Fantastic Mr. Fox 4K 2009

These words from the title perfectly describe this film. It is very difficult to adapt children's books for an adult audience. Wes Anderson has succeeded in doing so.

I don't want to reveal the plot and the beginning. All my thoughts revolve around the execution of the idea. Because you can search for something like this and still not find it. Not everyone is capable of making such a magnificent puppet film with such an inimitable style and selecting a cast that fits their roles perfectly. Again, Wes Anderson succeeded.

To be honest, I thought it would be a children's cartoon with simple and clear truths about good and evil, without any chewing over the plot, everything simple and clear. But damn, kids won't understand that. Anderson made an alphabet book for teachers, he made a toy car for professional drivers. He made a puppet film based on a children's book... for adults.

Indeed, leaving the plot and characters aside, Wes filled his film with very subtle humor, but no less funny for that. The animation and voices work to make this film appealing to adults; children won't understand it. Anderson diluted simple truths with much more complex ones, spicing up the film with sharp social satire and touching on issues of faith in oneself and others, in one's family and friends, while depicting all of the above with such ease and relatability that one wants to shout, “Bravo!”