Netflix pick for 10/5/2015 – ‘Moonrise Kingdom’

“Moonrise Kingdom” is another notch for writer/director Wes Anderson, the 2012 installment of the filmography that sets apart Mr. Anderson from most of his contemporaries and peers, as he has established a consistent style of storytelling and filmmaking that can now be chalked up to the “Wes Anderson” brand, an expected product, a quantifiable property, something that we can actually point to and say, “this, this is what constitutes a Wes Anderson film,” and “Moonrise Kingdom” not only furthers this branding of style, but also works as one of the better films in this oeuvre, a movie which both Wes Anderson fans and non-fans alike will likely enjoy.

From my original review of “Moonrise Kingdom” back in the summer of 2012:

Moonrise Kingdom is yet another delicately-made, sweet natured yet decidedly adult, French New Wave inspired movie about the precocious children of imperfect parents and their unusual family dynamics from writer/director Wes Anderson (recognize!). It’s also one of the best of his career thanks to its great characters, an interesting story and just right tone, striking the right balance between the funny elements of the film and some of the sadder moments, all coming together to make for a very solid and entertaining movie.

Set in 1965, Moonrise Kingdom is the story of two 12-year old runaways and how they try to get away from all the adults so they can just be alone with each other, and how those sad adults in charge of these kids try to find them and make sense of the whole situation. The latest film from writer/director Wes Anderson (Bottle Rocket, Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums, The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou, The Darjeeling Limited), Moonrise Kingdom might be the most poignant and thoughtful film of Anderson’s career so far.

Check out “Moonrise Kingdom” right here on the Netflix Instant and see what all the hub-bub is about.