Where the Wild Things Are (PG)
synopsis
The film tells the story of Max, a rambunctious and sensitive boy who feels misunderstood at home and escapes to where the Wild Things are. Max lands on an island where he meets mysterious and strange creatures whose emotions are as wild and unpredictable as their actions. The Wild Things desperately long for a leader to guide them, just as Max longs for a kingdom to rule. When Max is crowned king, he promises to create a place where everyone will be happy. Max soon finds, though, that ruling his kingdom is not so easy and his relationships there prove to be more complicated than he originally thought.
details
Action/Adventure, Family
1 hr. 34 min.
Opened October 16th, 2009
MovieGoer Review
Where the Wild Things Are, director Spike Jonze's (Being John Malkovich, Adaptation) ambitious adaptation of Maurice Sendak's classic children's book, has been referred to variously as "experimental" and "art-house" — and only occasionall... MORE
synopsis
The film tells the story of Max, a rambunctious and sensitive boy who feels misunderstood at home and escapes to where the Wild Things are. Max lands on an island where he meets mysterious and strange creatures whose emotions are as wild and unpredictable as their actions. The Wild Things desperately long for a leader to guide them, just as Max longs for a kingdom to rule. When Max is crowned king, he promises to create a place where everyone will be happy. Max soon finds, though, that ruling his kingdom is not so easy and his relationships there prove to be more complicated than he originally thought.
details
Action/Adventure, Family
1 hr. 34 min.
Opened October 16th, 2009
MovieGoer Review
Where the Wild Things Are, director Spike Jonze's (Being John Malkovich, Adaptation) ambitious adaptation of Maurice Sendak's classic children's book, has been referred to variously as "experimental" and "art-house" — and only occasionall... MORE