What the hell is the Isle of Dogs talking about?

Krystal 2022-03-25 09:01:08

Chapter-style multi-line narrative, the main line of the 12-year-old mayor's adoptive son looking for the dog's spots exiled by the mayor, the mayor and the shadow legion promote the dictatorship to participate in the election under the guise of expelling the canine, and the minority scientific researchers and the children's "legion" confrontation The mayor's conspiracy serves as a supplementary line, constructing the children's world and the adult world of binary opposition of children + dogs.

Absolute courage, loyalty and camaraderie on one side and perpetual cowardice, lies and enemies on the other, a common trope in Wes Anderson films. Also common are his obsessive-compulsiveness in symmetrical composition, bright color schemes and humor.

But this time, very different, the satire about militarism, the destruction of the environment, and the harming of animal children seems politically correct. But with white children as bystanders and political leaders calling for freedom to awaken politically castrated intellectuals, Japanese nationals and even political leaders, under her impetus, the protagonist, the Japanese child, succeeded in debunking the dictatorial conspiracy and was elected as the new mayor. It's all going very well, sci-fi, mainstream Western Europe, is it just spurning the adult world of clutter and hypocrisy? What is it trying to say?

It is worth mentioning that the main line setting is actually the dog's perspective, and the others are unknown third-party perspectives. What the audience mainly experiences is the dog's narrative perspective. The dog can't understand Japanese. When the protagonist boy speaks Japanese, he usually can't translate or add subtitles. It seems that the whole human society is the observation of the dog, that is, the audience's perspective. cao object. . .

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Extended Reading
  • Trycia 2021-12-01 08:01:29

    Political appeals may not be much in Anderson's films, but love and friendship abound in his films, and this "Canis Island" is certainly one of them. In 2016, Anderson's wife gave birth to a daughter. Anderson, who was born in 69 years but with a childlike appearance, was born in the middle age. This "Island of Dogs" was born at this time, and it must be full of his joy and love as a father. So we can see in the movie Atari crying when she misses her dog, and we can see Chief crying after being fed biscuits and taking a bath. Movie fans have a high opinion of Anderson, and they all like his unique and self-contained movie style. However, there are many directors with styles, and few are so successful and attract fans. Movie fans, like me, are happy to live in Anderson's time.

  • Lindsay 2021-12-01 08:01:29

    It's a politically strong one in the Wes movie, which mainly revolves around politicians, student movements, and groups of dogs fighting against oppression. But Wes is still not suitable for this theme, the story direction is a bit difficult to evaluate. His biggest advantage is his unconstrained brain power. For example, this time he focused on language and subtitles. The American audience will watch this film from a dog's perspective, and the Japanese audience will be from a human perspective. This is really interesting.

Isle of Dogs quotes

  • Nutmeg: Will you help him, the little pilot?

    Chief: Why should I?

    Nutmeg: Because he's a twelve year old boy, dogs love those.

  • Rex: I used to sleep on a lamb's wool beanbag next to an electric space heater. That's my territory, I'm an *indoor* dog.

    King: I starred in twenty-two consecutive Doggy Chow commercials. Look at me now, I couldn't land an audition.

    Boss: I was the lead mascot for an undefeated high school baseball team.

    [sneezes]

    Boss: I lost all my spirit, I'm depressing.

    Duke: I only ask for what I've always had, a balanced diet, regular grooming, and a general physical once a year.

    Rex: I think I might give up.

    Duke: What, right now?

    Rex: Right now.

    [turns around]

    Rex: There's no future on Trash Island.

    Duke: [sneezes, then turns to Boss and King] You heard the rumor, right? About Buster?

    [All the four dogs murmur]

    Boss: Who's Buster?

    Duke: Uh, my brother from another litter.

    King: What happened to him?

    Duke: Suicide. Hanged himself by his own leash.

    Boss: Aw, boy...

    Rex: I want my master.

    Chief: [scoffs in disgust] You make me sick.

    [vomits off to the side and walks up to the four dogs]

    Chief: I've seen cats with more balls than you dogs.

    [shouts at Duke]

    Chief: STOP LICKING YOUR WOUNDS!

    [Duke looks around awkwardly with his tongue out. Chief walks up to Boss]

    Chief: You hungry? Kill something and eat it.

    [walks up to Duke]

    Chief: You sick? Take a long nap.

    [walks up to King]

    Chief: You cold? Dig a hole in the ground, crawl into it, and bury yourself.

    [walks up to Rex]

    Chief: But nobody's giving up around here, and don't you forget it, ever. You're Rex. You're King. You're Duke! You're Boss! I'm Chief. We're a pack of scary indestructible alpha dogs. You're talking like a bunch of housebroken... pets.

    Rex: You don't understand. Uh, how could you, I mean you're a...

    Chief: Go ahead say it. I'm a stray, yeah.