This film has the usual style of Wes Anderson, fresh and relaxed, full of innocence and romance. Especially suitable for a rainy day, curled up on the sofa, while eating snacks, while slowly admiring, of course, if there is a loved one to accompany you, the effect will be more effective.
1. Juvenile
In the world of Yuesheng Kingdom, both the male protagonist and the female protagonist are regarded by their parents as "problem teenagers". They are rebellious, love to cause trouble, and are not obedient enough. But is this really the case? The male protagonist Sam is an orphan, but he concealed it and joined the Boy Scouts. It was not until he left the barracks and the instructor and the police called his parents that we learned that he was an orphan, and his adoptive father was indifferent and direct. He said that he would give up raising him, and his adoptive mother's indifferent attitude all let us know that maybe Sam has long felt the feeling of being abandoned as an orphan. It is best not to expose this identity, because being different will more easily lead to bullying. The hostess Susie is a girl with three younger brothers. She likes to observe the world through a telescope. It seems that through the telescope, she can get closer to her ideal world. Of course, in this film, the telescope also made her run into her mother’s affair. She was not taken seriously at home, her parents were indifferent, and no one communicated with her. Every family member lived in her own cubicle. At school, she fought with her classmates. She was taught as a problem teenager. She was bored with this home until she met the male protagonist Sam when she was performing in the church. They became friends and confidants, and they ran away together and left this life.
2. Moonrise Kingdom
Leave their parents, leave the Boy Scouts, where are they going? An ancient route. With his experience as a boy scout, Sam had already prepared the items needed to leave. Wearing the brooch and fox tail hat his mother left him, he calmly came to the meeting place they had agreed upon. At this time, the hostess Susie arrived on time, with her cat, the record player borrowed from her brother, a box of fairy tale books, and of course her telescope. They set off, marching on the established route, and arrived at a beautiful and quiet little harbor, where they belonged to the Moonrise Kingdom. Set up a tent, light a bonfire, and dance music from the record player. They can finally be themselves, dance like children, they hug and kiss, everything is so natural, the clumsy dance makes this little couple look beautiful and cute. Sam gave Susie a pair of earrings made of insects and fishhooks. Susie, who has no pierced ears, was not afraid at all. Asking Sam to pierce her ears and wear a token of love. Love is never turning back, with a childish face lying on Sam. In Susie's arms, listening to her read her favorite fairy tales.
Three. Reality
Of course, the director will not let go of shaping every character in the real world. The attitude of Sam’s adoptive parents has greatly disappointed the island policeman Sharp and the Boy Scout instructor Wald. What should they do with Sam’s escape? They haven't figured it out yet, but it is imminent to find Sam back. Susie's parents finally discovered the fact that Susie and Sam had run away under the reminder of their youngest son. So, together with Sharp and Ward, they started looking for Sam and Susie. The well-trained Boy Scouts were still prejudiced against Sam who had escaped. They took their weapons and puppies and set off. Soon the team members found Sam and Susie. In the tense confrontation between the two sides, Susie injured the waist of one of the team members. The team member killed the dog that was taken by mistake. In the end, Susie and Sam were of course taken back. Reality. Susie confessed to her mother that she had seen her having an affair with Officer Sharp, and what Sam had to face was being taken to a social welfare institution and using electric shocks to treat "problem children" like him.
Four. Counterattack
Although the two people who love each other are caught back to reality, Sam will sneak into Susie's window, paint for her, and be with her. "People who love each other just want to be together. What's wrong with this?" Susie asked her mother. The mother also began to think about her feelings towards marriage and Sharp. My father also began to examine his attitude towards marriage. Police Sharp temporarily took care of Sam's daily life. A bachelor police officer was actually in charge of picking up Sam for secret appointments. He and Sam gradually developed a father-son relationship. Instructor Ward also didn't want Sam to be taken to the orphanage to receive electric shocks, which left him confused. The boys of the Boy Scouts all began to admire Sam. He could bravely escape from the system and elope with his beautiful girlfriend, which made them feel cool. They wanted to bring the lovers together again. So an action to rescue Susie began on a rainy night. Sam and the little team members successfully rescued Susie and also had a wedding by the way. What if they don’t have a marriage certificate and are not of legal age? People who love each other must be together, and love is a promise to marriage. But a heavy rain trapped everyone in the church. At this time, the staff of the Social Welfare Department also came here to "capture" Sam. Sam and Susie were forced to stand on the roof of the church. They held hands. You can run away. At the very moment when Constable Sharp appeared, he asked Sam if he could live with him, and Sam agreed.
The ending of the film is fairy tale-like perfect, let us once again believe that love can redeem each other, love is the way out of life, it is love that builds the Kingdom of Moonrise.
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