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"Moonrise Kingdom" is a film that I have, by my count, watched some six times as of this writing. I consider it to be basically perfect, having never identified any facet of it that I consider worth changing. Wes Anderson’s style reaches its apogee here – though he would go on to equal it, more or less, in his follow-up film "The Grand Budapest Hotel".
Set in a dreamy version of 1960s rural New England, the film follows two troubled children (Jared Gilman and Kara Hayward, both terrific young performers) who run off on an adventure, convinced of their love for each other, with an assortment of frazzled adults in pursuit. Centering the film on these two extraordinarily self-confident and self-knowing children proves to be a stroke of genius for Anderson; his highly stylized dialogue has never felt more-suited to its subject. The contrast between the deadpan idealism of the youth and the world-weary adults is engaging and illustrative, and leads to some fascinating dynamics, particularly between Gilman’s Sam and the lonely middle-aged cop played excellently by Bruce Willis (very much against type). The scenes with the two young lovers together in their idyllic “moonrise kingdom” of the title manage to be both sweet and oddly honest about two kids just starting to explore sexuality.
But enough of that thematic analysis: "Moonrise Kingdom"’s greatest asset is that it is extraordinarily funny. Anderson’s dialogue is at its sharpest, and every castmember, down to the supporting child actors playing Sam’s fellow scouts, seems to know precisely how to deliver it.
This being a Wes Anderson film, it goes without saying that the production and costume design, cinematography, score, and other technical aspects are choreographed and stylized with an intricate skill born out of rigorous artistic conviction. Anderson and his collaborators know exactly what they are doing, and they bring this world to life in a manner that feels effortless, belying all the work that must have gone into it. I’d gladly live my whole life within the picturesque world created on the island of New Penzance. The film was sadly overlooked by the Academy Awards, save a screenplay nomination, but two of the key people involved here, production designer Adam Stockhausen and composer Alexandre Desplat, would go on to take home Oscars for their work on Anderson's "The Grand Budapest Hotel", and others would earn nominations.
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Moonrise Kingdom (Blu-ray)
An island off the New England coast, summer of 1965. Two twelve-year-olds, Sam and Suzy, fall in love, make a secret pact, and run away together into the wilderness. As local authorities try to hunt them down, a violent storm is brewing offshore... Wes Anderson’s Moonrise Kingdom stars Jared Gilman and Kara Hayward as the young couple on the run, Bruce Willis as Island Police Captain Sharp, Edward Norton as Khaki Scout troop leader Scout Master Ward, and Bill Murray and Frances McDormand as Suzy’s attorney parents, Walt and Laura Bishop. The cast also includes Tilda Swinton, Jason Schwartzman, and Bob Balaban. The magical soundtrack features the music of Benjamin Britten.
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