Where the Wild Things Are
This film has created something of a divide since its release, creating either eager fans or enthusiastic naysayers. To plenty, Max (Max Records) is just too bratty and high strung a kid to emotionally invest in. To others, his overly emotional personality nails the angst of being 8 years old. I happened to love the movie because while I agree that Max’s highly emotional personality would be tough to live with, I also know every kid goes through those stages when there emotions become hard to contain and can make them into little monsters that are hard to control. The power of Where the Wild Things Are is how perfectly the “things” depict the emotions Max struggles to controls everyday during those growing pains.
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