Moonrise Kingdom (2012)
Director: Wes Anderson
This movie was a blast. I enjoyed myself so immensely while watching it that I had no time to stop and consider the meaning flowing underneath or the technique used in presenting it. Still, I caught enough to know it was because of, and not in spite of, the meaning and art of the film that I so enjoyed it.
I'm not up to understanding or explaining everything that's going on in the film, so I won't try to spell it out. This is a movie that taps into classical themes about leaving the city to renew the city, Biblical themes about a lost Eden, and a very modern aesthetic and moral compass. It's so sweet and simple that it feels just like a kid's movie, but you can't take your kids to see it. It's outrageous and fantastical with real and sympathetic characters making realistic, frustrating and heartwarming decisions. It features severe disappointments but ends up optimistic.
And it's also a movie about the meaning and power of art -- especially film, but through the metaphor of music and painting. If you enjoy -- or can even simply tolerate -- Wes Anderson's aesthetic, you should go see the movie. There is some underage sexuality in the movie, so if that would bother you, you've been warned.
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