Cast: Max Records, Pepita Emmerichs, Max Pfeifer, Madeleine Greaves, Joshua Jay
Director: Spike Jonze
Maurice Sendak's beloved picture book for children, Where The Wild Things Are translates into a complex but intriguing film by Spike Jonze. It's the story of Max, a naughty 9-year-old who sails away to an exotic jungle and meets giant untamed creatures who adopt him as their like-minded king. The source material was always going to be hard to adapt given that Sendak's
book consists of a mere 8 sentences. The challenge, hence, lay in fleshing out the tale, which Jonze does commendably. From the film's opening credits that appear to be vandalized by a kid and his crayon, to the emotional outbursts that fuel the departure of the boy to the land of the Wild Things, the director knows exactly how to convey that childhood sense of having stronger emotions than you know how to deal with. Still upset from being bullied by his sister's friends, Max must now deal with his mother's unwanted boyfriend. No wonder he puts on that wolf suit and acts out accordingly, before finally running away - into his own subconscious as you gather soon enough.
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Director: Spike Jonze
Maurice Sendak's beloved picture book for children, Where The Wild Things Are translates into a complex but intriguing film by Spike Jonze. It's the story of Max, a naughty 9-year-old who sails away to an exotic jungle and meets giant untamed creatures who adopt him as their like-minded king. The source material was always going to be hard to adapt given that Sendak's
book consists of a mere 8 sentences. The challenge, hence, lay in fleshing out the tale, which Jonze does commendably. From the film's opening credits that appear to be vandalized by a kid and his crayon, to the emotional outbursts that fuel the departure of the boy to the land of the Wild Things, the director knows exactly how to convey that childhood sense of having stronger emotions than you know how to deal with. Still upset from being bullied by his sister's friends, Max must now deal with his mother's unwanted boyfriend. No wonder he puts on that wolf suit and acts out accordingly, before finally running away - into his own subconscious as you gather soon enough.For Further: ibnlive.in.com/news/masand-review-where-the-wild-things-are-intriguing/109080-8.html
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