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Where the Wild Things Are (2009)
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holyoutlaw at the Majestic Bay last night (after dinner at Hattie's Hat, yum). I thought it did a great job of exploring a child's internal emotional landscape. It's all from the boy's point of view, even the framing scenes in the real world. The Wild Things themselves behave like children. The story switches moods as quickly as a child.
The production design really is great, as others have said. The Wild Things have real character, as does the world they inhabit. It isn't a slavish attempt to mimic Sendak's style, but it captures the spirit of his style.
I didn't read the book as a child, so I don't have that kind of connection to it. I read it as an adult, and I was curious how they would expand the story for a feature length film. From memory, I'd say they took it deeper into issues of power and powerlessness, creativity and destruction. The ending has a nice impish quality amidst the tears. This story is resolved, but there's still a lot of growing up to do.
holyoutlaw at the Majestic Bay last night (after dinner at Hattie's Hat, yum). I thought it did a great job of exploring a child's internal emotional landscape. It's all from the boy's point of view, even the framing scenes in the real world. The Wild Things themselves behave like children. The story switches moods as quickly as a child.The production design really is great, as others have said. The Wild Things have real character, as does the world they inhabit. It isn't a slavish attempt to mimic Sendak's style, but it captures the spirit of his style.
I didn't read the book as a child, so I don't have that kind of connection to it. I read it as an adult, and I was curious how they would expand the story for a feature length film. From memory, I'd say they took it deeper into issues of power and powerlessness, creativity and destruction. The ending has a nice impish quality amidst the tears. This story is resolved, but there's still a lot of growing up to do.
