Yeah, just seeing the front cover of that book brings back a lot of great childhood memories. It was my absolute favorite book growing up. Can't wait to see the movie.
October 16. Kind of interesting reading about all of the problems the movie has been through. The studio obviously wanted it to include kids as part of its target audience. A few things from the article: "But for months the Web has been pulsing with rumors and in-depth accounts that when Jonze had a research screening last December, kids in the audience were crying and fleeing the theater--not exactly the reaction the studio had hoped for." "The movie's big problem? The boy, played by newcomer Max Records, is almost entirely unlikable, coming off as more mean-spirited and bratty than mischievous." "Jonze has also had tons of issues with the wild things. Originally shot as actors in furry creature suits with animated faces, as well as animatronic puppets, they were a big disappointment. Instead of being scary or funny, they almost seemed blank, with little warmth or emotion. Jonze is now retooling the film, using CGI to create more life-like monsters."
Disney was going to do a CGI/Hand Drawn hybrid at one time with John Lasseter of Pixar (Toy Story, Bug's Life, and Cars) directing. The youtube video says it's from 1983. <object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/LvIDRoO8KnM&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/LvIDRoO8KnM&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>
I don't know if it's the nostalgia of a favorite book from childhood, the seemingly well done special effects, or the (see above) greatness of Arcade Fire (a personal favorite), but that trailer (the one posted in the op) is moving. Can. Not. Wait.
This reminds me of the childhood story "Where The Wild Things Are", written and illustrated by Maurice Sendak.
I don't think irony is the word, but yeah, he's joking about how the movie doesn't really follow the book. Of course the book is very short so a feature length film would have had to add and expand to the story. Spike Jonze and Dave Eggers, the screen writers, worked closely with the original author btw. So he's had lots of input on the film.
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This movie just looks so amazing to me, I thought people who are even a little nostalgic about the book may want to watch this clip. It's a featurette for this movie available at apple.com: http://www.apple.com/trailers/wb/wherethewildthingsare/ Here's a reaction to some footage that was shown for the movie at Comic-Con (from Devin Faraci of Chud.com): http://chud.com/articles/articles/2...NGS-ARE-MAKES-DEVIN-ACT-SHAMEFULLY/Page1.html [rquoter] It is not acceptable for a grown man to be getting teary eyed at out of context snippets of a movie played at a comic book convention. And yet there I was, sitting in Hall H, fighting back tears as I watched scenes from Spike Jonze's Where the Wild Things Are. Introduced by Max Records, the boy at the center of the movie (who relayed a quote from original author Maurice Sendak: "I love this movie. I hope people like it. If not, they can go right to hell."), the footage worked serious magic on the thousands in attendance. If Jonze's entire film matches the heart of the few minutes I saw, anyone who doesn't like this movie won't be going to hell since they simply have no soul. Everything seems to be shot at magic hour and the footage was imbued with a deep sense of melancholy. But there was also lots of joy - scenes of a Wild Things dogpile and a group effort to build a castle evoked childhood innocence and fun in ways that connect with you on a completely emotional level. ... [/rquoter] A lot of great movies I'm looking forward to this year (the other one that comes to mind is District 9), but I have to say this tops the list. I hope it delivers like the word of mouth suggests.
How is a movie trailer so damn moving? I love the seamless transition from acoustic version to studio version.
Is there a deep message to the movie? I've heard a similar story, Asian version. It goes like this: Once there was a poor student who went to the capital to take an examination to become a government official. During the trip, he stopped by a small house, where the owner cooked him some rice. While the rice was still in the pot being cooked, the student fell asleep. During his sleep, he passed the examination, became a government official and married the king's daughter. Then the king grew old and died, leaving him the throne. He became king and conquered vast lands. Then there were corruptions in the court and he was murdered. Just before he died....he woke up! And the rice was still being cooked. So his whole life unfolded in a matter of a couple minutes.
arcade fires first cd is amazing. top 10 record for me this decade. and i have a lot of stuff that i like.
