Review on Where The Wild Things Are

Where The Wild Things Are Review

Sara Chesterfield

If you’ve been anywhere near civilization recently you’ve heard that the beloved children’s classic Where the Wild Things Are has been made into a movie which came out Friday the 16.

When I walked into the theater I was surprised to see a mostly college aged audience, only one group of children was present in the theater.  The movie begins slow, but was an honest portrait of a young frustrated boy, played by max records, who has a hard time coming to grips with the changes going on in his life especially with his mom’s stressful career, budding relationship and his sisters lack of interest in playing with him anymore. Instead of the wild things coming to him, as in the book, he runs away from home to find the land of the wild things. He ends up being crowned the king of the wild things. The monsters continuously blame him for everything that goes wrong.  part way through the movie I had to remind myself that I wasn’t watching a lifetime original movie about emotionally abusive parents that haven’t grown up themselves.

The one thing that kept me from walking out of the theater was how absolutely gorgeous the backgrounds were, rolling sand dunes, rocky hill sides and charming forest. the way the movie was shot, I actually felt like I was in the land of the wild things. Although this movie is worth seeing I would have to recommend saving your money and  waiting until its out on DVD.  -2 out of 5 stars