By Baldur Tangvald, ’11, Video Editor

Director Spike Jonze was in for some trouble from the very beginning of this movie. Several of my friends told me their prediction: the movie would be a flop because there was no way to turn a book that is less than 50 pages into a full-length movie. In a way, they were right. Spike Jonze did not create a movie that was perfectly true to the text, but there was no way to do that in the first place.  He did the only thing he could do—he used his imagination (which actually fits perfectly with the idea of the book). Did the movie stick to the plot of the book? No, but that did not make the film a total loss because there wasn’t much of a plot in the book to begin with. Was the movie good? It didn’t instantly become my favorite but it definitely had its moments. Was it a near-perfect portrayal of children and how children think? I’d say yes. I’m surprised that such a large group of adults was able to tap into its inner child and create a movie like this. I can’t express in words just how visually attractive Where the Wild Things Are was.  Everything—the costumes and the sets and the backgrounds—looked amazing. If you want to see a movie that is visually stunning and makes you feel as though you want to run around and play pretend games like you did when you were younger, please go watch this movie.

Watch the trailer below:

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02GRf__s8M4