For those of you that were disapointed and thought it was too dark for children... you should have done some research before going to see the movie! The trailers are dark and capture the movies tone immediately. Anyone could have seen that from the start. It is NOT a movie for little kids, that is why it was PG and not G. Being a teacher and a huge fan of Maurice Sendack and this book my entire life and career, I was overwhelmed by the creativity and amazing nature of this movie. It WAS VERY TRUE to the book and so creative! I was taken to a far away land that had only been in my head since i was a little kid and enjoyed every min of it!!!!