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Written by Karen O (of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs), the songs provide a youthful vigor that complements the action on screen. What really brings this film to life is the music. Carol (played by James Gandolfini), whose anarchic and misunderstood nature Max immediately identifies with, specifically seems to provide the boy a means for coming to terms with the father now missing from his life. Each of the creatures has a unique personality derived from Max's experiences with people in his homeland.

Max's behavior is given a cause and his trip into the land of the wild things is given a purpose. The movie adds some unique elements to the original Maurice Sendak storybook.

Many people learn to cope with life's troubles in their own way, and Max does so by becoming a wild thing. These are difficult thoughts for a young boy who already has the dilemmas of his age to deal with. He knows that, like the sun, one day his energy will run out and he'll fade away.

He is imaginative and rambunctious, but he has no control. Running Time: An hour and a half MPAA Rating: PG Max is angry.