these "wild things", not just huge animatronics, your whole emotional core of the film truly opens up.
The movie is rated PG, but I will say that its dark overtones could be a bit much for really young children. Now I know some folks may think this is a kid movie, but truly it is for adults, because in the reality of it all "it's really about *us*". Trust me it can work wonders for us "big people". LOL
Just remember this, "There's one in all of us."
Grade: B
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