{"id":5528,"date":"2009-10-17T07:00:24","date_gmt":"2009-10-17T11:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shamusyoung.com\/twentysidedtale\/?p=5528"},"modified":"2009-10-17T09:33:38","modified_gmt":"2009-10-17T13:33:38","slug":"escape-to-the-movies-where-the-wild-things-are","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shamusyoung.com\/twentysidedtale\/?p=5528","title":{"rendered":"Escape to the Movies: Where the Wild Things Are"},"content":{"rendered":"

I know I read Where the Wild Things Are at some point in my childhood. Or at least, I know it was read to me. By now I can no longer recall the details or subject matter. It’s all gone. The only things left are those strange, imaginative, whimsical, and slightly disturbing images from the book, which I doubt I’ll ever forget. When I read it was being made into a movie I cocked my head to one side and squinted slightly at my monitor. What? I didn’t think that book was a story so much as an idea, like “Oh, The Places You’ll Go!<\/a>” or “Goodnight Moon”. How is that supposed to work as a movie?<\/em><\/p>\n

It doesn’t really matter I guess. Someone did it, and it seems to have worked. I’m probably not going to see it in theaters, but I did find Movie Bob’s review to be thought-provoking:<\/p>\n