Sealike


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Sealike

Sealike

The story, Where The Wild Things Are, centers on a vulnerable young boy, who copes with strong and frightening emotions by creating a whimsical world inhabited by ferocious creatures.

The film version has a heavy melancholic mood, which is accentuated both by the musical score by Karen O and Carter Burwell and desolate landscape of the film’s Australian setting. Therefore, it’s more successful as an emotional film than an action movie. However, it was the intention of the filmmakers to accomplish both cinematic experiences.

Max Records excels as the rambunctious and sensitive “Max”, with his pensive expressions and roaring bursts of rage. However, his released, untamed fury seems more like boyish horseplay; again, thanks to the film’s dulling gloominess.

If The Wolf Suit Fits…

Max (Max Records) is a lonely little boy, desperate for his family’s attention. His divorced mother (Catherine Keener) is overwhelmed by her responsibilities, and his teenaged sister would rather hang out with her friends.

One evening, his mom’s boyfriend (Mark Ruffalo) is over the house for dinner. An upset Max reacts by putting on his be-whisked wolf costume, and storming around the home. A temper tantrum ensues, and Max races outside, and into the nearby wooded area.

The angry boy finds a small sailboat on the shore of the woods' lake, which he uses to escape away from his present emotional crisis. After a sea-like journey, Max spots glowing fires atop a ruggedly-terrained island, and sets ashore.