I like to give wild hugs.

In a previous post I mentioned Where The Wild Things Are. I enjoyed it so much that I wanted to write a short post about my feelings on it. When I told my dad that I was going to see it he told me that NPR did not like it. Here’s a link to their review:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=113653755lates/story/story.php?storyId=113653755.
Since I am very impressionable and also a big fan of NPR I became slightly hesitant to go see the movie after hearing this information from my pops. After seeing it I understood their take on it, but I actually enjoyed it a whole lot. It was really interesting to see how a children’s book was adapted on screen. It was a little hard to watch because Max was so rude to his mother and because the “wild things” were awfully neurotic and mean, but that was what the screenwriters wanted to portray. It’s not a movie I’d take a young child to by any means, but the soundtrack and cinematography was absolutely gorgeous. The artistic aspect of the film has extended into clothing and apartment decorum featured by Urban Outfitters. It's overpriced but terribly charming. I especially like the "art work". I'm still confused on the message of the movie and what everything meant. I wasn't sure what each character (or whom each character was supposed to represent.) The movie was intensely philosophical. I hope more children's books are converted in movies like this. Children's books are such a beautiful and honest genre. They have a lot of potential for expansion. But I gues part of the beauty of a children's book is simplicity. A children's book that would make for a very interesting film would be The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein. I adore Shel Silverstein. I love him so much that I want a tattoo of one of his charming little drawings. I'd especially like one of the stump from The Giving Tree. That book means a lot to me. Ever since I was a little one I have gravitated towards Shel Silverstein's work. I feel like Shel Silverstein's poetry captures the essence of my childhood philosophy (which just so happens to be pretty much the same today.) Like Hug O' War for example.

That is how life should be. Everyone rolling around and laughing and winning. Life is not like that. Not at all. That is OK. I will make my life like that; well as much as I possibly can. It may involve tackling friends and family and forcing them to be happy which goes against the whole point of the poem. I don't know. This world is imperfect and due to sin that's the way it will remain. However, I am going to do my best to spread this message of "Hug O' War" and maybe perfect the imperfection of it all just a hare.