This movie illuminates fallacies in the human psyche that would only be done in a therapy session. The characters including the human kid are all unlikeable and are weak and insecure. There is violence throughout.Who translated the book into this? If the monsters don't speak in the book,why do they speak in the movie? They would have been better off not speaking. Definitely not a kid movie. I feel duped by the trailer which makes it look something like the Never Ending Story. I cannot believe Tom Hanks put his name on this movie.. The movie is about a messed up kid who lies and hurts people. I don't know why they are marketing this to kids?!?!