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My initial reaction when I saw that they were making a live action movie adaptation of "where the wild things are" was "oh-no." I didn't understand how they could turn a book which was only like 15 pages long, into a feature length movie. And it's not helped by the fact that many children's books turned movies are horribly done ("cat in the hat" I am looking at you).
However, the more I learned about the movie the more appealing it sounded. We ended up going to see it yesterday (in IMAX no less) and I have got to say that this was a GREAT movie. It's one of the most emotionally charged "kids" movies i've seen in a long time. All of the acting is great, the creature effects are fantastic (as is everything the Jim Henson studio has ever done) and the story was deep and emotionally resonating.
There are some moments of depression in the movie, and some moments where you feel genuinely scared. The calm talking about the sun dying was particularly unsettling. All of the voice actors did a fantastic job with their characters too, and despite their scary nature you grow to love them all in their own rights.
The only problem I had with the movie came after the film ended however. On the way home my girlfriend and I got into a discussion about who was this movie made for? She seemed to think that younger kids wouldn't get it and was concerned that they would misunderstand the meaning behind certain scenes. I was of the opinion that kids are a lot smarter than we give them credit for and that there's no reason why a kid couldn't relate to this movie and "get" the meaning behind it. There's no doubt that this movie is made with older kids and adults in mind, but I still believe that younger kids can enjoy it too.
We both agreed that the movie is definitely different than your average kids film. There are no whiz-bang effects, or fart jokes, or anything else you would expect in a hollywood produced kids movie (which is good in my opinion).
The movie is also very quiet at times and long. Kids with A.D.D might have problems sitting through it, and after reading a lot of reviews it seems like a lot of people just lost interest halfway through the movie because of it's length. Personally I enjoyed every minute of it and I don't understand how one could get bored with it. Every moment and every scene was punctuated with emotion and left you with things to think about, so anyone who didn't "get" it in the end cuz they got bored must have some sort of problem. It's not a complicated film, although it does have complexities about it.
Overall, while I was never a big fan of the original book, I really really REALLY enjoyed this film and I am just flat out stunned and flabbergasted by a lot of the negative and "ho-hum" reviews I've been seeing from people. It really makes me wonder what the heck is WRONG with us that we can't enjoy a movie so simple and resonating as this.
As someone who firmly believes that kids can enjoy slow movies like this, I really wish more films were being made like it for kids. I hate the "Disney" line of thinking where you have to have SOMETHING happen every single minute (a joke, song, etc) or kids will get bored with it. That's just promoting A.D.D not doing anything to restrain it...
5 stars out of 5!
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I couldn't agree more.
I've yet to see this, but I felt the same way when I first heard of it. I'm liking what I hear about it though, and will definitely see it, eventually.
Well I guess this is yet another movie I have to wait longer than everyone else to see. One of my lecturers said she worked in production on Where the Wild Things Are, and the story was originally going to be a lot darker and have more violence in it, and the monsters were going to be scarier looking. Luckily the director was convinced to tone down the darkness and make a movie suitable for everyone, even the kids who can sit through a slow moving picture.
I REALLY want to see Where the Wild Things Are, though. Especially since everyone's saying it's good to have been based off the book. :T I loved Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, so hopefully I'll like this one too.
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Also... from just watching the trailers I can honestly say that Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs is a FAR INFERIOR children's book adaptation when compared to Where the Wild Things Are. I've been staying away from CWACOM because it looks so much like what I feel is wrong with animated films today. Wiz-Bang 10 jokes a minute emotionally hollow.
Personally, I thought CWACOM was great. It doesn't really follow the book though, aside from the raining food. The first half of the movie serves as a prequel (kind of) to the book though. Sure, it has jokes everywhere, but I enjoyed it. To each his ownIguess.
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