Where the Wild Things Are - What’s the Difference?

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Күн бұрын

Where the Wild Things Are is one of the most beloved children’s books in American history. Maurice Sendak’s illustrations and story was brought to the silver screen in 2009, under the direction of “ Spike Jonze. So, how did the director of “Adaptation” pull of this adaptation? Subscribe: goo.gl/9AGRm
Where the Wild Things Are is a classic children’s book. Classicly short, and with a lot of story left up to the imagination. The live-action big screen version was well over an hour and a half long - quite a bit more time than your average bedtime story. A lot of changes and expansions took place along the way. We’ll look at the book and the film, and let you know: What’s the Difference?
Did you read Where the Wild Things Are when you were a kid? Or have it read to you? What did you think of the movie version? What’s your favorite children’s book, and would you like to see it adapted into a live-action movie?
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@knoxdampier
@knoxdampier 8 жыл бұрын
The point of this movie was to show people a child's point of view of raw, strong emotions. We all have that moment where he lose control and want to smash things up and as a child that is much easier to give in to. That's why it's so uncomfortable for adults because we've learned to suppress or control our base emotions. We remember those times as child - those white hot moments (as he puts it) and we remember the heat on our faces when we screamed and cried out of anger and sadness. The monsters are Max and his emotions. It's how Max sees the world. Obviously a child embellishes themselves, their world and what they can do. Max did that when he first met them. That is what any child would do since we probably did that one way or another trying to impress friends. This film was a reflection we as adults don't want to remember. To remember those uncontrollable moments is a little embarrassing and hard because we didn't understand why we could not be allowed to feel them.
@remodluna7868
@remodluna7868 5 жыл бұрын
How long did it take u to write all that
@MiyaCurie
@MiyaCurie 5 жыл бұрын
I work with kids and lots of them love this movie and book
@richardjoyce848
@richardjoyce848 4 жыл бұрын
As adults we are expected to controll our emotions to unhealthy levels in our society, it is a good thing as an adult to release those emotions and vent properly but sadly many people don't let themselves and end up in a serious emotional mess.
@allisonl9690
@allisonl9690 4 жыл бұрын
Couldn’t have explained it better myself
@Electric_Dragon
@Electric_Dragon 4 жыл бұрын
Lisen hear you little shanker of fish im not about to read an essay
@ordinarytree4678
@ordinarytree4678 8 жыл бұрын
This movie beat me over the head with my childhood sorrow and chaotic mind. And I love it for that.
@staticshotaop561
@staticshotaop561 7 жыл бұрын
Ordinary Tree gay
@SilentFuryjpg-jf9rp
@SilentFuryjpg-jf9rp 7 жыл бұрын
YodaWithASoda You sure are
@Mar-fs4ph
@Mar-fs4ph 5 жыл бұрын
Wow so well put 😢😍😢😍 so foreal it really did 👌 I related to much to max it hurt
@KittyPieVibes
@KittyPieVibes 8 жыл бұрын
"The place in your psyche where you are forever that distressed child." why you gotta do this to me mang
@KittyPieVibes
@KittyPieVibes 8 жыл бұрын
The movie scared me when it first came out. Now it just makes me cry
@Soulraven2735
@Soulraven2735 8 жыл бұрын
+kittypie Same
@Zooasaurus
@Zooasaurus 8 жыл бұрын
This is my exact reaction
@OmegaShredder19
@OmegaShredder19 7 жыл бұрын
Well one of the monsters rips the other monsters arm off after being terrified that the sun had died when it set.
@OmegaShredder19
@OmegaShredder19 7 жыл бұрын
It depends on what your kid can handle.
@Aigsup
@Aigsup 7 жыл бұрын
Omg same
@DustinRodriguez1_0
@DustinRodriguez1_0 7 жыл бұрын
Any movie that deals with childhood honestly will always be critiqued as too dark and with too many adult themes. Real childhood bears no resemblance to the fantasy society chooses to pretend childhood is. Most of human life is like that, if you're honest about it you can expect people to fight against it or censor it (hell if you do an honest film about adolescence it will get called straight up pornography).
@tisineverfear1490
@tisineverfear1490 7 жыл бұрын
Dustin Rodriguez i enjoyed the movie
@yostoyou
@yostoyou 7 жыл бұрын
Agreed. Instead of pretending to teach good moral lessons, like Frozen or some shit, it actually pulls off a heartwarming story and tells a truly valuable life lesson. It's no wonder why us millennials are as ridiculous as we are when the majority of what we saw was Pixar and Disney movies with very shallow plots and morals. In a lot of ways, the next generation is only gonna get worse, because some of the more ridiculous of us are parents by now and this is seen as an adult movie for being too drab and honest.
@kayleighbrown459
@kayleighbrown459 7 жыл бұрын
There's a movie called KIDS, that actually is that...and was called exactly that.
@DustinRodriguez1_0
@DustinRodriguez1_0 7 жыл бұрын
Kayleigh Brown Yup, KIDS is great. Ken Park, from the same director, is also pretty good, just as explicit if not moreso, and got accused of being child pornography because the cast looks young.
@kayleighbrown459
@kayleighbrown459 7 жыл бұрын
Dustin Rodriguez I dunno about Ken Part to be honest. I mean, I like how honest it is about the themes it presents but sometimes it kinda feels like it's just trying to be dark for the sake of being dark. I haven't actually seen KIDS. I just know about it so I'm not sure if it's the same.
