By SarahB | Leave A Comment
Like many of you, when I was younger my mother read me the story of Max. Max, who gets sent to his room for behaving badly, and then goes off to the land Where the Wild Things Are
Max becomes their king, they grow to love him and then he returns home where his supper is waiting for him – still warm.
And somehow that story was translated into a movie.
AND I COULD NOT WAIT TO SEE IT.
In fact, I was looking forward to it more than my children. I’m not embarrassed by that – Max was a part of my childhood. Last night, my husband and I celebrated my birthday by taking the whole family to see “Where The Wild Things Are”. I anticipated that there might be some scenes that were too scary for my four-year-old, but thought my seven-year-old would be okay. I was wrong – my younger daughter was fine, my older daughter got scared a few times – she even climbed into my lap and buried her head into my shoulder.
The scenes that seemed to bother her were times when Max was alone and it was dark – she was scared for him. In between those parts, she seemed okay. In the end, both of my daughters felt the movie was “okay” but neither was overly enthusiastic. Every child is different and you’ll definitely have to gauge whether or not this movie is too scary for your own child.
While I thought the movie was only so-so, I do love the soundtrack, and I recommend that. Where The Wild Things Are Original Motion Picture Soundtrack: Original Songs By Karen O And The Kids
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I too was SO excited to see the movie, that we packed up and went into town on opening day!! it was a favorite book of my older kids..(late 20′s) and the twin 6 yo girls knew it well. We were all excited..
no one was scared. whew!! Sad…the girls were definitely sad when max was sad, and they felt the hopelessness that was punctuated by the silence.
it did hold their interest, although we thought it a bit slow.
I somehow remembered the book ending on a happier note, but it might just be who I am…cup is always half full.
worth seeing, if your a fan of the book. Ok to rent however..
I am one of the only parents I know who was not in love with the book as a child. I don’t think I had it and don’t remember my parents reading it to me. In fact, I don’t remember my parents reading to me all that much in general. I had no expectations before seeing the movie with my 7 year old daughter. I felt at times it was heavy for a child while simultaneously educational for a parent. (How many times have I asked my kids to wait because I was busy doing something or on the phone? And how does that make them feel? ) What I loved most though was the conversation my daughter and I had on the way home. I’ve been waiting 7 years to talk about characters, symbolism, and a favorite part of a movie with her. For that conversation alone, it was worth seeing the movie.