Me and Wes Anderson have different tastes.
His films are beautiful. Whenever I try to remember one of his films, I picture these artistic and striking tableaus. I think of walking through a museum of bright and edgy paintings, struck by color palettes and composition. I can never, however, recall a damn thing about the plot or emotional arc of a single one of his films.
Moonrise Kingdom is one of my favorite of his films. These actors have mastered the art of playing a Wes Anderson caricature and they do a great job. The film is stunning to look at and I feel somehow warmed by the quirky fire of the world he creates. I only regret not feeling anything. Depicting a whirlwind romance in a manner that is devoid of all emotion is pleasingly ironic but I still just feel better at the end of a film if I have been on my own emotional journey as well.
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