@deathandcupcakes
@deathandcupcakes 7 жыл бұрын
worth noting that maurice sendack himself loved this film and refused to acknowledge criticisms that the film was "too dark'
@christianmillendez1992
@christianmillendez1992 3 жыл бұрын
yes, his view was they should "go to hell."
@amandaottinger9953
@amandaottinger9953 3 жыл бұрын
This is noteworthy thanks for sharing, I adored this movie. As a parent anytime a movie is interesting and the kids like it that's a win.
@JojobaNutOil
@JojobaNutOil 9 жыл бұрын
i think the movie was meant for adults to know children better. the movie really hits home, you know. children are just as complex. children should be treated with equal thought and care.
@FrankLightheart
@FrankLightheart 8 жыл бұрын
I don't care what people say, I liked the movie. I understood pretty quickly that this was a movie about a kid sorting through his emotional trauma and it brought me close to crying once or twice. I found the wild things to be childlike and complex. Feeling fun and carefree one moment and then sad and scary the next. I have a lot of respect for the film maker for the bold, but ultimately honest vision he brought to the story.
@lovelybrown9081
@lovelybrown9081 8 жыл бұрын
Yes. That's exactly how I feel about the movie. My heart BROKE with that scene in the snow. Jonze really portrayed the perspective of being small and afraid... perfectly . The REAL kid experience, not a bunch of predictable cliches.
@FrankLightheart
@FrankLightheart 8 жыл бұрын
Lovely Brown It was pretty clear that the wild things in the movie were projections of Max's own ambitions and insecurities. And very clever how on more than one occasion the monsters spat Max's own words back at him.
@paperhat9928
@paperhat9928 3 жыл бұрын
I was traumatized the first time I watched this. :(
@FrankLightheart
@FrankLightheart 3 жыл бұрын
@@paperhat9928 Oh yeah? What'd you find traumatizing about it?
@willie9084
@willie9084 9 жыл бұрын
I love both versions very much. As a child I identified with Max and loved the monsters. As a teenager I identify with movie Max and love the artistry and special effects in the film.
@willie9084
@willie9084 9 жыл бұрын
ThatTopKekCreature( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) if ya want
@nakyer
@nakyer 8 жыл бұрын
+willie weasel And as an adult you will scream at both children and teens and make their lives miserable, whether they're related to you or not. You monster. Thing.
@BeautifulGazelle06
@BeautifulGazelle06 11 ай бұрын
@@nakyer But if we know it's possible to become that, we can strive not to let ourselves.
@yaminahmed5372
@yaminahmed5372 7 жыл бұрын
why the F did i watch this DAMN MOVIE!!!........ fell in love with all the wild things, and the ending just left me broken. the definition of a beautiful movie..
@notoriouswhitemoth
@notoriouswhitemoth 8 жыл бұрын
Where the Wild Things Are is a coming-of-age story. It's about a child learning how to become an adult. Max starts out wanting to run away to a place where he can do whatever he damn well pleases, but while he's there he realizes that a lack of structure means a lack of purpose, and that making his own decisions means he has to take responsibility for the consequences of those decisions. Anyone who says it deals with themes that are too mature MISSED THE WHOLE POINT! It deals with "adult issues" because it exists to say that in the real world children have to deal with "adult issues". There's no such thing as an adult issue, because the real world doesn't discriminate by age.
@ShockwaveITB
@ShockwaveITB 7 жыл бұрын
That's deep
@psychonaut12
@psychonaut12 7 жыл бұрын
notoriouswhitemoth Well said
@mariaah3073
@mariaah3073 4 жыл бұрын
I don't think it's about becoming an adult, I think it's about allowing ourselves to learn from our raw emotions - which can be done in any age, really. Experiencing emotion, learning from our mistakes, discovering logic behind what we don't understand doesn't necessarily indicate "becoming an adult". I see it as a movie about childhood and about the very "adult", very complex emotions and learning processes that children also go through, even though we adults don't see them as fully capable of it.
@maxime9006
@maxime9006 4 жыл бұрын
notoriouswhitemoth I agree but there is such a thing as an adult issue.
@ludan2573
@ludan2573 3 жыл бұрын
This is what I’m saying. You said it brother.
@jwallE93
@jwallE93 8 жыл бұрын
Holy Fucking SHIT!!! The movie got deep and real...I need a hug now.
@lunebleue6574
@lunebleue6574 8 жыл бұрын
+jwallE93 hug
@eliadedorne
@eliadedorne 8 жыл бұрын
+jwallE93 THE MOVIE IS SO GREAT
@greenbird183
@greenbird183 6 жыл бұрын
jwallE93 👫🏾
@KikiDiki
@KikiDiki 8 жыл бұрын
Man, when I watched this movie I did not expect to cry like a baby. Made me feel feels I forgot I forgot about. I think everyone has a moment like that snow scene in their childhood. Just touches that nerve...
@WhiteBloggerBlackSpecs
@WhiteBloggerBlackSpecs 5 жыл бұрын
That's why the movie is so great. It breaks you down as a person. It brings out long hidden demons in you
@elimidd6626
@elimidd6626 5 жыл бұрын
"The children too complicated and the themes too adult" perhaps they mean too real, kids have complex inner worlds and can be far more mature than adults give them credit for, no wonder the original book was beloved by so many children, and I'm sure lots of children find something within the movie to relate to that made them fall in love with it
@EndOfSmallSanctuary97
@EndOfSmallSanctuary97 9 жыл бұрын
I saw this movie when I was 12 and never realized how beautifully shot it is.
