Onde vivem os monstros: um breve passeio por entre o livro e o filme

Abstract

Based on a comparative reading of Where the Wild Things Are (1963), considered by many to be Maurice Sendak's greatest work, and the film of the same name (2009), by Spike Jonze, we aim in this study to identify points of approximation and distance between the pieces and how they resort to the specificities of their own languages ​​to construct meanings. To achieve this aim, a bibliographical, qualitative and hypothetical-deductive study is used, which is mainly supported by the reflections of Linden (2011), Moraes (2023) and Nodelman (1988), regarding to theories relating to the book-album, and to the studies of David Bordwell (1985), regarding cinema. We observed, from the readings undertaken, that, if the book proposes innovations regarding the construction of the architecture of the picture book, masterfully exploring the triad of verbal text, illustration and graphic design; the film innovates in thematic terms. Thus, it is noted that both the reader and the viewer of these works need to be open to reading innovative thematic, material and/or aesthetic features and characteristics, taking an active role in their respective enjoyment.