1. The ubiquitous opposition and irony
It is very difficult to explain the absurdity and eccentricity of Anderson in one sentence, because this style permeates every corner of the film, from scene design, costumes, characters, plot and soundtrack. .
Suzy, who looks like a problem girl, is neatly dressed in a pink dress, white knee socks and Sunday school shoes. Sam, who looked the most immature, pretended to have a pipe in his mouth. Various professional field skills are abandoned after symbolic trials, such as throwing pebbles, using drinking water directly, catching fish while cats eat cat food. Want to escape the adult world, but nowhere is its shelter. On the adult side, the "social welfare" who has never been named, Norton, who has been deprived of the command, has made the only command of strength, and so on.
2. The hearts of adults and teenagers
Sam is a child raised by adoptive parents who have lost both parents. Some of the videos of the adoptive parents have not been described too much, but only from their decision after the elopement incident, it is possible to speculate on their usual attitudes. Sam's role as an adult on this line is more of a Boy Scout instructor played by Norton. This slightly funny and cowardly instructor obviously did not have obvious dereliction of duty, but the elopement still happened, and he even lost the entire squad in the second half. Because he didn't do anything either. When everything is working properly, playing by the rules and not dereliction of duty may preserve the apparent calm. When accidents happen, it is not enough to just be dereliction of duty, and as we all know, there are too many accidents in the youth.
Compared to Sam's tragic life, Suzy's family looks much better. But this seemingly beautiful and warm house is divided into cells, and parents, siblings are in their respective cells, and they even use loudspeakers to communicate. Susie's parents also didn't hurt her directly, but the problem was the same as Norton's -- inaction. The indifference and betrayal between husband and wife were all in Susie's eyes, and they did not have an in-depth conversation with the child, but silently bought a "Guide to the Prevention and Treatment of Problem Girls". When it comes to this couple, the wife's derailment is not because of her husband's atrocities. On the surface, they can even be regarded as a model couple. The problem between them is the same - inaction when the estrangement occurs. Don't you see this husband, after vaguely aware of the affair between his wife and the police, did not question or be violent, but silently went out to chop down trees with an axe...
3. The first time to escape: Elope to the Kingdom of the Moon This
film is in The plot is connected by two escapes of the teenager, starting from the church and ending in the church.
For the first time, Sam and Susie met in a church. After many letters and exchanges, the two lonely and confused souls seemed to have encountered the only life-saving straw, so they resolutely ran away, holding hands, and marching towards the unfamiliar The Moonrise Kingdom that exists.
As mentioned above, although Sam prepared a head of survival skills, he actually used very few of them, and the end point of the elopement and the follow-up arrangements were also unclear. It can be said that this was an elopement destined to be fruitless, but it was also their instinct to face pain and pursue happiness. Anderson did not add any judgment in this paragraph, but only used warmth and tolerance to narrate this interesting story. The journey ends at the 3.25-mile tidal mouth, and the end of the film is also fixed on this desperate and innocent picture. This may be a dream that many people have had or still have.
However, this elopement has pushed the island's stale and unchanging adult world, and the police, parents, instructors, and Boy Scouts are all dispatched. Both the policeman and the instructor began to reflect on themselves, and the mother also began to communicate with Susie. When the "Guide to the Prevention and Treatment of Problem Girls" slipped out of the schoolbag, there was no embarrassing scene, but a kind of relief. Sam, on the other hand, even had an ally for the first time, and this elopement turned him from the invisible man on the team to the spotlight, and when he really stepped out of the shadows into the spotlight, we could see that he certainly still had Enemies, but also friends.
Fourth, the second escape: return to the family's harbor
Although the first escape had a strong impact on the adult world on the island, making it a certain improvement, but after all, it was still brought back by violence. At the same time, Sam's return is still pending. So with the help of the Boy Scouts, Sam and Susie had a second escape. When the rainstorm was approaching, all the clues were gathered in the church, the instructors commanded in a critical moment, the police and the "social welfare" were tit-for-tat, and the boy scouts with animal masks in the shadows seemed to be a group of judges.
Therefore, in this story, it is not so much a teenager as an adult who completes the redemption.
5. Some flaws
The description of the relationship between Susie's parents is shallow. In the end, I didn't see any positive actions from the tree feller.
In terms of paragraph narration, the eccentric comedy is not so strong, but rather dull.
The scenes in the adult world have not been Andersonized (except Norton), and the overall sense of division is a little bit verbose.
Brother narrator, this wise man sees wisdom. I personally think that Yuesheng's content expression is very complete. The part of narrator brother can be omitted. The comedy effect is average, and the role can be replaced.
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