@lollipop42334
@lollipop42334 8 жыл бұрын
I was on a plane watching this movie and tried not to cry at the part where they smash down his igloo. I tried to be nice to my brother for the rest of that day lol
@BearWindAppleyard
@BearWindAppleyard 8 жыл бұрын
I think every child would benefit from watching this movie, it's kind of a masterpiece
@BearWindAppleyard
@BearWindAppleyard 8 жыл бұрын
***** k
@thestriderknight4439
@thestriderknight4439 8 жыл бұрын
+BearWindAppleyard I first saw when I was 10. It felt too dark for me and it was boring for my teast. Now reflecting over it. I know how I felt.
@THEJEYDRICK9
@THEJEYDRICK9 5 жыл бұрын
I always think what were gonna teach our children and or grandchildren about our time, like the movies and games we grew up with but they're probably gonna have like 12K Unlimited FPS Ultra HDR VSync gaming by then XD. And holograms... cant forget about those.
@kittycathighfive
@kittycathighfive 5 жыл бұрын
It was my favorite movie as a child
@saiyanc137
@saiyanc137 2 жыл бұрын
My 1st grade teacher showed us this when it first released. EVERY CHILD CRIED. This movie is more mature and has more heavy themes, and I think kids deserve and need that.
@NostalgiNorden
@NostalgiNorden 8 жыл бұрын
So Maurice Sendak had an uncle named "Goat Boy"?
@christianhodge8871
@christianhodge8871 8 жыл бұрын
No, it was his aunt
@THEJEYDRICK9
@THEJEYDRICK9 5 жыл бұрын
@@christianhodge8871 ...what the fuck...?
@foreignroninl1555
@foreignroninl1555 4 жыл бұрын
Probably was a nickname they received from their friends and/or family. Kind of like how Cheech Marin - real name Richard Antony Marin - got his nickname "Cheech" from his uncle, who thought he looked like a little chicharron as a child.
@awesomechannel257
@awesomechannel257 4 жыл бұрын
NostalgiNorden fun fact: in the video game on the Xbox 360 his name is actually bull because you know
@kayleighbrown459
@kayleighbrown459 7 жыл бұрын
I watched an NC review of this movie in which he stated that it was likely one of the best movies to capture what it was like to be a child. I think that sums things up rather well. I think what a lot of critics and casual movie goers tend to forget is that childhood is not always a time of unwavering happiness. In retrospect we tend to see things as a whole. So most of us will hopefully say that we had a happy childhood. But the idealistic world Hollywood often portrays childhood as does not exist. Everyone on the planet has had a moment when they were young and just felt miserable, scared and alone. It's part of growing up.
@dreadstheheart
@dreadstheheart 8 жыл бұрын
Don't forget the arm ripping
@jaedynlea4203
@jaedynlea4203 8 жыл бұрын
thank youuuu
@yomazmat191
@yomazmat191 7 жыл бұрын
StageFrightMagoo that scared the fuck out of me
@horationelson2440
@horationelson2440 6 жыл бұрын
That was my favorite arm!
@KapFindr
@KapFindr 4 жыл бұрын
Lol i love that scene i have not sen the movie but i watched the scene on youtube and it is so funny lol
@KapFindr
@KapFindr 4 жыл бұрын
Lol i love that scene i have not sen the movie but i watched the scene on youtube and it is so funny lol
@IsabellePinamena
@IsabellePinamena 7 жыл бұрын
I loved the book as a child, and found the movie to be fucking fantastic. The tone was masterful, making a viewer feel like the moments of happiness were just highs that would soon come crashing down. It may not have been as simplistic as the book, and it definitely scared my little brother, but it was great in its own right.
@gray9818
@gray9818 8 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I just remember being really depressed and uncomfortable after watching this
@dyzzifromdivsel7975
@dyzzifromdivsel7975 5 жыл бұрын
may i ask why?
@evasmojang
@evasmojang 5 жыл бұрын
Yeah, why?I love this movie and i wasn't depressed or uncomfortable after watching it, why are you?
@McHaxercid
@McHaxercid 5 жыл бұрын
@@evasmojang maybe cuz it reflected off of him in some way
@renehopkinson5079
@renehopkinson5079 3 жыл бұрын
This movie still haunts me even 10 years after i last watched it
@gray9818
@gray9818 3 жыл бұрын
@@evasmojang Idk man, I was expecting a fun romp through the woods not an existential crisis with drab colors. Plus that scene where he got crushed by the bigger kid was just so heartbreaking. Idk man, I just don't enjoy dark stuff like everyone else seems to
@roboz2228
@roboz2228 8 жыл бұрын
I remember seeing this a kid and I remember my mom and my brother hated it. I loved it, though, but I don't remember barely any parts of the movie.
@theworld1759
@theworld1759 6 жыл бұрын
The part where the kid gets swallowed by JW freaked me out
@queenmal6487
@queenmal6487 3 ай бұрын
​@@theworld1759 KW
@queenmal6487
@queenmal6487 3 ай бұрын
Dont forget ripped arm
@ren-xi3yx
@ren-xi3yx 4 жыл бұрын
as a child who grew up watching it: this movie shaped and formed me into the person i am today, and i could never be able to express how truly grateful i am for that.
@Vikings-zr6dr
@Vikings-zr6dr 7 жыл бұрын
This movie came out a couple months after I found out my parents were getting a divorce and man did this movie fuck me up. I watched this with my brother and it did the same thing to him. I remember first reading this as a kid and absolutely loved it. It spoke to me on so many different levels. Watching your parent meet new love interests, feeling betrayed, hopeless and lonely.
