Where the Wild Things Are Netflix

Where the Wild Things are is a well written, intelligent, and very cold drama about the often challenging interactions within a closed group of people, the complexities of leadership and the cost of selfishness.

It's not a movie about imagination or childhood at all, and it's only vaguely concerned with themes of growing up, family or maturity.

It's not wacky or funny. Not colorful or exciting. There's only about 10 minutes of what I'd call "fun" in the whole 2-hour package.

That doesn't make Where the Wild Things Are a bad movie. It just makes it completely defiant of the viewer's expectations, and thus a rather confusing film to watch.

The first time I saw this I wasn't sure how I was supposed to be taking things. Was that supposed to be funny? Is she being sarcastic, or serious? Is Max in real danger now, or not? That's not because the movie is actually confusing, but because it all seems vaguely wrong and inappropriate. I left scratching my head saying "I guess that was good?"

In the end I decided I didn't like it. I felt that this was either the wrong script for this movie or the wrong movie for this script. Either way, it didn't click for me and felt awkward to the end.

Nevertheless there is quality here, and I recommend you watch it yourself and reach your own conclusion.

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Max imagines running away from his mom and sailing to a far-off land where large talking beasts crown him as their king.

Genres: Children & Family Movies

Actors: Mark Ruffalo, Catherine O'Hara, Paul Dano, Chris Cooper, James Gandolfini, Forest Whitaker, Lauren Ambrose, Catherine Keener, Max Records, Michael Berry Jr.

Directors: Spike Jonze

Runtime: 1h40m

Available Since: April 14, 2015

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Feeling misunderstood at home and at school, mischievous Max (Max Records) escapes to the land of the Wild Things, majestic -- and sometimes fierce -- creatures. They allow Max to become their leader, and he promises to create a kingdom where everyone will be happy. However, Max soon finds that being king is not easy and that, even being with the Wild Things, there is something missing.

  • Rating:

    PG (Brief Language|Adventure Action|Mild Thematic Elements)

  • Genre:

    Kids & family, Fantasy, Adventure

  • Original Language:

    English

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  • Release Date (Theaters):

    Oct 16, 2009  wide

  • Release Date (Streaming):

    Mar 2, 2010

  • Box Office (Gross USA):

    $77.2M

  • Runtime:

    1h 41m

  • Distributor:

    Warner Bros.

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Yearning for escape and adventure, a young boy runs away from home and sails to an island filled with creatures that take him in as their king.

A young boy named Max has an active imagination, and he will throw fits if others don't go along with what he wants. Max - following an incident with Claire (his sister) and her friends, and following a tantrum which he throws as a result of his Mother paying more attention to her boyfriend than to him - runs away from home. Wearing his wolf costume at the time, Max not only runs away physically, but runs toward a world in his imagination. This world, an ocean away, is inhabited by large wild beasts, including one named Carol who is much like Max himself in temperament. Instead of eating Max like they normally would with creatures of his type, the wild things befriend Max after he proclaims himself a king who can magically solve all their problems.

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