Where the Wild Things Are captures Sendak's magic

It is said that a baby rattlesnake is actually more dangerous than an adult because it carries just as much venom as its adult counterpart, but it cannot control the amount of poison delivered in a bite. We humans have the same problem. Our children are equipped with the same powerful emotions adults have to wrestle with. They're just not as equipped to deal with them. This is the underlying theme of the brilliant and complex meditation on childhood delivered in the film "Where the Wild Things Are." Based on the beloved children's book by Maurice Sendak, "Where the Wild Things Are" tells the story of an unruly young boy named Max (played by the conveniently named Max Records), who after getting in trouble for sassing his mother (Catherine Keener), runs off to a land of large, strange beasts who make Max their king. The book... [read full story]                    

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