@aishwariyasweety2433
@aishwariyasweety2433 Жыл бұрын
:( im sorry
@Vikings-zr6dr
@Vikings-zr6dr Жыл бұрын
@@aishwariyasweety2433 damn, this comment takes me back. Life gets better friends, time heals all wounds. Forgive and lead with love and life will reward you. Wish I could’ve given this younger version of myself a hug.
@aishwariyasweety2433
@aishwariyasweety2433 Жыл бұрын
@@Vikings-zr6dr me too. Im glad you are doing well:)
@rhaws2683
@rhaws2683 Жыл бұрын
@@Vikings-zr6dr damn good character development
@space_1073
@space_1073 9 ай бұрын
My first movie theater experience as a kid, and I'll never forget it. I remember feeling so sad most of the time, I can only articulate why now as an adult, it just did such a good job of showing the imagination and fun as well as the loneliness of childhood. It's bittersweet feeling, and it nailed it.
@ammythesta2099
@ammythesta2099 7 жыл бұрын
I can sympathize. I usually feel like people don't understand me well or how I think. when I want some one to understand I make something up and end up dragging them into a false world of amazing things. I haven't seen my dad at my birthday or other holidays since I was ten. I know how it feels to be different and when you find people like you who don't fit in you feel better. but when you realize that it won't stay that way forever you cry. everything changes and no one knows who you are anymore. It makes me wonder if one day all the people I've met in the past will forget all about me. But hopefully I can make a statement on this world so the people who do know me won't forget me when I'm gone
@projectbeanstudios4353
@projectbeanstudios4353 4 жыл бұрын
This movie is so immensely underrated. The emotions are what made it feel so raw and real.
@grrrl.pusher
@grrrl.pusher 3 жыл бұрын
I remember watching this movie when I was a kid. I remember it never scared me, I actually loved it. It was weird and fantastical. I have even more of an appreciation for it now though because of all the little details and metaphors for childhood.
@ThePoptartster
@ThePoptartster 9 жыл бұрын
I saw the movie when I was 10, and adored it. I was of course familiar with the book and very aware of the differences, but the movie was stunning and touching in it's own right. It was powerful to me.
@rockah12
@rockah12 8 жыл бұрын
I love this movie. It looks amazing, and it managed to make one of my favorite books as a child even better. I really don't understand why so many people disliked the movie.
@nakyer
@nakyer 8 жыл бұрын
+rockah12 It's the Illuminyeti, the race of intelligent apes that secretly run the world. They didn't feel the movie fit in with their agenda, and they've had the alien reptillians who work with them program many humans with neuro implants to speak against the film. It also has something to do with an absence of oregano in American breakfast cereals.
@kalahne
@kalahne 7 жыл бұрын
man, I loved BOTH these versions of this classic, iconic story. this foray into basic, childhood emotions was fantastic!
@ajzeg01
@ajzeg01 7 жыл бұрын
Where The Wild Things Are is one of the greatest films ever made, and I will not let anyone say otherwise.
@tph1403
@tph1403 5 жыл бұрын
This book scarred me so much as a child. The movie added to those fears too. I would have constant and *extremely* vivid nightmares about the wild things. They would eat me, kill me, and just straight up terrifying. I know this is an old video and no one will see this, but I feel like I needed to put this on here just to get this off my chest
@TheZerka
@TheZerka 8 жыл бұрын
I'm happy he took the turn with the movie. Its one of my favorite and I connect with it deeply. I have watched it a million times and I still cry.
@CrimsonOptics
@CrimsonOptics 8 жыл бұрын
I loved Where the Wild Things Are. Everything you explain here is everything I felt the whole film. I could relate to Max, being a lonely introvert myself. It moved me on a deep level, and it's one of my favorite films of all time now.
@slothbro1574
@slothbro1574 4 жыл бұрын
When I was a little kid this was my favorite book, and when I saw the movie when it came out, and it gave me nightmares for weeks.
@msjkramey
@msjkramey 7 жыл бұрын
ha, that argument about his powers is my whole childhood (about five minutes in)
@mariaah3073
@mariaah3073 4 жыл бұрын
I was 13 with a 8 year old sister when this movie came out. When we walked out of the movie, my mom was just impressed with how visually beautiful the movie was, and said that it was more of an adult movie than she expected. Me and my sister on the other hand loved every single thing about, even defending it as something that yes, was made for us too. We could see ourselves in Max, and my mom didn't like that. Being 13, I couldn't understand why so many adults thought the movie wasn't for children (they weren't as angry as in the US tho, because Sendak's books aren't that popular here). Now, ten years later, I get it. It's the raw, explosive form of emotions that we dont get to experience as adults that shock people. We teach ourselves and others to supress and control emotions, because they are dangerous. If we grown-ups have to this, *imagine* how damaging these explosions can be to children! We can't trust them with depictions of these, they won't "get it". When do we start erasing the raw emotions of childhood from our memory and treating children as incapable of understanding emotional stuff? We are so afraid of explosive child moments because it's what we teached ourselves to suppress - our whole lives learning not to scream, not to ugly-cry, it has to be right, right?
@DalionNeilHeart
@DalionNeilHeart 8 жыл бұрын
I've read the book, and seen the movie. I feel that people who hate this movie while loving the book seem to be doing so from behind rose colored glasses. The movie was far better.
