Cast: Bill Murray, Edward Norton, Bruce Willis,
Jared Gilman, Kara Hayward, Frances McDormand, Tilda SwintonDirector: Wes Anderson
How hard it is to summarize life in mere happiness or sadness? Is it
challenging to be sane when the times and circumstances are against you?
Moonrise Kingdom delves upon the lines of bizarreness and envelops the calmness
of the sea, the splashing of storms, the blues and the bliss into a feature
film which is directed unconventionally by Wes Anderson.
Two sweet lings, lovers aged 12 years, flee together from
their homes / camps, into wildings and experience a fascinating adventure
hidden under the brows of the kingdom they dwelled in. Sam (Jared Gilman) is
emotionally disturbed for he’s an orphan at such ripe age. The female
protagonist, Suzy’s (Kara Hayward) parents consider her as a misfit and
troubled child, which molds her into someone who is partly depressed and partly
rebellious. The odd love blooms between the two as things around them gets
whacky, courtesy to the storm erupting from the waters.
This year’s opener in Cannes starts out gorgeously with sepia soaked period frames and delicate love gestures sprawling across the canvas with utter beautiful imagery. Heartfelt emotions and innocence gets seized in the camera when our duo tries their first French kiss on the shores of a sea while the lad spits and says, “I’ve got sand in my mouth”. This is one such couple that rises above clichés and ponders upon the most vital decisions of life while chewing a gum.
With such ambitions and promises, the potential of the subject often feels untapped. The scope of the movie is humongous but due to its run time (93 minutes), the characters never get deeply etched and nor the message sounds as profound as it should have been. Edward Norton, as the camp leader, feels under used and the character development seems almost negligible.
This year’s opener in Cannes starts out gorgeously with sepia soaked period frames and delicate love gestures sprawling across the canvas with utter beautiful imagery. Heartfelt emotions and innocence gets seized in the camera when our duo tries their first French kiss on the shores of a sea while the lad spits and says, “I’ve got sand in my mouth”. This is one such couple that rises above clichés and ponders upon the most vital decisions of life while chewing a gum.
With such ambitions and promises, the potential of the subject often feels untapped. The scope of the movie is humongous but due to its run time (93 minutes), the characters never get deeply etched and nor the message sounds as profound as it should have been. Edward Norton, as the camp leader, feels under used and the character development seems almost negligible.
The peculiar music score and the stunning acting of the cast,
especially by the pair, set the standards playfully right for this spirited
retro drama. The cartoon images in between distract a bit, but then, what’s an
Anderson movie without such nuisances spilled on the screen!
Audacious, melancholic and sugary at the same time, Moonrise
Kingdom is a heartfelt piece of cinema that works its charm as slowly as the waves
that triumph upon the eccentric shores of this ‘Kingdom’. Enchanting and
charismatic in equal proportions!
Rating: 3.5 / 5
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