There's one in all of us.
Max imagines running away from his mom and sailing to a far-off land where large talking beasts—Ira, Carol, Douglas, the Bull, Judith and Alexander—crown him as their king, play rumpus, build forts and discover secret hideaways.
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Contemplative, earnest, character-led and meticulous.
- contemplativerelentless
- earnestironic
- character-ledplot-driven
- rawmeticulous
- intimateepic
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- Vinicius Monteiroon TMDB · May 20267/10
Do you remember what it was like to be nine years old? Not the sanitized, colorful version animated movies usually sell us, but the raw, confusing, and often lonely reality of childhood? If you're hitting play on Where the Wild Things Are expecting a lighthearted Toy Story-style adventure to distract the kids on a Sunday afternoon, stop right there. What we have here isn't just a distraction; it's a mirror. Over 90 minutes, we're faced with a film that dares to treat a child not as a naive little being, but as a complex creature. It's a divisive movie: to some, it's a misunderstood masterpiece; to others, a test of patience. It's almost miraculous what Jonze and Dave Eggers managed to pull off with a book of only 350 words. They didn't just respect Sendak's work; they crafted a new story that deserves to be remembered for generations. Skipping the obvious plot summaries, I'd actually compare this movie to The Graduate, but for kids. That might sound like a stretch, but both deal with protagonists caught on the border between two worlds, facing the realities of growing up and running away to safe havens of immaturity. Max, much like Benjamin Braddock, has to accept that you can't sp
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Cast
- Max RecordsMax
- Catherine KeenerMom
- James GandolfiniCarol (voice)
- Lauren AmbroseKW (voice)
- Catherine O'HaraJudith (voice)
- Forest WhitakerIra (voice)
- Chris CooperDouglas (voice)
- Paul DanoAlexander (voice)
- Spike JonzeBob (voice) / Terry (voice)
- Pepita EmmerichsClaire
Crew
- Spike JonzeDirector
- Spike JonzeScreenplay
- Dave EggersScreenplay
- Lance AcordDirector of Photography
- Karen OOriginal Music Composer
- Carter BurwellOriginal Music Composer
- James HaygoodEditor
- Eric ZumbrunnenEditor
- Maurice SendakProducer
- Tom HanksProducer
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