"Where The Wild Things Are" - Government Propaganda?

I've been hearing a commercial on the radio that encourages kids to visit a government (.gov) website that seems to promote the values contained in the movie Where the Wild Things Are. In the commercial, there are subtle messages that seem to contain a very collective spirit, encouraging the idea of acceptance and identity as part of larger group. What is starkly lacking, in my opinion, is the idea of individuality.

I have not seen this movie, but every time I saw a trailer or hear about it, I get a bad feeling, and, being inherently suspicious of any government and its motives, this recent radio commercial that directs listeners to a .gov website (I can't remember the address right now), has further set off warning bells.

Do any of you believe that this movie, and its associated propaganda, are meant to serve the communist progressive purposes of the regime by influencing young children whose parents are unable to discern the danger inherent in its message?

Perhaps you should see the film and find out instead of arguing your unsupported conclusions.

In the book Max is simply acting out a bit too much. Acting like kids do. He gets sent to his room for a time out and has an adventure, supposedly in his mind. At the end of the day, after having been more outwardly calm he “comes back” in time to find dinner waiting in his room.

In the film Max is frustrated because he perceives he is not getting desired attention from his older sister and his mother who apparently is dating. He acts out violently against both of them. After being chastised he runs away from home and travels to where he meets the Wild Things. He becomes friends with one of the monsters who has feelings similar to Max's. Through participating in various adventures with the Wild Things, Max comes to recognise his own bad behavior by seeing it happen in his friend. He travels back home to his mom and apologizes.

Both are good stories, but the movie has a great deal more depth and substance than the book did. The book serves as only a very skeletal framework for the movie's story. Outside of the distant implications of the broken home, I have trouble understanding how this film could be identified specifically as right or left.

But I have no problem hearing from anyone who has seen the film and wants to support a contrary opinion.

If I didn't argue unsupported conclusions I've never get anything done!And you are quite right, I haven't seen the film (and have no deep desire to do so). My complaint is there seem to be many who want to find a leftist plot behind every snippet of popular culture - justified perhaps by all the twelve year-olds practicing human sacrifice after the evil Hollywood cabal exposed their tender yet fertile minds to Harry Potter.

You are not missing much. I saw it with my daughter - she had a cold and nothing better to do. It is mostly forgettable.

The most amusing moment for me was when I recognized the voice of one of the monsters as James Gandolfini, and said,"now that's a monster you really don't want to cross." My 7 year old just didn't get it. Kids.

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs was much more fun. Now if ya REALLY wanna talk commie propaganda...

As far as movie influence, I just cant let her see "The Squeekquil" (Alvin and the Chipmunks). After the first one we went through at least three large tanks of helium. /s

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