“I have a sadness-shield that keeps out all the sadness,
and it’s big enough for all of us.” – Max (Max Records)
I know I was a retard thinking that Whip It was out in Singapore last year, only to find out that it’s been released recently. Well, I truly hope I’m not making the same mistake for this one because oh my god I love this film. Not only is the soundtrack one of my favourites by far this year, but how can I hate one of my most favourite stories ever written? Maurice Sendak’s Where The Wild Things Are was a classic children’s story I grew up with and I remember my mum reading it to me every night before bedtime since I was three. I just love it. Okay, I admit I used to have nightmares about it, but then I grew to love it. What hurts, however, is that I forgot where that book went to. Time to go on a hunt for it.
I don’t know why the film gave me a whole Neverending Story vibe though, maybe it was the characters? So familiar and strangely comforting. Sad as hell, awesome fit of music – Karen O and the Kids; Arcade Fire, Aaron Hemphill, Brian Chase and Nick Zinner, Dean Fertita, Imaad Wasif, Bradford Cox, and Jack Lawrence. For what it’s worth, this one’s a wicked classic worth every penny.
