Thursday, September 13, 2012

11.09.12

You know when you wait in anticipation for something for months, and as it gets closer to the date, you get more and more excited and your expectations are built up higher than a skyscraper?

Then it all comes crumbling down around you as the thing you were anticipating turns out to be miles below the bar you set for it?

Well, that didn't happen tonight.

Moonrise Kingdom, the Wes Anderson film has been on my 'to watch' list for a very long time. It seems like forever ago that I first saw the trailer, and since then I'd been quite excited.

Wes Anderson is one of my favourite directors. The way he takes reality and adds just the right amount of quirk is perfection. His characters are always endearing, the settings quaint, and the editing is nothing but fun.

As soon as the opening sequence started, I knew Moonrise Kingdom was going to be a treat. The way he shot different rooms of the house in a cross-section, like a dollhouse was genius. We panned and tracked from room to room and caught a glimpse of the characters with a beautiful piece of music playing on the family's coveted record player.

It was delightful.

This isn't meant to be a film review though.

I was just in awe of the creativity and mastery of Wes Anderson's filmmaking.

It was quite spectacular.

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