10-19-2009, 10:17 AM
Arsilon Wrote:My wife and I were just discussing this last night coincidentally. We were wondering if we should bring our 4 year old. He likes the book but we were concerned about some of the negative comments about how appropriate the movie actually is for kids that young.
I think the movie is more for adults who read the book when they were young then it is for really young children. I'm sure its fine for older children (it is PG after all).
Semi Spoiler for parents below:
I took a 3 year old and a 6 year old and I wish I didn't. I figured, "this is where the wild things are it can't be bad for young kids." I loved the book when I was young so I wanted to like the movie but it was probably a little to much for my young children. They both wanted to leave at 3-4 different points in the movie. I was torn between leaving and making sure they saw the ending so they knew the boy didn't get eaten (thus averting nightmares).
More spoilage:
I agree with a lot of reviews. The movie could have showed the darker emotions without ripping arms off and showing the bones of previous dead "kings." Granted, you're supposed to say "this is all in the mind of an 8 year old" so its more innocent then sinister, but try telling that to a 3-6 year old. Which brings me to my biggest complaint: They upped the age of "Max" from a 5ish year old to an 8+ year old. 8 Year olds rip arms off and are fine with seeing the remains of people, i.e. piles of bones, but I don't think 5 year olds are.
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