Review 116: Moonrise Kingdom
In 1965, a pair of young lovers Suzy Bishop (Kara Hayward) and Sam Shakusky (Jared Gilman) flee their New England island town, prompting a local search party led by the Sheriff (Bruce Willis) and the girl's parents (Bill Murray, Frances McDormand) to fan out to find them.
The plot is a masterpiece; at its core, it's a simple story of young love and child sexuality.
Dysfunctional/Collapsing families are also a prominant theme in Moonrise Kingdom.
it's essentially a
right-of-passage story as it focuses on the progression from childhood
to adolescence while on the periphery delivers an effective contrast in
the disillusionment of adulthood and the sense of falling in love at first sight, It's also a well written story about
two young lovers. It may have a large ensemble cast for the adults but
this film is not about the adults, this film is about the the children
and whether their relationship will be broken or not.
Wes Anderson's direction is, the cinematography is gorgeous (creating a decedant storybook like world that) the production design is colourful (and boy do I mean colourful), the costumes are exquisite, the props are immaculate, the score by Alexandre Desplat is grand, the scenes with Suzy and Sam are possibly the best scenes in the movie and played very honestly, the humor is possibly the greatest in a Wes Anderson film. There is some intensity in this film which for me is incredibly rare in a comedy and there's a real sense of sadness that really touched me. There are so many words to describe this film it's warm, its whimsical, it's poignant, it's tragic, it's hilarious, it's beyond bonkers, it's shocking, it's heartbreaking and it touching.
The acting is excellent, with this film, Anderson proves he has a keen eye for casting as Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Bill Murray, Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton, Jason Schwartzman, Bob Balaban and Harvey Keitel.
Wes Anderson's direction is, the cinematography is gorgeous (creating a decedant storybook like world that) the production design is colourful (and boy do I mean colourful), the costumes are exquisite, the props are immaculate, the score by Alexandre Desplat is grand, the scenes with Suzy and Sam are possibly the best scenes in the movie and played very honestly, the humor is possibly the greatest in a Wes Anderson film. There is some intensity in this film which for me is incredibly rare in a comedy and there's a real sense of sadness that really touched me. There are so many words to describe this film it's warm, its whimsical, it's poignant, it's tragic, it's hilarious, it's beyond bonkers, it's shocking, it's heartbreaking and it touching.
The acting is excellent, with this film, Anderson proves he has a keen eye for casting as Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Bill Murray, Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton, Jason Schwartzman, Bob Balaban and Harvey Keitel.
I was especially impressed with newcomers Kara Hayward and Jared Gilman who expertly capture the zest and innocence of childhood
Bruce Willis gets to do some of his best work in recent years playing Captain Sharp.
Moonrise Kingdom is a remarkable coming-of-age comedy drama film, 5/5
The Anonymous Critic
Moonrise Kingdom is a remarkable coming-of-age comedy drama film, 5/5
The Anonymous Critic
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