Movie: Where the Wild Things Are

Interpretation:
When I watched this movie I thought it was about parenthood. Max seems to think everything is unfair. He runs away and encounters a world where he is "king," he is in charge. He thinks this is his opportunity to make everything run the way its supposed to. But he runs everything the way he wants to. In the end, nothing is perfect like he hoped. His choices were selfish and so they hurt everyone else. The creatures realize that he is not the "king" they all expected and that he couldn't set things right. When he leaves it is with the understanding of how hard it is to build a "perfect" family. I think he learns to appreciate his mom more and respect the decisions that she makes. Most importantly, he realizes that she loves him and that she is trying the best she can. Her job is not an easy one.

Rating: 4.3 with 6 votes.