![]() ![]() :D(I was never scared by the children's book like some people were. A good, fast read, but it would be made even better, if read to a small child, at bedtime. " A lot like the movie, by Deve Eggers and Spike Jonz, which I loved. Overall Performance: Narration Rating: Story Rating:.But The Wild Things was incredibly addicting and moving. "I thought it'd be old hat after reading the original Sendak book and seeing the Spike Jonze film. Funny, dark, and alive, The Wild Things is a timeless and time-tested tale for all ages. But things get complicated when Max realizes that the Wild Things want as much from him as he wants from them. He lands on the island of the Wild Things, and soon he becomes their king. He finds a boat there, jumps in, and ends up on the open sea, destination unknown. During a fight at home, Max flees and runs away into the woods. At the same time, Max finds himself capable of startling acts of wildness: he wears a wolf suit, bites his mom, and can't always control his outbursts. ![]() ![]() His father is gone, his mother is spending time with a younger boyfriend, his sister is becoming a teenager and no longer has interest in him. The Wild Things - based very loosely on the storybook by Maurice Sendak and the screenplay cowritten with Spike Jonze - is about the confusions of a boy, Max, making his way in a world he can't control. ![]()
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