I went to see Where the Wild Things Are after work today, and I loved it. It felt like childhood, like all the moments I remember. All the feelings you can’t express, all the things you say, all the hope and joy. The scary things you begin to learn about the big, terrifying world. The fun of just playing. Wishing you were older and could be in charge. Wishing the world went your way. The quirkiness of kid imagination. All of it. More than any movie I think I’ve ever seen, this one didn’t just show childhood. It embodied it. The dark and the light.
Archive: October 23, 2009