Based on the gargantuan novel of the same name, Where The Wild Things Are is a movie about a boy who runs away from home to.. Well, where the wild things are. This movie was directed by Spike Jonze, the brilliant mastermind behind Being John Malkovich, which is one of my favorite movies. I didn't go into this movie with high hopes, or low hopes, but with just an idea in my mind that I was going to be revisited by the ghost of my childhood past. Generally, the movie follows the book fairly well, which shouldn't be too hard, seeing as how there are approximately 10 sentences. What made me upset was how Max got to the island. His room didn't mystically transform into a magical place, but instead he just sailed there (although it does make the ending make a lot more sense for when he goes back home).
I was neither disappointed or thrilled with this movie. Sure, it brought back some memories of how I used to read the book a lot, but at the same time, I think it should have stayed a book. The movie is an hour and a half, which is a very long time to stretch out a few pages. I'm sure that in this generation of children, the ones brought up on visual entertainment rather than reading, this film will be remembered as the way I remember the story.
Overall, I give this movie 6.0 out of 10. What keeps this rating high is the artistic quality of the film and the wannabe indie soundtrack.
I was neither disappointed or thrilled with this movie. Sure, it brought back some memories of how I used to read the book a lot, but at the same time, I think it should have stayed a book. The movie is an hour and a half, which is a very long time to stretch out a few pages. I'm sure that in this generation of children, the ones brought up on visual entertainment rather than reading, this film will be remembered as the way I remember the story.
Overall, I give this movie 6.0 out of 10. What keeps this rating high is the artistic quality of the film and the wannabe indie soundtrack.
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