of the film in typical Wes Anderson style. Although there is no way to compare with some of his films in terms of heaviness, it is still remarkable in terms of emotional expression and touching people's hearts. The texture of the film is quite special, and it perfectly shows the first love of young people.
——The Hollywood Reporter
film returns to the theme of Anderson's 14-year-old film "Youth and Young", but this time it goes further. Such a timeless, emotional and meaningful film is a perfect fit for a Cannes opening.
——The film "Daily Telegraph"
is unbearable and unacceptable in terms of performance, story, directing method and art; especially the art direction of the film is a huge disaster. - Behind the scenes
at Indiewire Wes Anderson tells teenage stories Wes Anderson has always been known for his stability and ability to find the right cast (voice) for a film. Whether it is Bill Murray, Natalie Portman, Owen Wilson or George Clooney, they can all show different charm in the hands of this all-round director. This time, Anderson chose two rookie actors with almost no experience for his teenage film, ditching the rising stars who have starred in many Hollywood blockbusters. It looks more like an adventure. And the two young actors he selected from many candidates, Jared Gilman and Carla Hayward, have naturally become the objects of everyone's pursuit.
According to the film's producer Jeremy Dawson, Anderson doesn't believe in fame and experience, and relies more on his own intuition when choosing actors. "Anderson was using his instincts to find actors, and he thought these two could play the roles in the film, and that's for sure," he said. "And it turns out that Anderson found the right person again this time." It is not easy for a small actor, first of all, they have no experience in reading scripts; secondly, they have to memorize the story and lines of the film; finally, they need a lot of rehearsal. Jared Gilman said: "When I was reading the script, I didn't understand what the story was. After reading it, I understood it through other people's explanations. Later, I spent a lot of effort to memorize my own lines. People say I have a good memory, so it didn't take much time to memorize the lines. Then I needed to rehearse with Carla, which was the hardest, because I couldn't remember my parts alone, and I needed to rehearse with Cara. She cooperated. After the filming officially started, I never took the script again. I read the script aloud, copied it on my mobile phone, and listened to it over and over in my spare time." Anderson asked the two young actors not only to memorize Live the lines and express the emotion. He even put forward high requirements for the two young actors to "become characters". Kara Hayward said: "Anderson wanted us to be characters so that no performance or emotional expression would be unpleasant. Because the performance comes from the heart, not the action. It came out and squeezed out."
In order to let the two young actors return to the 1960s and have the state and feeling of that era, Anderson specially let the young actors watch the film "Escape from Yakara" starring Eastwood, and made a Let their parents tell them stories about their childhood. Because their parents are people who grew up in the 60s. In addition to this, Jared Gilman and Kara Hayward also started writing letters to each other. Carla said: "In the film Sam and Susie met and decided to elope after exchanging letters for several years. So, we also decided to start our friendship by writing letters."
It's not hard to find actors, what's difficult is to train them into characters. Under Anderson's strict and comprehensive training, the two young actors showed charming qualities in the film. Producer Jeremy Dawson said: "The end result of the film is fascinating, with two young actors showing amazing qualities that are completely different. All we can say is that Anderson's training and mentoring of the young actors has been very good indeed. It's a success." A
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cast, Anderson's choice of adult actors is also very unique, he recruited Bill Murray, Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Tilda Swinton and Bob Barry Such an unexpected combination of Laban. Jeremy Dawson said: "It's a big feature of Anderson, he always finds characters who have character, and then arranges them in the film, so that they have the right role. In fact, it started with "Crossing Darjeeling" , Anderson's trait is revealed. In this film, the cast of adult actors that Anderson recruited is also very strong, and with the characteristics of the film, it is very charming. On the set, watching Anderson filming is a very interesting experience. It's an interesting experience, he always takes the actors out for a while, and then suddenly puts them back into their roles. Shooting this way, the actors will be in good shape and full."
No one can really tell what the film is saying, and what "Moonrise Kingdom" conveys is an ambiguous, mash-up, complex character. Perhaps the film is very simple, just simply telling the wonderful summer of two children. In any case, the story in Anderson's hands, glowing with a different kind of charm. That fascination comes from Anderson's total control over the film. As we all know, Anderson is an all-round director, and he often plays several roles in his films, so the films often have strong Anderson's personal characteristics. Gerard Sullivan, the film's art designer, said: "Anderson gave us inspiration and direction in every way. He provided great ideas for the film and then depended on our work to express them. In order to achieve his Requirements, we did a lot of experiments, tried various combinations of art and color matching, and finally decided what kind of design to use in the movie. The same is true for other departments. Although we are all film crews, but from the perspective of the final film effect, our work is not independent, because Anderson combined all the creations at the end and became the A film. Our work becomes an integral part of the film, which is very admirable, and that is the director's art."
Roman Coppola, who has worked with the director on many films, said: "Anderson Having a big picture, he can feel the emotions of the characters in the film and the texture of the world they live in. We have discussed the texture and details of the film together, and Anderson has his own opinions on many issues. In this film In the film, my job is to write the characters and create an environment for them. Once these big premises are established, we can easily add various elements to the film. But when it comes to the actual shooting of the film, Anderson's talent is revealed. He can design the taste of a movie from start to finish. His ideas and talents have influenced everyone on the crew. Many departments start from Anderson's ideas and requirements. It should be said, His opinions and expectations for the film influenced the actors, cinematography, sets, recordings, etc. Anderson influenced the entire film.
Trivia
· This is Wes Anderson's first live-action film rated PG-13.
· This is the sixth time Wes Anderson has worked with Bill Murray.
· In order to play his role, Jared Gilman deliberately learned canoe rowing lessons.
·The trailer of the film shows a map of the island, which is transformed from the map of Fisherman's Island.
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