Moonrise Kingdom

     "what kind of bird are you?"

Do we ever ask ourselves how it would feel to run away from home and find your place in the world? A decision made only by the absence of monetary value, concept of time and the relativity of space.

How did it feel when you were a 12-year-old? Am I right to assume that everything felt magical back then? Or was it too real?

Now imagine being dysfunctional. An outcast and a paradox for a society that doesn’t value your uniqueness. Was it hard?
I invite you to immerse yourselves in the world of Wes Anderson, a genius of comedic dread and the main reason why I gave Moonrise Kingdom a chance. You are introduced to a small island with a population of …. Well, I wasn’t listening to that part. I was more focused on how a big orchestra piece is formed.

https://youtu.be/s1GLAp_NHuQ?si=1UoKkQDf28VewuRX

This is how you’re supposed to get to know a person.

First you find out their name. It’s the simple things that shape us. If your name is Caesar, you’re born to be a leader. Nicole is a bringer of piece and justice. Olga is holy and a server of god. Laura is a winner. … names can be scary as well.

Only after you got over the polite things, you dissect that person. You find out who their family is. What is this person surrounded by? Do they reflect the education of  one’s parents? Are they a reflection of perhaps their worse traits? All that jazz.

After this I want you to go back to that person. Talk to them about life, future, blood types and stars. Find out what they dream about. Look for their hopes between their words. Listen to how their voice sounds. Do you like it?

Now be careful, as after this step, you can’t go back. Now you have to cry in front of them. Cry because a cat died. Cry because the sky is blue. Cry because life is unfair and someone somewhere is dying. Cry.

Only then…you can fall in love with this person.
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I related to Suzie the most. Parents who value the youngest more. Parents who no longer love each other. Parents who despite everything will look back and say you just have a lot of troubles in life. It’s not their fault. Just as Philip Larkin said:

“They fuck you up, your mom and dad.
 They may not mean to, but they do.
They fill you up with faults they had

And add some extra, just for you.”

 

Just like Suzie, I hated original order. I had to do some faults. I wanted to have secrets with myself. Just like her I took books from the school library and forgot to return them. I wrote way too many books in the reader’s diary in primary school, just to seem better than the other children. I also wanted to run away from home. I just didn’t have a Sam.

Sam is unironically the funniest character and the cutest boy. I hope he grew up to be just as loving and accepting of his wife. I hope he grew into the gentleman he was always meant to be.

There are little words I can attribute to this movie further. I cried, because that’s what I do at good movies. You don’t have to cry. But I’d appreciate. Wes Anderson, in my opinion would be proud.

So go watch the movie. Rewatch it. Fall in love with it and go find your own Sam or Suzie.