Where the Wild Things Are

Okay, I am so jazzed about this movie. I was a big fan of Where the Wild Things Are as a kid but became an even bigger fan of it when I tackled it as an adult and began to see more than just the lonely boy finding an outlet for his mischievous energy. It became a larger story about the way that adults interact with children and about how deep anger and imagination run. My favorite part of the book is when Max comes home from the land of the Wild Things and finds his dinner waiting, still hot.

But even better is the song Spike Jonze uses in his trailer for the movie, Arcade Fire’s re-recorded “Wake Up” — yes, this song is only available in the trailer, not like I’ve checked or anything (scouring hype machine, for instance). As something different from the version off Funeral, here’s a version with David Bowie at Fashion Rocks recorded in 2005:

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The two versions of the trailer as well as an exclusive featurette are available at apple.com.

I’ve read reviews of the script and I hope that Dave Eggers and Jonze do not disappoint.