Directed by: It's him! Wes Anderson
Run time: 87 minutes full of fresh quirkiness
The first time I saw the trailer I mutter to myself "Gosh look at the stop motion, so raw and uninteresting, it must have been a failure".
But I was wrong, this film is very good and interesting. Well surely not for kids since it has deeper theme. The story is very weird, but funny. I like how Wes Anderson put dysfunctional family at the center stage. There's always be something interesting and deep about dysfunctional family. It reminds me of The Darjeeling Limited and The Royal Tennenbaums and I believe that Wes let the stop motion look raw for artistic reason.
Mr. Fox (George Clooney) is a foxy fox (all pun intended) who like to steal chicken (well duh, what else then?) who promise to Felicity Fox (Meryl Streep) that he wont steal chicken again. But 12 years later (or 3 human years) Mr. Fox, jaded with his job, back to his old habit, stealing chickens.
To add the flavor, there's Mr. Fox's 'unique' son, Ash (Jason Schwartzman), and a cousin named Kristofferson (Eric Anderson). For some reason, Mr. Fox like Kristofferson more than Ash. Why? Since Kristofferson can do karate, good at sports and athletic also a deep thinker. This makes Ash worried that he cannot be as good as his father.
Sure, the farmers, Boggis and Bunce and Bean, who got their chicken, apple cider and ducks doesn't like with Mr. Fox's stealing streak. So they set up a plan to stop Mr. Fox at all cost which consumed the rest half of the film.
But that's not the end, with his endless wit, Mr Fox try to outsmart them and collect a band of wild animals, including a possum with a different teeth set (so cannot kill chicken in one bite), to counter attack while try to reunite his family again.
The whole film is amazing and interesting, the raw stop motion technique doesn't disturb the viewers at all and the dialogue (yeah I always pay attention to it) is charming at its best. It is funny, deep and unique at the same time.
I don't see Wes as a director, he is an artist who had his own vision. Trying to compare this film to Up or Avatar, or Jennifer's Body (huh?) is something you cannot do since this film stand on its own. Hey you know what, I wish this review is as unique as the film.
The first time I saw the trailer I mutter to myself "Gosh look at the stop motion, so raw and uninteresting, it must have been a failure".
But I was wrong, this film is very good and interesting. Well surely not for kids since it has deeper theme. The story is very weird, but funny. I like how Wes Anderson put dysfunctional family at the center stage. There's always be something interesting and deep about dysfunctional family. It reminds me of The Darjeeling Limited and The Royal Tennenbaums and I believe that Wes let the stop motion look raw for artistic reason.
Mr. Fox (George Clooney) is a foxy fox (all pun intended) who like to steal chicken (well duh, what else then?) who promise to Felicity Fox (Meryl Streep) that he wont steal chicken again. But 12 years later (or 3 human years) Mr. Fox, jaded with his job, back to his old habit, stealing chickens.
To add the flavor, there's Mr. Fox's 'unique' son, Ash (Jason Schwartzman), and a cousin named Kristofferson (Eric Anderson). For some reason, Mr. Fox like Kristofferson more than Ash. Why? Since Kristofferson can do karate, good at sports and athletic also a deep thinker. This makes Ash worried that he cannot be as good as his father.
Sure, the farmers, Boggis and Bunce and Bean, who got their chicken, apple cider and ducks doesn't like with Mr. Fox's stealing streak. So they set up a plan to stop Mr. Fox at all cost which consumed the rest half of the film.
But that's not the end, with his endless wit, Mr Fox try to outsmart them and collect a band of wild animals, including a possum with a different teeth set (so cannot kill chicken in one bite), to counter attack while try to reunite his family again.
The whole film is amazing and interesting, the raw stop motion technique doesn't disturb the viewers at all and the dialogue (yeah I always pay attention to it) is charming at its best. It is funny, deep and unique at the same time.
I don't see Wes as a director, he is an artist who had his own vision. Trying to compare this film to Up or Avatar, or Jennifer's Body (huh?) is something you cannot do since this film stand on its own. Hey you know what, I wish this review is as unique as the film.
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