i just barely saw this movie, I really liked it. It was good compared to a lo of other "kids" movies in the past few years, and it maintained an almost film-noir aspect which was distinctive from the original children's book. I grew up as a kid with it as my favorite, precisely because of the imagery and bit of darkness to it, and so I was glad the film retained and even enhanced this. The filming was superb, the scenery and setting even transcendental, the effects subtle enough to no be so over the top like other CGI movies, and the soundtrack was emphatic and perfectly matched for the pace of the movie. I also like that the movie kepts the underlying themes of the book, that alienation is matched with family love, and that we
all need acceptance. The movie more so enhances the ideas of loneliness, isolation and acceptance, but maintains the more positive aspects that the book did, as a kind of fable. Kids are supposed to remember that family is supportive and loving, but that it is a two-way street, we can't be selfish and we can't indulge in our every whim. Also, the monster motif for the monster of insecurity which is in us all.. Tupac said it best, "I hate the reflection of the man in the mirror because he makes the pain seem realer"
Anyone else really enjoy this movie?
