Where the wild things are

[RioBravo]

10/10

The film is absolutely wonderful. Like nothing else. Technically it is amazing.

[AYBG]

Where the source material was wonderfully condensed, the film took its time but was equally profound. Beautifully shot, written and acted, it's strange to say it but a film with furry teletubbies happens to be the most realistic depiction of childhood I've seen.

It really is an ADAPTATION and barely touches on similarity with the book

A very witty use of caps (intentional or otherwise) but I couldn't disagree more. I read the story again after seeing the film and there's only a couple of moments "missing". Regardless, for me it's all about the meanings produced - by filtering the story through their own painful childhoods, Jonze and Eggers do an amazing job expanding the story and fleshing out the characters. Where the book subtly hinted that the Wild Things were Max's subconscious reaction to growing up, the film presented the bunch wonderfully ambitiously, each representing a different element of everyone's psyche at the same time as specifically Max's. At the forefront, the relationship between destruction and creation (for isn't one a form of the other?).

Jonze's best film, for sure, and one which outshines even Pixar in the family film market. Every parent should see it. 8.75/10

[RioBravo]

I read the story again after seeing the film and there's only a couple of moments "missing".

Jonze's best film, for sure, and one which outshines even Pixar in the family film market. Every parent should see it. 8.75/10

I agree. I believe that it is faithful to the story as I remember it, and obviously a great deal had to be added and that is faithful to the spirit.

Being John Malkovich is absolutely outstanding, and Adaptation is even better, but I would tend to agree that this probably is Jonze's best film.

[elski]

I've never heard of the story until the film

But then again I was brought up in a foreign country so we never had any English childrens books. But I thought the film was great and really did depict childhood well including the throwing of hissy fits and not understanding your own emotions as to why you are doing it. But with the bit they did change [spoiler]with him running off, I did wonder how long he was supposed to have been gone for? hours? months? I take it if in the original he was sent to bed it was just hours then.[/spoiler]
I thought it was one of the best films for showing emotions on the creatures faces. Something some of the other CGI or uppet type films really struggle at.

[a_person]

A very witty use of caps (intentional or otherwise)

Intended.

Jonze's best film, for sure, and one which outshines even Pixar in the family film market. Every parent should see it. 8.75/10

What do people have to do in their films to get 10/10 out of you!

[a_person]

[spoiler]with him running off, I did wonder how long he was supposed to have been gone for? hours? months? I take it if in the original he was sent to bed it was just hours then.[/spoiler]

[spoiler]Well in the film, we see night and day so definitely over a day. In the book, it doesn't mention how long he goes for but it does appear to be a long time in child land but from the way it happens it seems like hours.[/spoiler] The book is sooooo lovely. You should read it elski!

I thought it was one of the best films for showing emotions on the creatures faces. Something some of the other CGI or uppet type films really struggle at.

I don't remember being as emotional as any of the characters as a child. And I find it hard to bond with children who display such behaviour too. Perhaps that's why I didn't really like the film.

[superhero]

I might go and see it tomorrow! It looks quite interesting.

[tonethestone]

brilliant film, 9/10, really is terrific, love Gandolfini too.

[EthanRunt]

What a dark, depressing little film, full of anger and hatred, I remember my childhood too, got it so right.

Max was a little brat whilst also being a normal kid, and the whole film worked so well, for something I originally had no interest in, besides the writers and director, I thoroughly enjoyed it, was engaged for the majority of the film, and found it to be astonishingly sad and wonderful at the same time, I felt like a kid and an adult at the same time, which is what Mr. Fox should have done.

The production is astonishing, the Wild Things look amazing, and the voices are top notch.

Given that Eggers' last script, Away We Go, took a second viewing for me to love it (Fave film of '09 so far) I may have to give this a second go after, or before, Chrimbo.
9/10

[anakin]

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