Where the Wild Things Are

Ever wanted to get away from the real world? Tired of being picked on or told what to do? Well that's exactly how Max feels. Max is the kind of kid whose imagination could fill the pages of every book in a library. And when Max feels ignored by his mother and her new boyfriend, he gets himself into trouble while acting up at dinner. When his mother tries to ground him, Max bites her and runs away, as far away as he can escape. After sailing away on a home-made boat, Max wakes up in a land that only his creative mind could have built. On this island a group of magical creatures live without a King, and when they attempt to eat Max for dinner, he convinces them that he was a magical King that could help lead this bizarre world. Max leads his new friends on a great adventure, letting his imagination run wild.

The Wild Things in this movie looked incredible, and the careless creativity that Max's character was awesome. The film locations were very beautiful, showed every part of the world, on one tiny little island. I loved how Max's character could come up with the craziest explanations for his actions and not skip a beat when convincing his new friends questioned him. You couldn't help but laugh at how completely random this movie was at times, my favorite when Douglas lost his arm and it didn't seem to bother anyone!

After watching the movie, i quickly went to find an old copy of the book by the same name, written by Maurice Sendak, the movie was based on. I was amazed how Spike Jones and Dave Eggers were able to turn a twenty-something page picture book into a 101 minute long movie. The cast was great and Max, coincidentally played by young actor Max Records, was outstanding. I envied the world the Wild Things lived in, they lived to have fun and do whatever they please, it was the perfect home for Max and his imagination. The cast was great, which included the liked of James Gandolfini, Forest Whitaker, Chris Cooper, Catherine O'Hera, and Mark Ruffalo. It was fun seeing these actors play roles you couldn't picture them playing.