#i haven't quite figured it out completely just yet with moonrise kingdom

[nominawasnescio]

watched moonrise kingdom for the first time today, and while i can appreciate the visual style and cinematography, it just really didn't vibe with me beyond that :/

idk... giving me strong 'im 14 and this is deep' vibes

i've mostly only seen high praise online (apart from the whole children being sexualised issue which YUP yikes), and i've tried to read up more on why everyone loves this film, and idk, not quite getting it

i've not seen any other wes anderson films yet so i kinda wanna go in and compare it to other films of his, to see if it's a this-movie issue, or a wes anderson issue, where i simply don't vibe with his narrative/dialogue style. because it's really just that for me i think.

i liked the visuals, the cinematography, the colours... how they were used to convey meaning and support the narrative, juxtapose characters and moods... you know, the usual well-thought-through cinematography stuff. it was meticulously crafted and designed, with a very distinct style and point of view, that i could appreciate and even enjoyed.

the narrative was just... meh. idk. the writing just felt weak to me. the characters had great potential i felt, i was intrigued by many of them and wanted to follow their stories, it just kinda.... floundered with the dialogue and the narrative.

was a little bored throughout and some of the dialogue and lines felt like a writer trying to be clever, rather than characters being characters...

your mileage may vary; i can kinda see why many people adore this film and you know; you do you! i guess it's just not for me.

i'll be checking out fantastic mr. fox soon though, and maybe some others, just to see if i just don't vibe with anderson's general style beyond the visual aesthetic.