[Movie Review] Moonrise Kingdom: An Eccentric Tale of Innocence

[Movie Review] Moonrise Kingdom: An Eccentric Tale of Innocence

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.

 
[Movie Review] Moonrise Kingdom: An Eccentric Tale of Innocence

Casts: Bill Murray, Edward Norton, Bruce Willis, Jared Gilman, Kara Hayward, Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton

Director: Wes Anderson

Rating: 3.5 / 5


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 the wilderness 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 a ripe age.

On the other hand we have the female protagonist, Suzy (Kara Hayward), whose parents consider her a misfit and a troubled child, something that molds her into someone who is partly depressed and partly rebellious. An odd love blooms between the two as things around them get whacky, courtesy the storm erupting from the waters.

[Movie Review] Moonrise Kingdom: An Eccentric Tale of Innocence

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 get 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 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 very young 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 nuisance 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!

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