Tonight, we decided to do something a little different. We hadn't seen Where the Wild Things Are yet so we rented it. But first we read the book so we could compare the book to the movie. It was a fun Saturday night activity. The movie was very detailed and much more descriptive than the book. I don't know how I feel about Max's character before he went to where the wild things are, but I did really like the message the movie sent once he was on the island. It seemed to show kids how it sounds when they pout or bully another child. All four of my kids got very involved in the movie. It seemed a little bit dark and scary. Ellie, my eight year old, got really scared during the part where one of the wild things gets angry at Max and starts chasing him. She cried a lot, so I would suggest explaining a few things to children before showing this movie. The characters seemed very childlike. After I explained to my daughter that they were like children and they had feelings like all kids do, she calmed down a bit. I think that was the point of the story. Max needed to learn how to express his feelings and needed to know that even though he felt alone, he wasn't. He had his family.