I'm here to happily remind you that this movie exists. It is Moonrise Kingdom, a touching coming-of-age summer classic with a charmingly quaint style and color palette. Wes Anderson, the director, pays close attention to objects and often forces them to the forefront of the screen. There are red lighthouses, grey shaly shores, green flags, and blue tape players. These colors are relaxing and comforting, as if you grew up with these objects your whole life. Here's a collage I made of shots from Moonrise Kingdom, all close-ups of different objects.
As you can see, Anderson is also a fan of L E T T E R S and features them prominently as well. This, to me, signifies how important personal relationships are to Anderson's films. It also frames Anderson as a sympathetic director; filmmakers obsessed with cold action do not waste time on close-ups of letters. This film, like his others, relishes in those moments. Moonrise Kingdom is Anderson's highly sympathetic (and colorful) take on a chaste romance born of childlike mischief set in a summer camp. His critics may maintain that he sees the world through rose-colored lenses, but isn't it a nice view?
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