First off, I want to say that I had this book read to me before I could even walk and have loved it from the very beginning. Sadly as a kid I wasn’t cool enough to have wolf pajamas, but hey, you can’t have everything. When I heard months ago that they were turning the book into a movie, I knew I was going to have to see it as soon as possible. I was at the theatre within days of it opening, as soon as the obnoxious lineups had died off. Of course the theatre was still packed, but that’s unavoidable is you want to see a movie before it becomes lame.
One would assume, since Where the Wild Things Are is a children’s book, that the theatre would be full of children. However, one would most definitely be wrong! The theatre was mostly filled with teenagers and young adults, the majority of whom would classify themselves as hipsters (which of course you would never get them to admit) and the rest of the audience was what you would expect; parents with their young children. There was also one 40-something-year-old man sitting by himself in the front, but that is another subject entirely…
The movie was much better than expected, which is saying a lot when I had loved the book. Most book to movie adaptations are disappointing (i.e. Twilight and Harry Potter). There were some noticeable changes from the book, but what can you expect when going from a twenty some odd page picture book to a feature length film?
The costumes for this movie were incredible; they were so well made and so realistic it was enough to scare some of the younger children and inspire incredulity in the adults. The scenery in the movie was beautiful and very realistic, leaving one dreaming of their own place to disappear to when the real world becomes too cold and distant. The plot of the movie was intriguing for children but had a much deeper meaning for the older audience. This movie will surely remain a favorite for years to come.
The movie was hilarious; it was nice to come across a movie with clean humor that was actually still funny for people of all ages. The movie is definitely worth seeing and will even more definitely be worth buying once it hits shelves.
