Movie Review: Where the Wild Things Are

This book is the one I remember most from my childhood, and when they announced a feature film would be made I was skeptical. From past pieces of garbage such as”The Cat and the Hat” and other less than impressive adaptations, I think everyone was. Rest assured this movie blew me away, Not only is this film a visual masterpiece but the story taken from just a few words translates wonderfully into a full length movie. Now what’s important to remember is that this is not a children’s movie, but a movie about childhood. Instead of going down the rout of your typical brain-dead kids movie full of fart jokes and crappy acting this movie decides to brush all of that away and treat kids seriously. Watching this movie as a 20 year old, the film does a tremendous job of conveying the emotional roller coaster of what it means to be a kid. If I were giving advice to parents I would say not to bring kids to this, they won’t be able to really understand some of the emotions of the different characters and it is a little dark for some ages.