@ellaelise9607
@ellaelise9607 8 жыл бұрын
+Dalion Heart Seen the movie? Jesus. You SAW the movie or HAVE SEEN the movie. Please never make this mistake again, NOTHING sounds more hick-like than using "seen" in the way you did.
@slashbash1347
@slashbash1347 8 жыл бұрын
+Dalion Heart They're not comparable. Apples and oranges, man.
@DalionNeilHeart
@DalionNeilHeart 8 жыл бұрын
Slashbash You're actually right on this instance. The movie was simply better than the shitty little children's book. Comparing the two is like comparing Clifford the Big Red Dog to something like Citizen Kane. Ones a worthless kid's book, the other has something of value to say. I'm sorry, but your rose colored glasses don't affect me.
@slashbash1347
@slashbash1347 8 жыл бұрын
Dalion Heart Oh my God, my IQ just dropped by reading your comment. And it's affect, not effect. Maybe you should try reading some more books.
@DalionNeilHeart
@DalionNeilHeart 8 жыл бұрын
Slashbash I highly doubt your IQ was really that high to even worry about it. Also, do we really want to insult someone's spelling over a single slip up? This can get real fun for me, real quick.
@PhoebeFennekin
@PhoebeFennekin 8 жыл бұрын
Ah yes, Where the Wild Things Are, the movie. My class went to a fieldtrip to see it. Me? I stayed in the lobby with a teacher because I saw the trailer and was afraid. However, one of my friends stayed with me, so I wasn't completely alone.
@PongoXBongo
@PongoXBongo 8 жыл бұрын
+Phoebe Fennekin Good friend.
@harmonygarcia333
@harmonygarcia333 6 жыл бұрын
Pussy
@diegoleonardia5358
@diegoleonardia5358 5 жыл бұрын
Will Swan Lmao, at least he's afraid of some pretty strangely designed creatures. People who insult over the internet are afraid of being hurt physically
@justsomenuts
@justsomenuts 7 жыл бұрын
I loved this movie the first time I watched it. It's one of my favorite movies ever. Coming from a troubled childhood myself and having an older sister who wanted nothing to do with me, I resonated so much with Max, despite being in my late twenties when I saw it. I found Max, the teenagers, and the mother all to be incredibly real characters, some of the most human characters I've ever seen in movies. I think the book and the movie have the same soul, and tell the same story, but with different levels of depth and complexity.
@Sidattack1
@Sidattack1 9 жыл бұрын
I cried a few times during the movie.
@xdavier31
@xdavier31 9 жыл бұрын
Siddharth Padki When I was like 6/7 when the movie came out my uncle from church (He isn't really my uncle,I just call him that because he is an adult I know at church) took me and my cousins (2 of my cousins were 3 years older than me so about 9 years old and my other cousin is 1 year younger than my cousins,they all were siblings and I was their cousin as they were mines,but you get the point,anyway) to see 'Where The Wild Things Are' and from what I can remember during the part where the wild things are fighting I cried and the part where they wanted to eat him. Just wanted to tell you my similar experience because well....it was similar,have a nice day/night. :P
@Goldenkitten1
@Goldenkitten1 9 жыл бұрын
I can sort of see both angles. I can understand why people didn't immediately take to some of the large changes, but at the same time how they were expecting the VERY short book to be stretched out to movie length I'm not sure. Things had to be changed or you'd have been bored in the first fifteen minutes, because the book isn't made to be stretched out that long. That'll always be the eternal debate of books translated to films, some things work in word and somethings work in visuals but they often don't work as both. Thus changes will always be made and you kind of have to accept that. Even if at the same time I do see where they could have at least included a few more of the more memorable images.
@jules5589
@jules5589 7 жыл бұрын
I just wanted the "And it was still hot" so badly...
@TheDarkAngel969
@TheDarkAngel969 8 жыл бұрын
4:17 "hey i'm grump!" "I'm not so grump!"
@Emmsies_OuO
@Emmsies_OuO 4 жыл бұрын
Though I do love the book, I connect a lot better on an emotional level with the movie. Movie Max mirrors my own childhood self in resorting to anger and acts of defiance as a result of feelings of deep sadness that confused me. I didn't know why I felt the way I did, how to deal with my emotions, how to explain or talk about them with others, what was wrong with me that I felt this way, or what I could do to stop feeling like that. My confusion made me feel helpless, my helplessness frustrated me, the frustration caused me to lash out in anger.
@ave116
@ave116 8 жыл бұрын
This video helped show me a deeper meaning in the movie. Like many viewers, I also was disappointed in watching an adaptation I didn't expect to see from a simple children's book. But watching this, I feel like I really need to rewatch it and see the hidden wisdom within it.
@koffinkiss
@koffinkiss 8 жыл бұрын
Where The Wild Things Are was my number 1 favorite book ever since I was toddler. When the movie came out, I was about eight or so. It made me cry at times but I loved, even as a child! how deep and emotional the movie was. I still love the movie and the difference from the book. I'm the kind of person who likes deep, dark, emotional, and meaningful things, but most I guess don't. I don't understand why. It's still one of my favorite stories.
@pvtrickallan
@pvtrickallan 3 жыл бұрын
I’m 18, though I watched this movie when I was 7. I didn’t realize the message of this movie until this year.
@Hank..
@Hank.. 7 жыл бұрын
I think its less that the book lovers wanted the movie to remain close to the book, and more that they didnt want it to exist, since they were worried it would be poor due to the liberties it would HAVE to take in order to function as a feature film. I never got around to watching it, but it looks like the film version held up, albeit in a different way than the book (something pretty rare when it comes to movie adaptations of books imo) Also, the movie had jimmy gandolfini in it, so thats a big plus
@Funkachute
@Funkachute 9 жыл бұрын
I'm curious how the film compares to The Wild Things by Dave Eggers which was based off Sendak's book.
