Where the Wild Things Are (9 out of 10)

Happiness isn't always the best way to be happy.

Based off the Maurice Sendak children’s book, Where the Wild Things Are is about Max, a little boy who is always making mischief of one kind and another in his wolf suit. After a particularly bad fight with his mother, he creates an imaginary land inhabited by wild things and becomes their king.

This was one of my favorite books as a kid (second only to Goodnight Moon). And the movie did not disappoint! I was a little unsure of how a 48 page children’s book was going to adapt into a full length film, but Spike Jonze pulled it off well.

I don’t know if younger audiences would fully appreciate the movie, it might be a little too dark for some kids, but anyone who read the book as a child will love it. After all, there is a little bit of a wild thing in all of us.