Isle of Dogs by Wes Anderson is a beautiful work of art. Isle of Dogs is a feature-length stop motion animated film with tremendous visuals, talented voice actors, and a pretty good story that may make you cry.
Isle of Dogs is mainly about a young boy looking for his dog, who because of the evil government in the film, got thrown away living literally in a trash dump. But it’s much more than that. As it is said in the last part of the movie in Atari’s Lantern:
It is also about nature, love, friendship, eternity, and a black owl. I call it, Atari’s Lantern.
Isle of Dogs (Screenwriter: Wes Anderson)
I won’t talk about the plot much due to lazyness and also keeping a lid on spoilers, but all in all it’s a good plot that’s not hard to follow and easy to grasp.
This is actually my first time watching a feature-length stop-motion movie and it was amazing. The movie is incredibly fluid and dynamic, and the attention to detail is mind-blowing. The visuals are full of colour, sometimes even ridiculous, but I definitely enjoyed this animation style. If you want to know how good this movie looks, just take a look at all the work they put in this less-than-five-minute scene:
Additionally, the voice actors are very impressive. I enjoyed the portrayal of Atari, even if he never said a single English word, but i’m even more impressed at the people who voiced the dogs. With actors like Bryan Cranston, Edward Norton, Jeff Goldblum, Bill Murray, and Liev Schreiber, you really can’t go wrong in the voice actor department. It’s really interesting how the movie doesn’t give subtitles for when the actors are saying something in Japanese, but this is resolved with other more creative ways that help improve the movie and give it a special touch.
Also, bonus for the music. I’m not sure who did the music for this film, but they definitely did a great job. The drums and beats help create great tension and I love how the music is used to set the tone of a scene.
I’m just a bit sad this didn’t win an Oscar for Best Animated Film as it’s definitely terrific, but at least it was nominated. BTW, the winner was Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, which I reviewed in last week’s Film Friday.
So, that’s a quick short Film Friday for you. I didn’t have time to complete the Tech Thursday this week, so I’ll just finish it for next week’s. Come on, it’s my blog. Okay, have a good weekend guys and girls!
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