@CineFix
@CineFix 9 жыл бұрын
Eggars co-wrote the script and wrote the novel based on the screenplay. #inception lol
@darklife5091
@darklife5091 9 жыл бұрын
CineFix WTD: Pokemon magna, origions and Gen1 games?
@JSayelBaldomero
@JSayelBaldomero 9 жыл бұрын
CineFix Idk if its possible but you guys should do Lord of the flies for WTD
@fbspecs83
@fbspecs83 8 жыл бұрын
+JSayelBaldomero Do you mean the original 1963 version or the newer version from 1990? Maybe all three. If you havent seen the 1963 version, I recommend it over the newer one. I'm not too old either, only 31; for some people age makes a difference in whether they will watch or not. Not saying you are one of them. :)
@alanl.4252
@alanl.4252 7 жыл бұрын
I remember that book being read in class sometimes when I was little, and I remember the movie too. I never finished watching it but I remember the first half of the movie really hit me (it made me feel things I didn't understand at the time). It seems like a good movie overall.
@GreenCrib
@GreenCrib 8 жыл бұрын
As a fan of the book as a kid! I couldn't wait to see this! As a film, I understand why Spike Jonze changed what he did! I still enjoyed the film! And I love the book!
@Numukata
@Numukata Жыл бұрын
When the movie came out when I was younger me and my siblings loved it! And we still do!!
@prideguy3233
@prideguy3233 9 жыл бұрын
Do Scott Pilgrim.
@kdrawsandanimates902
@kdrawsandanimates902 9 жыл бұрын
They already did
@prideguy3233
@prideguy3233 9 жыл бұрын
Really? How the fuck did I miss that?
@mckonecorkery7422
@mckonecorkery7422 9 жыл бұрын
+KDrawsAndAnimates90 no they haven't
@joesinister
@joesinister 9 жыл бұрын
Pride Guy You didn't miss it. Because they didn't do an episode about Scot Pilgrim.
@hotboxcomix7446
@hotboxcomix7446 9 жыл бұрын
Pride Guy THAT WOULD BE AWESOME
@LukaDinamo
@LukaDinamo 9 жыл бұрын
I love the film but maybe its because I had a very similar childhood to the one portrayed in the film. The way Max acts and reacts, the way he speaks to the monster, the way they play it was exactly the way i was when I was around 8 or 9. I really loved the subtext in the film as how all the monsters were a reflection of his own personal feelings or people he knew. Yes its a bit slow and complicated for kids but my sister saw it when she was 10 and she loved it and as she gets older she will probably appreciate the subtext too.
@k7l3rworkman97
@k7l3rworkman97 10 ай бұрын
The scene with the big kid jumping on the igloo, in that moment, took me back to being claustrophobic as a kid. This film really personified the feelings every character was experiencing. Beautiful, Chaotic, Sweet and Authentic. Really good movie imo
@pronerd5761
@pronerd5761 6 жыл бұрын
Where The Wild Things Are will always be in my mind when I think back to my childhood. It has a very special place in my heart. I remember when I first read it as a kid I thought it was terrifying and amazing at the same time. It made me childish mind actually THINK. That's hard to do when writing a book, especially for kids books. Much much MUCH respect for this book.
@aaunyea4799
@aaunyea4799 7 жыл бұрын
I still love this movie and now I want to watch it again.
@lazedout8755
@lazedout8755 5 жыл бұрын
Am I the only who thinks this movie is a complete masterpiece??
@ATAS18.
@ATAS18. 9 ай бұрын
Nope.
@franky_saint
@franky_saint 7 жыл бұрын
I remember reading this book in my childhood and it seems like one of the biggest impacts on my life growing up as I learned to read. Still wish Hollywood had left it alone. It didn't need a film adaptation.
@marjorierene427
@marjorierene427 5 жыл бұрын
I remember watching this movie on repeat when I was 7 I love it so much
@s.bregnest2857
@s.bregnest2857 7 жыл бұрын
The part with his sister and her friends was the part that I really didn't like watching.
@anthonythaete8755
@anthonythaete8755 8 жыл бұрын
It doesn't matter what people think of the film or if they feel it isn't similar to Maurice Sendek's original book. The movie version in an amazing film and no one could change my opinion
@raiden1690
@raiden1690 9 жыл бұрын
This is probably my favorite episode so far
@slashbash1347
@slashbash1347 8 жыл бұрын
2:39. Oh God, that face. I never saw this movie and that face just shows so much pain. I wanna give Max a big hug. Edit: Upon watching the movie, I saw that at least the teenagers weren't trying to hurt Max. They were just messing around and accidently took things are little too far.
@DJVirgoNeun1
@DJVirgoNeun1 8 жыл бұрын
I personally never did saw anything depressing or lonely about the original book growing up. I remembered this book being read to me when I was about 6 or 7 years old. Back then, I used to think it was all about what kids always dreamed of: to be carefree, stay up late, do whatever they want, and just have fun while letting their imaginations run wild. Pretty much every childhood in a nutshell. Girls wanted to be princesses with knights in shining armor while us boys love being either monsters or superheroes.
@ellaelise9607
@ellaelise9607 8 жыл бұрын
+Nine PointO Well, you were wrong, so.
