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Wes Anderson's "Isle of Dogs" is a novel work with Japanese culture as the background, but cleverly using the dog as the perspective. Under the combination of unrestrained whimsy and the unique aesthetics of stop-motion animation, the film was born. It is no longer a fairy tale for children. With the absurd and wise humor, it is a fable that satirizes the adult world.
At the beginning of the movie, Wes Anderson imagined a near-future Japanese city for the audience. Because of the raging "canine flu", the mayor quarantined all the dogs and exiled them to a garbage island far away from the city, but the mayor's adopted son, Kobayashi In order to find his beloved dog, he bravely ventured into the "Island of Dogs", which opened the main story of the movie. Unlike many movies with humans as the protagonists, the protagonist of this movie is actually not Xiaolin. All the dogs' dialogues It is English, and at the same time, it is deliberately not Japanese translation for humans. From the perspective of dogs, their position on the relationship between garbage islands and human pets has subverted the traditional concept of human beings that pets are helpless and pitiful after losing their owners.
In addition to the main line of dog hunting on Xiaolin Garbage Island, it is the conspiracy and tricks of the cat slave mayor to prevent the dog from returning. Among them, totalitarian rule and student movement, human intrigue and sincerity and simplicity in the dog world A stark contrast, through which Wes Anderson, and the dog's perspective established from the beginning, resonates with the emotion that the dog is man's most faithful friend. The return of the purest truth and goodness of human nature makes this story more and more warm and warm, exuding the movie charm that is exclusive to Wes Anderson.
The production of stop-motion animation is not easy, and in this kind of film, Wes Anderson's deep understanding of the traditional culture of other countries, as well as his excellent deconstruction, make the film, in terms of cultural color and soundtrack, both continue Wes Anderson's The mesmerizing aesthetics and its usual cold humour are even more skillful in the film. At the same time, Japanese elements such as sushi and cherry blossoms are also vividly integrated. This is a film that will not be directed by a Western director at all. A story that makes people feel abrupt.
From a unique perspective, a seductive and thought-provoking adult fable, Wes Anderson, who sees the world through dogs, not only shows warmth with the inseparable bond between man and dog, but also completes his personal artistic expression in "Canis Island". Another breakthrough.
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