It's hard to pick out what makes this movie "what is it". It all feels very grounded and raw no matter how weird and random the plot becomes. It even gets a little too personal at times, where you start to see more of the situation than seems appropriate.
I wrote that first section without getting super far into the movie. I have a correction: It's weird. This is a weird movie. I like the appearance of the cat though, great acting by the cat, 10/10. SPOILER: A dog dies, RIP dog, you will be missed. I understand why the kids act the way that they do, but they also act in a Wes-Anderson-crazy way. He does the thing with his characters where they just do goofy wacky things that don't make sense. An example from another one of his movies is in The French dispatch where the one French kid just kind of dies for the sake of the plot. It's hard to explain, but there is a huge similarity between this movie and his others. Obviously, there is all of the same symmetry in camera shots that you would expect. The music is all very expected as well. They also talk the same way. This may actually be a more Wes Anderson-Wes Anderson movie than The French dispatch. It's almost like he somehow imbued 100% of his direction style into this movie. This movie uses a little bit of sneaky stop motion. It's hard to notice but it's a nice touch. Also the sheer amount of actors, kids especially is astounding. Wes Anderson normally uses the exact same group of actors in all of his movies, so the fact that he uses so many people in this one is a little surprising. I started watching this movie thinking it would be charming, and I guess you could call it that. You could also call it odd and unpredictable. I really don't know the message of this movie, but I would consider it slightly less confusing than the French dispatch. Also, the special effects in this movie are noticeably fake, although I think they are meant to be that way. Time for arbitrary rating! Characters: 7/10 Shot selection: 9/10 score: 7.5/10 Plot: 8/10 Overall enjoyment: 6.5/10 Final rating: 7.6/10
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