Where the Wild Things Are

We watched Where the Wild Things Are, a couple nights ago.

I was interested to notice how uncomfortable I was with the boy and his behaviour. He seemed out of control sometimes, and I even went so far as to tell A1 & A2 that they are great kids, compared to the boy in the movie. There were many scenes in the movie that made me uncomfortable.

At the end of the movie, we asked Austin what he thought about it. Skye asked Austin what he thought the boy may have learned.

Austin said that the boy's family needed to treat him better. He was being bullied by everyone, especially the people he needs to be able to trust the most. In one scene, Austin said that the bigger kids could have really hurt Max, maybe even killed him. Skye pointed out that one older boy checked with Max, asking him if he was okay. Austin felt the gesture wasn't enough.

Austin said that Max learned that his family does love him, but they sometimes make mistakes. Skye felt that Max learned that people aren't perfect. The people we love aren't perfect. Sometimes, our family does or says things that hurt us, but they do love us.

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I liked the soundtrack.