A fantastic movie portraying what it's like to be a nine year old boy. I was thoroughly delighted with this movie. I remember reading the book as a boy and Spike Jonze has been able, in my opinion, to capture the essence of the story, while fleshing it out more to be a feature length film. Max is a typical nine year old boy, dealing with a wild imagination, as well as all the insecurities and fears that go with growing up. To make things harder for him though he has also to death with a missing father, a sister who is older with a life that doesn't include her baby brother and a mother who is at the end of her rope, sometime dealing with him as well. Max is feeling a bit neglected but doesn't know how to deal with these emotions. The movie starts as one night he gets in trouble and "running away" he travels to the imaginary land of the Wild Things. There he meets Carrol, Judith, Douglas, KW, Alexander, Ira and The Bull. These "monsters" teach Max about what its like to be a family. How to deal with life's curves and to realize that although we all have our differences that a family loves each other despite this. Looking deeper into the movie you see that each of the Wild Things represents a different aspect of Max. Carrol - his temper, KW - his love, Judith - his insecurities, etc etc. Max in dealing with these characters in the movie allows him to deal with his issues himself. I KNOW pretty deep. You don't need to think about this though when watching this movie... just enjoy it for what it is. A nostalgic look back into your childhood.
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