This is a film that's been floating around my Prime recommended for the past couple of weeks and each time I've been scrolling looking for somethings to watch this never stood out to me but finally this past Thursday after a week stuck feeling lethargic and apathetic I was once again trying to find something to try and distract myself with and something this time drew my attention to this movie and I am very glad this did because, for a time at least, I felt much better.
I was wondering during my viewing of this movie whether or not Wes Anderson has seen this movie because the similarities between this and Moonrise Kingdom which is a film I regard very highly within Anderson's filmography are immediately apparent. The plot consists of two teenagers aged 14 and 15 who both feel lost and invisible in Paris who form a connection, run away to Arles together and gradually fall in love whilst learning how to live independently for the first time. I loved the dialogue in the film, I wasn't expecting the comedy aspect of this movie either and found myself laughing at various points throughout. The parents complete inability to see reality was absurd and was interesting as typically it is children who see the world and people they interact with through unrealistic eyes but the parents completely misreading their children's thoughts and feelings felt very relatable to an absurdist point. I also got a great kick out of the kids first interactions together where Paul teaches Michelle about the word 'bastard' which felt very realistic for two teenagers with a language barrier meeting for the first time. I don't wish to talk too much about the outcome of the movie because despite the low ratings online I do believe that there's rather a lot of enjoyment to be found in this movie and feel it'll be much more enjoyable going in as blind as you can.
This is a film that's been floating around my Prime recommended for the past couple of weeks and each time I've been scrolling looking for somethings to watch this never stood out to me but finally this past Thursday after a week stuck feeling lethargic and apathetic I was once again trying to find something to try and distract myself with and something this time drew my attention to this movie and I am very glad this did because, for a time at least, I felt much better.
I was wondering during my viewing of this movie whether or not Wes Anderson has seen this movie because the similarities between this and Moonrise Kingdom which is a film I regard very highly within Anderson's filmography are immediately apparent. The plot consists of two teenagers aged 14 and 15 who both feel lost and invisible in Paris who form a connection, run away to Arles together and gradually fall in love whilst learning how to live independently for the first time. I loved the dialogue in the film, I wasn't expecting the comedy aspect of this movie either and found myself laughing at various points throughout. The parents complete inability to see reality was absurd and was interesting as typically it is children who see the world and people they interact with through unrealistic eyes but the parents completely misreading their children's thoughts and feelings felt very relatable to an absurdist point. I also got a great kick out of the kids first interactions together where Paul teaches Michelle about the word 'bastard' which felt very realistic for two teenagers with a language barrier meeting for the first time. I don't wish to talk too much about the outcome of the movie because despite the low ratings online I do believe that there's rather a lot of enjoyment to be found in this movie and feel it'll be much more enjoyable going in as blind as you can.
