DFagundes Moonrise Kingdom has the spirit of a free child, dreaming of running away from all the bad things in their lives, and looking to connect with his/her childhood sweetheart. And you really feel like you are this child. The film has the power to transport you to your early ages, where dreams were more common, more romanticized and captured your deeper desires without all the strains that come with adulthood. But funny enough, this is a film for adults, with no appeal to children, I suppose. The nostalgia feeling is a trademark from writer director Wes Anderson, and although some may say that his style overshadows the meaningfulness of his stories, this does not happen in this film. There is enough realism for us to connect as adults, and enough romanticism and surrealism to create unique feelings of childhood romance, and desires for escapism. It has an even bigger appeal to introverts, who will more easily connect with the main characters, who are tired of social constraints. The film has a world of itself, a tiny island where everyone knows evereyone, and a lifestyle dictated by traditionalism and a superficial kindness that makes every adult hurt on the inside. For me, this is the strongest message of the film. It is not just nostalgic and romantic for the sake of it, but it carries a deeper meaning that we all must be more true to ourselves, and kinder to the people that really matter to us. This desire is expressed by two children that had enough, and ended up teaching the adults a valuable lesson of letting love take control of their actions, and being more sensitive to the world around them, and mainly the people around them. It is indeed a very sensible film, that has very interesting artistic choices such as the depiction of the adults personalities, and the surrealism of extraordinary natural events (rain, fire, storm, thunder, explosions, etc). The romance of the two children is lovely to watch. It forces us to question all the prejudices and restriction we have regarding children romantic and sexual maturity in our culture. As it approaches these subjects, it does so with such honesty and tenderness that it might sensibilize adults to look at these constrains from another perspective, a more natural and naive perspective something that only children can offer.

merelyaninnuendo Moonrise KingdomAs always, the symmetrical world works like a charm and makers being aware of it smartly swoops it in when attempting to advance the plotline further that may not come intriguing enough to invest in it. Roman Coppola and Wes Anderson's screenplay is fresh and gripping that stays true to its tone and addition to that the execution still surpasses the crispy yet mellow script. Jared Gilman and Kara Hayward; the young actors, are giving their best in and are supported by a great cast like Bill Murray, Bruce Willis, Frances McDormand and Edward Norton. Moonrise Kingdom is an authentic love story told in an amusing yet thought provoking way that easily connects with the audience through its innocent pragmatic characters and the bubble they reside in.

DeadMan66 A highly overrated movie. It doesn't deserve more than 4 star. Watching this in 2018 but feels like who was that moron who made this movie. Movie is very boring. Maybe the first 15 mins of intro.. people may like it. But as the movie proceeds it gives headache don't know what to do weather to watch forward or leave it in middle. I would recommend to leave it because this movie is just waste of time. Save your precious time don't watch this movie. You will regret watching it.

areatw I've got to be honest - I just don't get the appeal of Wes Anderson's films. Quite how 'Moonrise Kingdom' and the more recent 'Grand Budapest Hotel' films are so widely popular I will never know. I would have thought that such oddball films would only appeal to a certain group of people, but it seems that the majority of viewers seem to either like or love Anderson's bizarre, random creations.'Moonrise Kingdom' is an unexplainable film. The only way I can describe it is as a weird mishmash of adventure, drama, comedy and romance with a very weird and very shallow plot. One of the main problems I have with Anderson's films is how much emphasis is placed on style and visuals. It seems like more thought goes into the camera movements in his films than the actual plot. It comes down to personal taste of course, but I'm not a fan.