You have to hand it to Wes Anderson, he strives to make a different kind of movie. Ive never actually seen Bottle Rocket but I've heard good things. Both Rushmore and The Royal Tenembaums were interesting, despite the weird undertone surrounding both films. The problem I've had with all Wes Anderson's films have not been the direction or the characters. The problem has been that I simply don't get Anderson's humor. His films are meant to be comedies yet I don't recall laughing out loud at all. I pitied his characters instead of being able to laugh at their weaknesses (despite my dark sense of humor). Instead of concentrating on character development I always believed Anderson should have been given room to expand his creative capabilities. Enter The Fantastic Mr. Fox, the movie Wes Anderson was born to direct. This film focuses on Mr. Fox, a retired chicken thief attempting to settle into a less stressful life as a writer. However, after five years of taking it easy Mr. Fox decides to perform one last con (or at least he believes). Though he is successful, his robberies end up putting himself, his family, and the rest of the animal community in danger. The best part of this film is the excellent stop-motion animation. For the past decade, animated films have been dominated by Pixar (Toy Story, Wall-E, Up, Finding Nemo) so it is nice that Hollywood has released something different and refreshing. So even if The Fantastic Mr. Fox does not sound like your kind of movie, give it a try because for me it was the surprise of the movie season.
RATING: 3.4/5
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