Canines take on the man in "Isle of dogs"
If you're a fan of Wes Anderson's quirky comedies, well "Isle of Dogs" will certainly get your tail wagging. This canine led battle between good and evil is set in a fictional Japanese city, "Megasaki." The city's Mayor order all the pups expelled because of a "dog fever" and the residents quickly ship them to a the nearby "trash island" where the former pets must fend for themselves. The Mayor's young nephew rebels, steals an airplane and flies to the island to rescue his beloved pooch. To do so, he teams up with a pack of misfit dogs and together they embark on a mission to reunite boy and dog, and as a bonus, they also uncover political corruption.
For Isle of Dogs, Anderson decided to turn to stop motion animation to create his characters, both canine and human. The result is dogs able to display a variety of emotions designed to soften the hardest of hearts. He called on some top dogs to provide the voices, including Bryan Cranston, Edward Norton, Bill Murray, Jeff Goldblum, Scarlett Johansson and Oscar-winner Frances McDormand. Anderson uses some unconventional methods to tell the story. All of the dogs speak in English. The humans speak Japanese and Anderson provides subtitles for them. McDormand's character provides a play-by-play as the world watches events unfold. The animation is amazing and the script contain kibble bits of dry humor mixed with some not too subtle bones of political commentary to chew on, a combination which should have fans sitting up and begging for more.
For Isle of Dogs, Anderson decided to turn to stop motion animation to create his characters, both canine and human. The result is dogs able to display a variety of emotions designed to soften the hardest of hearts. He called on some top dogs to provide the voices, including Bryan Cranston, Edward Norton, Bill Murray, Jeff Goldblum, Scarlett Johansson and Oscar-winner Frances McDormand. Anderson uses some unconventional methods to tell the story. All of the dogs speak in English. The humans speak Japanese and Anderson provides subtitles for them. McDormand's character provides a play-by-play as the world watches events unfold. The animation is amazing and the script contain kibble bits of dry humor mixed with some not too subtle bones of political commentary to chew on, a combination which should have fans sitting up and begging for more.