Great film, Diverse from other modern film

Rating: 9/10 (23 July 2013)

Moonrise Kingdom is a rather unconventional film- its story can be considered diverse from most all other film I have watched, at least for a romance. Despite being considered a comedy, I personally would not consider it to be a comedy due to the fact that there are few comedic moments; and what ones that there are deal with mature and/or dark themes. The classification of this film being a romance, though, is extremely fitting.
The story follows a boy and a girl of presumably quite different ages, and the pursuing of a relationship. They both deal with family conflicts, and by the judgment of those who know them, they are troubled children. The boy is a foster child, who's parents died previous to the film's time-line (not much is discussed of this other than that it happened at one point). The girl character, on the other hand, is disturbed in other ways... again, not much of this is discussed throughout the film other than that she has violent tenancies developed from various life issues (that aren't discussed in the film). The two of them end up escaping their respective living arrangements to pursue their relationship; and thus the story ensues. I wont go into it, as I do not want to spoil the story TOO much for you, the reader.
Similar to as mentioned earlier, this film is rather unconventional, but not only in terms of story, but also in cinematography and technical elements. For example, there are a lot of strange camera angles that, while quite different from anything that I have seen, are very well executed. Color correction is used in such a way to create a retro feel to the movie, as well as in most cases of how color correction is used; to convey mood, which is also executed very well.
Overall, I quite enjoyed watching this film. Definitely one that will be remembered as a classic sometime in the future.