Wes Anderson's films are not so much a standout as they're an interesting fit. In his career of more than 20 years, he has always aimed at the non-mainstream people who are full of loneliness and neuroticism, how to find the lost direction in life with a group of friends who are in the same situation. From "The Trenbaums" to "Crossing Darjeeling", from "Moonrise Kingdom" to "The Grand Budapest Hotel", it is roughly the same; even in the stop-motion animation "The Great Fox Dad", even the protagonist becomes a A real fox.
And "Isle of Dogs" shares the same elements as most of his films: stunning midpoints and breathtaking views, delightfully quirky characters, and congenial cast and makers. This content allows Wes Anderson to add sophistication and poetry to Alien's sketches of life, dark and light, sweet and ugly, tragic and joyous. As the director's second stop-motion animation work, Wes Anderson also took a step forward, no longer using the beauty of the lens and the picture to contrast the hesitation and entanglement of the characters, but to directly face those who are not idealized And the image of the beauty type condition. For example, on the huge garbage island, Wes Anderson challenged himself in a small way: can garbage be fun too?
The answer is yes, because the core of "Canis Island" is no longer humans, but dogs. In the eyes of dogs, Trash Island is an adventurous utopia. In terms of art design, the characteristics of these physical elements themselves are also fully utilized, and the spatial limitations of the lens are used to make the garbage island itself, which is not full of pictures, find its allure.
And this aesthetic challenge is only a small part of the freshness and charm brought by the whole animation. As Wes Anderson himself said, "Canis Island" was inspired by Rankin/Bass's stop-motion animation shorts made in the 1960s and 1970s, and was also influenced by the legendary Japanese director Akira Kurosawa, which made the whole The temperament and performance of the film can be distinguished from the popular films of the moment. Wes Anderson, who has dabbled extensively, may have also locked in the top ten of the year in advance.
In 1597, the satirical play Canis Island by satirical playwrights Ben Jonson and Thomas Nash was labelled 'incitement' and 'defamation' in England, actor and Ben Jonson arrested, all theatres in London Also closed for months. Since the content has been lost, it's hard to know if Wes Anderson's Japanese-inspired Isle of Dogs has any connection to the 16th-century turmoil, but the irony is essentially the same. Anderson's love of Japanese culture and film is evident in every shot, while beneath the surface of haiku, sumo, drums, sushi, cherry blossoms, kabuki, ukiyo-e and mushroom clouds, by Wes Anderson, Roman · Coppola, Jason Schwartzman and Nomura Nomura's story is an adventure full of adult morals, but with the spirit of fairy tales.
Many directors have their own style, but only a few can be as recognizable as Wes Anderson. In addition to the similarities, each of his works will show a unique creativity. With Alexandre Desplat's heady soundtrack complemented by Tristan Oliver's footage, "Isle of Dogs" succeeds in its purpose of paying homage to Japanese cinema—especially Miyazaki and Akira Kurosawa. From the prologue, the film lays the foundation for the Japanese futuristic stage. In Parts 2 to 4, the story of the boy's rescue of the dog is broken down and subdivided. Through excellent audio-visual language, the interaction between the dog and the dog is full of sincere fun.
In addition to humorous elements, political corruption and dystopia are also one of the important contents of this adventure comedy animation. Wes Anderson did not specifically insinuate the current American political ecology, but adopted a more general attitude to fight against discrimination and corruption. But on the whole, Isle of Dogs is still a satisfying Wes Anderson film that never has too many connotations to misinterpret, just sweet and warm to the audience time and time again adventure stories and life sketches.
Among directors of his age, Wes Anderson is one of the few who pays special attention to visual detail. However, "Canis Island" is different from its tribute to Hayao Miyazaki's animation "Spirited Away" and "My Neighbor Totoro", and has a particularly cold tone. For all the elements in the film, he always maintains enough objective distance to re-examine their meaning and context with a sense of distance. This kind of deconstruction has a unique effect on Wes Anderson films based on American culture, such as "The Trennbaums" and "Youth", while "Canis Island" is set in a fictional and It is very interesting how a real exotic land can re-deconstruct its culture and tradition while displaying its culture and tradition. And what Wes Anderson did was just as interesting. Obviously, he has a deep enough understanding of the unique relationship between humans and dogs.
If you've never been a fan of Wes Anderson's dry humor, "Isle of Dogs" isn't going to change your mind. But as a typical Wes Anderson movie, "Canis Island" is a successful attempt and progress of his own.
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