Wow! (insert Owen Wilson voice) My first film review in English. I know for certain that the quality of the film review won’t go down, because it wasn’t that high in the first place. Well I’ve diddle-daddled long enough, time for the review!
Moonrise Kingdom is one of ten films made by Wes Anderson, a director that has such a recognizable style that he is basically a genre of his own. The way he films is just so ecstatically pleasing. What I really like about his films is that almost all the shots are perfectly symmetrical and when a shot isn’t symmetrical then it is intentionally done this way. And don’t even get me started about his colour pallet. It just so bright and full of joy. I think I can describe his style with a simple comparison, his films (sometimes) resemble a doll house, very colourful, joyful and always a little bit depressing (doll houses are apparently depressing). I could go on and on about this man mainly because I am a little bit in love with him but let’s move on.
Moonrise Kingdom is a classic coming of age film that revolves around Sam Shakusky and Suzy Bishop. They both come from two dysfunctional households: Sam is an orphan and can´t get along with his foster parents while Suzy is depressed because her parents neglect her feelings. I know this sounds a little depressing and well it is, but the rest of the film is delightfully funny. But I’m drifting away. During the summer Sam is at a Khaki scout summer camp, which is portrayed as basically a military camp for children (but somehow a fun one). During scout master Randy Ward (Edward Norton)’s daily routine check he finds out that Sam fled the summer camp and ran away. The film then revolves around the journey Sam makes and the repercussions of it.
I know I didn’t go into much detail about the film itself, heck the part about Wes Anderson is longer than the part about the movie. But I don’t want to give away too much about this film. If you have never seen a Wes Anderson film, you should watch one immediately. Every single one of his films is great but I think this one is my favourite. But everyone has a different taste so just start with discovering your favourite Wes Anderson film (such as the Royal Tenenbaums or Fantastic Mr Fox) as soon as possible.
