Review of Where the Wild Things Are (2009) by Tedd — 17 Apr 2010
I just saw the film, Where the Wild Things Are, last night. There were moments that I really liked in the film but even in those moments I felt frustrated in that the movies main character had never been fully develope much less a sense of exceptionality in his life experience.
Even when I tried to appreciate the setting and creation of the wild animals I was aware of my boredom. And as to the insights into childhood, I found those self-indulgent. One scene stood out to me. Before running away, the boy stands on the kitchen table saying "Feed me woman" and asserts more than he knows only to find that he is more terrified with his mothers remark, "What is wrong with you? Maybe he knows in a post Freudian world living with a single Mom and watching his Mom flirting with her boyfriend.
His answer is to set sail and find a new family where he can be King and in becoming King he becomes tamed.
This review of Where the Wild Things Are (2009) was written by Tedd on 17 Apr 2010.
Where the Wild Things Are has generally received positive reviews.
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