The first trailer for Spike Jonze's adaptation of Where the Wild Things Are is out — with Arcade Fire's Wake Up as the backing track — and it looks great, if a little creepy. Of course that could just be me. The book always scared me a little.
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ReplyDeleteNo no no no no. Why must we take all the good things and mess with them? Part of the book's charm is its simplicity. From that trailer I can see that Max has issues at home because his mom is divorced and now she's dating (making out at least on the couch) with some guy. Max is a daydreamer at school. He doesn't fit in, etc. Do I really need another film about hope? The book isn't about hope, it's about a kid who gets sent to his room without dinner and imagines (or does he??) a far off place. Okay, I don't know any details from the film for sure but how else are they going to drag out a 10-minute read? I know it's a Spike J film and he's uber cool but go do something original if you're so bloody creative.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was pregnant, I bought two books that I couldn't wait to read to my baby. This was one of them.
ReplyDeleteA ten sentence book into a two hour movie, it's gonna be interesting!
I'd agree that there really isn't much need to create a full movie out of this book - what's next, Mortimer: The Motion Picture? That being said, I think a movie can work as it's own creation and need not sully the original. For example, Tristan will never know there is a live action Grinch, but he will come to love the animated version. But the book will be his first introduction.
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