@DJVirgoNeun1
@DJVirgoNeun1 8 жыл бұрын
Lisa Phelps So what? Mind enlightening me over what I assumed during my childhood or are you just trolling?
@Dairo512
@Dairo512 8 жыл бұрын
+Nine PointO You assume that everybody's childhood is similar to yours. Many, if not most, children dream of escaping into a world if their imagination where they have total control. However, fewer of them want to escape as thoroughly from the harshness of reality or with such passion. Those that do have lives that are worse than their capacity to cope can keep up with.
@MissyMona
@MissyMona 8 жыл бұрын
+Nine PointO The whole boys wanting to be superheros or monsters and girls wanting to be Princesses was kinda conditioned into us as children. It was kind of an unnecessary addiction to add to a relatively neat view.
@Dairo512
@Dairo512 8 жыл бұрын
MonakoSM You seem to have mistaken the definitions of "catered" and "conditioned". Please rectify that. The childhood desire tropes are typically born more as a result of instincts than social conditioning. The desire to be a hero is borne of the desire to protect (usually by violence), an inherently masculine desire and among the first introduced by testosterone. The desire to be a princess is borne of the desire to be fought over and catered to, an inherently feminine desire and among the first introduced by estrogen. The desire to be a monster is genderless, and usually stems from the desire to be different and free. This desire stems from repression felt as a child, whether its source is genuine or not. The only reason that girls are less likely to want to be monsters it that non-romanticized monsters are generally seen as ugly to look at and scary to be around, traits which girls typically find abhorrent.
@getintofilm
@getintofilm 9 жыл бұрын
Spike Jonze did a good service to Maurice Sendak's great book, we think. Nice comparison, and a good example of the challenges of adapting children's material for the screen. Our reporter Aoife spoke to Tom Moore about storytelling for children in his new animated film Song of the Sea. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/reBiiaxi3pOml5c.html
@calebshade4991
@calebshade4991 9 жыл бұрын
I am sad to admit I have not watched the movie yet, but I definitely will soon. This book was my young life, whenever I felt lost or alone I'd go back to it and read it again. And I know it sounds cheesy, but I probably wouldn't be the person I am today if I hadn't read it so much. Thanks for this video CineFix!
@JapaneseSanChan
@JapaneseSanChan 10 ай бұрын
I had the book read to me thousands of times when I was a baby, and I loved it, I even watched the mini animation short all the time. Watched the movie for the first time last yr and I was shedding tears😭😭💕💕💕 this book has been a part of my childhood forever. So it’ll always remain as my favorite.
@alexwashere1601
@alexwashere1601 9 жыл бұрын
love both the movie and the book
@Syrus7sk
@Syrus7sk 9 жыл бұрын
I kinda liked the movie but also kinda didn't, if that makes any sense.
@willie9084
@willie9084 9 жыл бұрын
Syrus7sk It does when you think of it as if all the wild things are just parts of this stressed child's psyche
@DiegoMS
@DiegoMS 9 жыл бұрын
Syrus7sk It does. Since it was marketed as a children's movie in Mexico I went to see it when I was like 12. I didn't like it per se since it was a really bizarre movie and kind of boring, but as I reflected on it I realised the kind of story it wanted to tell and how one could relate to it and that's what makes the movie a bit likeable to me.
@ellaelise9607
@ellaelise9607 8 жыл бұрын
+darkchamberofdark666 Wow, that was a painfully misunderstood response to OPs question- he wasn't asking ANYTHING about whether the book or movie make sense, he was asking whether it made sense that he sort of iiked it and sort of didn't.
@chaossmith3864
@chaossmith3864 8 жыл бұрын
Honestly it was kinda painful to watch and everyone was so unlikable in a lot of ways it felt like the bad traits of people were more focused on than any positive. IDK that's probably just my opinion. I liked aspects of the movie but disliked the movie for that reason.
@lillybee2951
@lillybee2951 8 жыл бұрын
Because the story is a bunch of , "hey I promise il help you ,you will be amazing and happy when I'm done with you guys" and then nothing happens , the story is too real it's shows how he's just a kid and no matter how hard he tries, he's just a kid who lives and breathes thinks and has emotions . I re watched this movie and I had an emotion ,an emotion where life is just not good, that death is a thing . The movie leaves you with a " why do I EXSIST " emotion . Probally why it got so much hate but in my opinion I adored it . Really well made .
@KyrenShat
@KyrenShat 6 ай бұрын
i remember watching this when i was younger, it was my favourite movie because it was the only movie that made me cry, i remember it being so sad.
@aislinlindsay3950
@aislinlindsay3950 5 жыл бұрын
The tiny things in the movie really hit, like Alexander saying “why does nobody listen to me?” And Judith’s outburst, which I think was meant to be directed at parents about children’s emotions and how parents are supposed to support and care for their children not get as emotional as they are. It fully made me cry when kw says “don’t go, I’ll eat you up I love you so”
@lukemckerracher7127
@lukemckerracher7127 9 жыл бұрын
Do Blade Runner...the book is called Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep...
@snowhitedyke
@snowhitedyke 9 жыл бұрын
Maybe do I am Legend? The opinions of the book vs. movie always vary with everyone, might make a decent topic one day
@808Slush
@808Slush 3 жыл бұрын
I watched this movie when i was little and I absolutely loved it. It will always stick with me because it was the first movie that ever made me cry, and that was a good thing! It made me realize that movies can be very powerful!
