What's the Difference between Where the Wild Things Are the Book and Where the Wild Things Are the Movie?
| In the Book |
In the Movie |
Max
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Max
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This Character does not appear.
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Mom
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Bernard
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The Bull
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Bruno
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Ira
Portrayed by: Forrest Whittaker
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Emile
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Douglas
Portrayed by: Chris Cooper
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Goat Boy
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Alexander
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Tzippy
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KW
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Aaron
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Judith
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Moishe
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Carol
Portrayed by: James Gandolfini
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This Character does not appear.
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Boyfriend
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This Character does not appear.
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Sister
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This Character does not appear.
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Richard
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Where the Wild Things Are Book vs Movie
| In the Book |
In the Movie |
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Max's mother is mentioned and speaks to Max but is never seen |
she is actually seen |
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Max is sent to his room without supper and the room becomes the wilderness |
he runs away
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Though Maurice Sendak named the Wild Things after his aunts and uncles |
they are given totally different names |
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Max only spends one night on the island |
he spends a few nights
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There is no emotions in the book for the Wild Things |
Carol becomes extremely sensitive and out of control. He rips Douglas's arm off |
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When Max decides to leave, the Wild Things become angry and try to stop him by threatening to eat him |
the Wild Things simply let him leave with a sad goodbye
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The book is meant for kids |
the movie is pointed for adults |
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Max has no close relationship with any particular Wild Thing |
He forms a close bond with both Carol and KW
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there are no pedophiles in the book |
There is reference to pedophillia in the film |
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The book doesn't have a secret animal in it |
The movie though has Richard the raccoon who wasn't seen or heard of in the book
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The book doesn't have a secret animal in it |
The movie though has Richard the raccoon who wasn't seen or heard of in the book |