fantastic mr. fox

"I know what it's like to be different."

"I am not different. Am I?"

"We all are ⎼especially him (Mr. Fox)⎼ but there's something kind of fantastic about that, isn't there?"

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s p o i l e r  a l e r t .

Let's talk about this movie. Just like every other Wes Anderson movies, this movie deserves so many attention. I mean, Wes Anderson! No one could ever please your eyes on a movie rather than him. He's a control freak when it comes to his movies, and yes, that's what makes him a great director. I only watched two of his movies, which are The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) and this, Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009), but I'm still looking forward to catch up on his other masterpieces. Maybe I'll write about The Grand Budapest Hotel later, but let's focus on this grand stop-motion animated movie first. 

Fantastic Mr. Fox was based on the famous Roald Dahl's book with the same title. You know, you cannot avoid the charm of Roald Dahl's characters; his Charlie and The Chocolate Factory was undoubtedly one of the most successful children's book and movie in the world, as if it has that weird connection to everyone who either watch the movie or read the book (because admit it, as you grow older you'll think Mr. Willy Wonka is actually a very weird and creepy person; but yeah, you still unavoidably likes him). Fantastic Mr. Fox has its own charms, and this movie really needs to be appreciated more. The color tone, the dialogues, the characters; they're all incredible! 

First, I am gonna talk about the color tone on Fantastic Mr. Fox. Just like every Wes Anderson's movie, Fantastic Mr. Fox has its own signature on color, which is slightly orange. 

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Beautiful, right? I know, I know. Wes Anderson never disappoints us.

According to studiobinder.com, an orange tone in a movie was meant to display warmth, sociability, friendly, happiness, exotic, and youth. This brings us to our second talk, about the story of Fantastic Mr. Fox. Mr. Fox (George Clooney) was a happy fox, living with his beautiful wife (Meryl Streep) and son, Ash (Jason Schwartzman). He used to be a naughty fox; one who's stealing birds or chickens to eat. Yet he decided to quit his illegal occupation after Mrs. Fox got pregnant with Ash, and become a writer for local newspaper. But a fox is a fox. One day, he decided to go back stealing chickens and birds (and also apple cider) from farmers; only this time he doesn't know what are the consequences.

The color tone itself matches the story of Fantastic Mr. Fox. It successfully portrays happiness, warmth, friendly, and youth. Especially the warmness, because even though you want to hate Mr. Fox so much for what he had done, you can't. It's the warmness he shows; him, and his friends and families. Everyone supports Mr. Fox even when they lost their houses for what he did, everyone forgives, and everyone loves each other. 

I think that's the biggest picture of this movie. That we should have each other's back to survive; to be a decent living things. 

Who am I to score, but I'll give 4/5.