Where the wild things are wild rumpus
![where the wild things are wild rumpus where the wild things are wild rumpus](https://i.etsystatic.com/10764461/r/il/d7e962/923498286/il_794xN.923498286_1i6n.jpg)
Cut knock knock joke between bob, terry and alexander. Cut KW introducing Max to Bob and Terry as a ‘biter’ Makes her more threatening and him more sympathetic. Reversed shot of Max looking at Carol to better match transition from real world Max can just imagine that the fort is already built. Removed wild things building fort scenes. again, kept him quiet and sad as much as possible. Removed soundtrack and added new foley to max lying in bed thinking about dad scene. Simplified dialogue in cave/model scene Didn't want a joke at the end of the sun dying scene.
![where the wild things are wild rumpus where the wild things are wild rumpus](https://filmcellsltd.com/images/products/detail/MP08100503.1.jpg)
Removed tinkly piano from 'did you know the sun was going to die" scene, and added wind foley to make the scene more desolate. Turned walk with Carol through the woods into a dream sequence. INstead, we meet her when Max does, at the bottom of the wild thing pile. Trimmed dialogue between max and wild things before he becomes king Cut much of the original soundtrack (mostly replaced by new indie-rock songs)
WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE WILD RUMPUS HOW TO
again, tried to keep him a loner, struggling to know how to connect with people. Cut Max calling to his sister to play with him. Have kept him quiet/sad, hopefully increasing our sympathy for him. Cut all bad behaviour/anger by max in early stages of the film. Dialogue has been simplified wherever possible. Stripped back dialogue between wild things when Max first sees them. First cut to the wild world sees max already in stormy seas arriving at the island. Cut max's journey to the wild things by boat. Re-sequenced entire film, cutting back and forth between real and wild world to directly contrast what max is experiencing. This non-linear edit of the film also features a new ending to the original. This allows for a very different approach to telling the story, where we gradually learn why Max feels the need to escape, and progressively discover exactly what the wild world represents to him. This is a also a non-linear take on the story, where Max escapes many times to the world of the wild things, not just one time. The intention is to better match the tone of the initial trailer, and to create a more subtle and introspective interpretation of the film. Dialogue has been stripped down wherever possible, creating more of an empahsis on the music and the visuals to tell the story.
![where the wild things are wild rumpus where the wild things are wild rumpus](https://img1.etsystatic.com/075/1/7954584/il_fullxfull.815899821_i38g.jpg)
This new edit features an entirely new soundtrack performed by many great artists, including Fleet Foxes, Midlake, Sigur Ros, Bon Iver, Nick Drake and of course, Arcade Fire. But to me that first trailer promised so much more - a story of a sad, lonely, quiet boy and his imaginative escape to the only place he feels able to cope with life - The world of the Wild Things. I can totally understand why Spike created the film in the way he did - Max is a precocious little boy, sometimes pretty annoying - pretty much the same as the boy in the story. The film itself to me was a disappointment.
WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE WILD RUMPUS MOVIE
It remains my favourite movie trailer of all time. It set the scene, featuring Spike Jonze's beautiful direction and the stunning cinematography, made all the more incredible by Arcade Fire's anthem, and the fact that Max didn't say a word. The original trailer for "Where the Wild Things Are" featured "Wake Up" by Arcade Fire.