Where The Wild Things Are

I'll try to keep this short, because this movie works mostly on a non-verbal level. Spike Jonze somehow managed to not only make a great adaptation of a classic kids book without messing it up, he grew it into a powerful story with something for kids and adults alike. The story isn't as important as the characters and the feeling, and here they are rich and interesting. I also appreciate how he walked a very delicate line between light and dark; this is important because Maurice Sendak's books are intentionally dark-edged. Life is a mix of light and dark; Where The Wild Things are faces this head-on, and speaks to our animal nature.