Where the Wild Things Are
I remember the book from growing up and I have to say that even over the years I still hate it. It’s another one of those things that gives me the creeps. I think it’s got to be because of Halloween right around the corner all the dark and gloomy things are coming out and I keep remembering a new thing from my childhood I hate. I don’t know what it is about the book that I dislike and a part of me thinks I should go back and read it. I just don’t see that happening though. I honestly am wondering if it’s just the pictures because that’s what I always see. I was talking to DP about this the other night and he thinks I am kind of crazy. I can’t blame him though. I told him that if he wanted to take WC to see it to go ahead and take him but I wouldn’t be going. I hate that book so much that I told DP I don’t want the book or the movie in the house! I am going to tell the family that I would appreciate it if no one bought it for him since he will not be allowed to watch it when I am home. How sad is that? It’s like the Nutcrackers, or the Dark Crystal to me. They are both movies I hate. I can’t stand Nutcrackers so much that I refuse to own any! I don’t even like to look at them on display anywhere. My mom says that when I was really little maybe 4 or 5 that I was forced to watch the Nutcracker and have hated it ever since. I can understand that, since the part I remember even now is where the mice were running around all evil like terrorizing people. That’s all I see when I think of that movie or see a Nutcracker. So, it’s weird because I love Christmas so much but at the same time I know that there will be Nutcrackers out their terrorizing me. As for the Dark Crystal I am not sure what happened. I remember watching the movie a lot as a child even though it scared me at times, I would watch it again. I think there was even a point when I loved the movie. Somewhere though I became to hate it. I think one thing it shares with the other two is the dark characters. I am not sure though because I love the movie The Labyrinth. It’s a little dark too but I love David Bowie. I mean who doesn’t love that man! That must be why I am okay with that movie after all dark and scary things are always better when it’s someone you have a childhood crush on right!?
