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The story of Atari Kobayashi, 12-year-old ward to corrupt Mayor Kobayashi. When, by Executive Decree, all the canine pets of Megasaki City are exiled to a vast garbage-dump called Trash Island, Atari sets off alone in a miniature Junior-Turbo Prop and flies across the river in search of his bodyguard-dog, Spots. There, with the assistance of a pack of newly-found mongrel friends, he begins an epic journey that will decide the fate and future of the entire Prefecture. (20th Century Fox UK)
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Another one of Wes Anderson’s films that I enjoyed from start to finish. The theme was excellent, the execution was great, the dogs were really cool (both the animation and characters) and I also liked the analysis of Japanese manners (there was a clear contrast with the pushy and disgustingly direct American). I've seen two animated films by Wes Anderson so far, and I really enjoyed both Fantastic Mr. Fox and Isle of Dogs, so I hope I will get to see a third one soon.
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Playfulness at its best. Somewhere in the middle of the film, I found myself getting completely carried away by the beautiful animation, the tons of ideas, the humour, those touching dog eyes and Desplat's music, and not really focusing on the plot, but all the more reason to watch Isle of Dogs again.
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Wes Anderson directed a fun animated film for the whole family, in which he travels through animated Japan alongside the lovable Hufflepuffs. And that's it. As a family flick, it's fine, but as a novelty from a man who has always managed to impress with his playfulness, fun, quirkiness and originality, it's a bit of a slog. Isle of Dogs is OK. Just pretty ordinary and plays it too safe, which may be a bit of a problem for fans of the director.
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The first half is excellent, the second half is disappointing. Visually, it’s incredibly polished and charming, narratively, however, it’s surprisingly sterile and in the end is mesmerizing, without Wes's usual extravagance and daring. I don't regret a single minute I spent with it, because the level of authorial personality is still admirable and likeable, but the opening simply promised stronger emotions and better character development. In any case, the fourth star is within reach.
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It seems that Wes Anderson found himself in the way he made Grandhotel Budapest. Isle of Dogs runs in exactly the same vein. The things that Wes only hinted at in his earlier movies are given full reflection today. The absurdity of the characters, a billion of not only pop-cultural ideas, in this case amplified by the animated motif, the editing, the limited camera movement… all these are things that represent Wes Anderson today, and I said to myself more than once how similar this movie was to Grandhotel. Despite all that, it’s still somehow different. The thing is that sometimes I feel that Wes has gotten lost in his artistic motifs. At times things get so wacky and so over-the-edge that the film actually stops being funny and humorous. But that only happens sometimes. In terms of the overall impression, it’s still a very good flick.
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