Isle of Dogs 4K 2018

This film is the quintessence of Wes Anderson's love for Japan, Japanese culture, and local cinema, especially the master Akira Kurosawa. This is especially striking when you see the numerous references to the films of the outstanding director and the charms of the culture of the Land of the Rising Sun, shown in all their glory and detail.

But with this film, Andersen showed us not only his love for Japan, but also for dogs. He even encrypted this love in the title of the film, which in the original reads as “Isle of Dogs,” and if you say it quickly, you can hear “I love dogs.” We heard this love for dogs, as well as saw compassion for them.

The main character of the film, the boy Atari, also feels love and compassion for dogs. Alone (well, not entirely alone), he goes against the authoritarian system and decides to save his four-legged friend from the arbitrariness of this system.

Wes Anderson knows how to beautifully portray the struggle of the “weak and vulnerable” against those who are stronger. Here, we can recall the animals in Fantastic Mr. Fox and even the seemingly peaceful society in Sam's story in Moonrise Kingdom. But even in non-authoritarian worlds, there are always those who bully and those who are bullied. And of course, we have Andersen to thank for the fact that in all cases, the struggle takes place without violence, which allows you to relax and enjoy his films.

The same goes for Isle of Dogs. The plot is a masterpiece. The puppet animation is a masterpiece. The characters are a masterpiece. Although the ending seems to leave a fly in the ointment in Wes Anderson's huge barrel of delicious honey.