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704. Ander’s Sons: Moonrise Kingdom
🕑 Added 2024-04-05 13:00:15 +0000 UTC
Our deep dive of Wes Anderson and P.T. Anderson continues: this time we discuss the 2012 film Moonrise Kingdom which tells the story two twelve year olds running away to live together. Michael and Abe discuss Wes Anderson’s distinctive style, themes, and characters.
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Comments
Buggalojoe
Interestingly much of the visual inspiration for this film was Canadian painter Alex Colville, who is fascinating himself. This painting was particularly important https://images.app.goo.gl/d4NDpHogWnp71cui7
Caleb Townsend
Saw this when I was 15. Had recently gotten out of a relationship with a girl that my parents didn’t particularly approve of. The “everyone’s trying to keep us away” thing resonated deeply with me. Felt like one of the few movies that really nailed the “troubled kids fall in love” thing in a way that rang true, cartoony stuff aside
Jeff B
New patron, long time listener. Needed early access and to help Swaim. So happy to be here. Love you Swaim.
Scottie Wottie
Have y'all read Steinbeck's Tortilla Flat? A loose retelling of Arthurian legends starring a lovable bunch of low-down thieving drunks.
Shane
Y'all pulled the football away AGAIN!
Christopher Metzger
Not my own experience, but my brother would’ve been 12 when this movie came out. Not sure if he saw it in theaters or a bit later, but this was a pretty impactful movie for him. He painted a still from it in an early high school art class that my mom still has somewhere.
