I'll admit it, I'm a fan of Wes
Anderson. Sure, call me a pretentious hipster douchebag, but I
genuinely think that Wes Anderson is one of the best writer/directors
making movies today. While The Darjeeling Limited wasn't
my cup of tea (*rimshot*), I greatly enjoyed his other films, notably
Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums, and
The Fantastic Mr. Fox. I'm
always excited to hear about his next film in the works regardless of
how twee it may sound. Let's do a quick checklist to see if Moonrise
Kingdom contains all of the
trademarks of an Anderson film. Yellow text? Check. Center-framed
shots? Oh shit yes. Matter-of-fact line readings? Check. French
music? Check. Earth tones? Yup. Quirky childhood romance? You bet.
Enough whimsy to power a thousand ukelele farms? Check. Oh, and of
course, Bill Murray. It checks out, this is definitely a film by Wes
Anderson.
