this is a f/x test shot for spike jonze's up coming where the wild things are adaptation. apparently this isnt the right child actor, nor the correct wild thing suit. with that taken into consideration the clip is still quite moving. it interesting to see the monster get jealous of robots (which are across the board awesome) and reconcile with the boy in one scene. it plays perfectly like many a childhood interactions, and its great to see a imaginary character in a child's movie that isn't portrayed as an adult nor a happy all the time child. this imaginary character shows the worst of childish emotions as well as the wide eyed ability to play and inquisitiveness of a child. im extremely eager to see this when it comes out next year.
this scene kinda feels like the childhood scene from eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, where joel [ya boy jim carrey] attempts to hide his memory of penelope from mind erasing in a deep memory of his childhood. this scene also plays upon the kinda cruel, insensitive and sometimes down right fucked up part of being a lil kid. and in a movie of moving scenes this one had to be one of my favorites. *the scene starts @ 2:45
as an added bonus theres also this really great spike jonze intro to a fully flared skate video with music by m83. m83's music is just as dramatic and raw as any of these scenes and it wouldn't not be entirely out of the realm of possibility for him to score WTWTA. but thats really just me wishing more than anything.
