What are the easily missed details of "Isle of Dogs"?

Johnny 2022-03-26 09:01:05

First, the dogs' names, collar plates, family, favorite foods (in order of appearance...)

No.1 Jupiter

Jupiter has the same name as the head of the gods who rule the gods and the mortal in Roman mythology. The opening prologue story comes from the mouth of Jupiter~

No.2 Oracle

Oracle oracle, philosopher, a dog who can only "understand" human news programs, the "prophet" of Canis Island, contracted most of the cute points in the film~

No.3 Spots

Spots' first appearance was in a cage, and his last appearance was under a tombstone. It's very scary to think about it - Atari is not the one who opened the cage for Spots, but the person who erects the monument for Spots. (Maybe I'm dark...)

After "The Grand Budapest Hotel", WA once again used pink so well. The pink nose makes Spots different from Chief. What's more interesting is that Spots' cubs also have pink noses.

No.4 Chief

Chief's appearance has its own cool attributes. I foolishly thought that WA was paying tribute to "Flying Over the Cuckoo's Nest", so this dog representing freedom has the same name as Chief who flew over the madhouse.

The black-to-white coat color and the collar nameplate made from scratch are intriguing. Perhaps white is the background color of Chief.

No.5 Rex

Coming from a teacher's family, the square nameplate reads "kennel cough, distemper, rabies, parvo". In my impression, Rex doesn't sneeze, so there is a reason for not sneezing, because so many vaccines have been given. . .

Rex's favorite time is doggy chop, so the bones hanging under the nameplate are self-evident~

No.6 Duke

"vaccinated" on the nameplate

Are super gossipy dogs related to the composition of the family (mainly gender...)

No.7 King

Record "Agent contact" on the nameplate

No.8 Boss

The nameplate records "mascot" "5 undefeated consecutive seasons"

The baseball-shaped nameplate, the mascot dog of the Kavasaki Dragon baseball team~The content of the nameplate corresponds to the Kavasaki Dragon baseball team's broken winning streak at the end of the film~WA's attention to detail in handling small details is evident~

Then, there is the BGM of the film. In addition to paying homage to "Seven Samurai", the Japanese traditional musical instrument Taiko occupies a large part, and in traditional Japanese culture, it is usually used to beat the Taiko to drive away the disease. The serum vaccine at the end of the film "drives away" this "biological disease". However, there may be another level of "disease", right?

scene model

Finally, some familiar tributes~

There are wood and there are very familiar~

Seeing these square solid garbage, the next second, Wali will appear in front of you. . .

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Extended Reading
  • Kimberly 2022-03-25 09:01:08

    He likes the leader of stray dogs. He is humble and has his own pride. He has his own freedom and does not need to listen to anyone's instructions.

  • Randi 2022-04-24 07:01:06

    Wess: Exploring wildly on the edge of cultural appropriation. If Darjeeling’s outlook on the cultural other is still self-deprecating, then “Isle of Dogs” is only superficial and self-righteous: aesthetics and tribute are all skins, but sensitivity is lost, no wonder professor Look pissed. I will not talk about the extreme stereotypes of cats, dogs, and Japanese. Director Wei can be confident not to translate, and try to use the language of the movie to make English audiences buy it all.

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.