A beautiful piece of art

Rating: 9/10 (8 December 2015)

I love Wes Anderson's style, but Moonrise Kingdom made me cry. And it didn't make me cry because the story is sad. It is just a beautifully written story, with very peculiar characters in a very peculiar world. I find it inspirational, exciting and so well done. As always, Anderson uses visual effects in a very smart and artistic way. His stories don't need photorealistic explosions or convoluted scenes full of dust, smoke and debris flying all over the place. Instead, Anderson surprises with his beautifully crafted stories and uses visual effects to allow imagination translate into film. Moonrise Kingdom is comedy, drama, action and adventure ... All in one. There's no point on briefing someone on this story. The whole piece needs to be appreciated and enjoyed as a whole. Graphic design, music, painting, writing, photography, acting—so many forms of art were involved in this movie that I can just feel excited and hopeful about having the chance to make part of something similar in the near future.