Comments on: Where the Wild Things Are

By: Marc

Marc — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:36:45 +0000

I hope your love sails back to you. Based on your eloquent writing, he’d be stupid not to give you a chance. My wife and I went through alot together, I messed things up pretty bad, but it’s our love…like you said, not perfect, not normal by any standard, but worth it. Thank you for sharing this.

By: Joey

Joey — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 18:46:41 +0000

Thank you! I do recommend seeing it, it’s sweet in alot of ways.
After hearing and reading how poetic this take on the book was, I think I went in with too many expectations (which is an obstacle I have to overcome as a critic…maybe). I found myself waiting during the film–waiting for the moment reviewers and audience members were referring to that made it so revolutionary. I walked out of the film and sort of just shrugged my shoulders in a “that was nice” sort of way when my friend asked me my thoughts. Perhaps I set myself up for disappointment because I wanted to take alot away from it. I think I wanted more Freud and less Picasso, or perhaps a more delicious melange of both. If I dissected the film I could get whatever I wanted out of it, but it seems like too much work for a movie I thought I’d just be “wowed” by according to the rest of America (of course, that’s a sweeping generalization…). I needed to be honest about that moment of self doubt….
I’d be interested to know your thoughts after you see it.

By: Nichelle

Nichelle — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 15:24:55 +0000

Beautiful observations. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Just a question, what about the movie made you feel dumb or felt over your head? Just curious because it seems you came away with a lot and I haven’t seen the movie but would like to soon.