Day 19 - Fantastic Mr Fox


Day 19               Fantastic Mr Fox [2009]
                          
Screenplay                     Noah Baumbach & Wes Anderson
Based on                        ‘Fantastic Mr Fox’ by Roald Dahl
Director                          Wes Anderson
Cinematography           Tristan Oliver
Music                              Alexandre Desplat
Leads                              Meryl Streep, George Clooney, Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, Willem Dafoe, Michael Gambon
Production                     20th Century Fox Animation, Indian Paintbrush, Regency Enterprises

IMDb                                    7.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes              93%

I must admit, that like a lot of wannabe movie people, Wes Anderson is one of my favourite directors. Not because of the stories, but because my eyes are always so happy watching his films, the symmetry and attention to detail in every clip is perfection. This film is no different, however it is of course different as it is stop-motion. The writing is also better than usual, probably thanks to the master himself, Roald Dahl. The repeated ‘wild animal’ references are brilliant as you are watching a ludicrous story about talking animals and it keeps referring back to the fact that they are all just wild beasts. The only accurate representation of animals are the beagles that guard the farms. I could write an essay about this film and Wes in general, this is up there with Moonrise Kingdom as my favourite Anderson film I think. A lot of dry wit that Baumbach and Anderson are famous for and it’s brilliant.

(Acting                            3 / 4)
Writing                           4 / 4
(Cinematography          3 / 4)
Music                               4 / 4

HWF rating               4 / 4