@xSpaceKing
@xSpaceKing Жыл бұрын
This has always been my favorite movie. As a kid I always wished I could run away to an island like that and live in a place where only the things you wanted to happen would happen. And I always felt like max and the monsters. I related to it on every level. Still my favorite movie
@spiderfingers86
@spiderfingers86 8 жыл бұрын
Sendak loved the movie so much that he said those who don't like it can go to hell. lol
@AirQuotes
@AirQuotes 6 жыл бұрын
Patrick Doss 😁
@Daniel-Rosa.
@Daniel-Rosa. 9 жыл бұрын
How about *Apocalypse Now =/= Hearts of Darkness* . They're both classics in its own medium, and something we *expect* to be different, but will be surprised by te similarities. Specially after hearing Coppola had nothing on set but a paperback copy of H.o.D, at one point. Yeah, let's do some deep artistic stuff, like the good adults we are xD
@Daniel-Rosa.
@Daniel-Rosa. 9 жыл бұрын
I'm sorry for making less adult sound like less artistic. One has nothing to do with the other. I plan to make children's movies myself. I'm completely sold to watching Where The Wild Thing Are now.
@Ferraridude13
@Ferraridude13 9 жыл бұрын
This need more upvotes, one of the better suggestions I saw in the comments for sure!
@Daniel-Rosa.
@Daniel-Rosa. 9 жыл бұрын
Ferraridude13 I'm glad for that :) Anyway, this is one I really want to see.
@neotheone5559
@neotheone5559 3 жыл бұрын
This is a movie that literally summarizes the stress and the lengths we go in childhood
@k7l3rworkman97
@k7l3rworkman97 10 ай бұрын
Bernard/ The Bull has always been my favorite. In the book it was his simple design. In the film it’s everything about him. I’m sure as adults, some of us can relate to the Wild Things in some aspects of life. Even personality 💯☮️
@thomaswillard6267
@thomaswillard6267 9 жыл бұрын
Eragon, Game of Thrones, To Kill a Mockingbird or Hunger Games please.
@MagickFlavour
@MagickFlavour 9 жыл бұрын
I remember crying at the movie. One of the few times that's ever happened.
@Squidsuds
@Squidsuds 3 жыл бұрын
How could people hate such a beautiful story
@ATAS18.
@ATAS18. 9 ай бұрын
I have no idea.
@karinne9933
@karinne9933 5 жыл бұрын
This is one of the 4 movies that have made me cry. I was 10 when I watched it and haven't watched it since, because it both terrified me and made me sad. I remember aswell that my parents read this book for me when I was really little, and I would love to read it again just to remember it again, but I can't find the book anywhere in my house
@ravensexy93
@ravensexy93 8 жыл бұрын
Do it what's the difference between the Stephen King novel the mist in the movie the mist
@Bopperann
@Bopperann 8 жыл бұрын
I realized the movie might be a little too brutal when one of the monsters had his arm ripped off his body. If anything the biggest failure with the film falls with the advertising. Every advertisement I saw made me expect a fun wild adventure. While the movie is actually... some very dark territory.
@jonathanb1406
@jonathanb1406 7 жыл бұрын
I'm pretty sure I remember reading that Sendak also loved the film too, which is always nice to know you have the backing of the person who's work your adapting.
@vraisairs9201
@vraisairs9201 9 жыл бұрын
I loved it. Please do more of these.
@johnathangrishaw3096
@johnathangrishaw3096 9 жыл бұрын
doesnt escape from new york have a book? if it does you should do that
@johnathangrishaw3096
@johnathangrishaw3096 9 жыл бұрын
it does and it looks fubr in the good way
@chesterstevens8870
@chesterstevens8870 8 жыл бұрын
I confess I skipped this movie: it looked foolish and juvenile.. But your rendition makes it sound almost adult. Intelligent; something I'd like to shae with my own children.. I think I might give it a go.
@MaximumMadnessStixon
@MaximumMadnessStixon 8 жыл бұрын
I adore this film and would say it's really in a way aimed almost more at adults than children. Its almost more about reflecting on one's childhood than about childhood itself.
@DarkTalesProduction
@DarkTalesProduction 7 жыл бұрын
I saw this my movie when I was little, it made me kinda sad, best to wait
@chchchchchchchchchchchhchchchu
@chchchchchchchchchchchhchchchu 3 жыл бұрын
Did you give it a go?
@chesterstevens8870
@chesterstevens8870 3 жыл бұрын
@@chchchchchchchchchchchhchchchu No.
@fellopez62
@fellopez62 9 жыл бұрын
Good job, guys. Was not expecting that movie and book but great as usual.
@Lario64
@Lario64 8 жыл бұрын
I owned the book as a kid. It was very very dear to me. I didn't even know it got so popular.
@mephostopheles3752
@mephostopheles3752 6 жыл бұрын
I was real young when I saw this movie (probably like ten years old-I'm a young'un, I know), and I thought it was pretty good. My parents and sister thought it was stupid. I still stand by my opinion years later.
@therollingbeatles123
@therollingbeatles123 9 жыл бұрын
Hey Cinefix you should do the next what's the difference segment on Apocalypse Now and Hearts of Darkness the book it was based on because there are a good bit of differences from the movie and book. Thanks if you ever get around to this one!!
@ShortSpider-Man
@ShortSpider-Man 6 жыл бұрын
I grew up with the book and loved the movie when I originally saw it. I love it even more now that I’ve grown older.
@defaultonlinexl3390
@defaultonlinexl3390 7 жыл бұрын
I remember reading the book as a bed time story and when the movie came out I was excited
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