In the summer of 1964, a boy and a girl meet backstage during a play taking place at the local church. He is a sort of Boy Scout, spending time away from his foster home at a summer camp; she is the only daughter in a family of six, playing a raven in the play. It is – in an odd sort of way – love at first sight, and the two begin a correspondence which will run the length of an entire year. Flash forward to the present – summer of 1965: both children have disappeared, and journeyed out into the wild to embrace their longings for adventure and each other. It is the story of their journey – in addition to the one led by their scout master and parents, respectively – that is conveyed in Wes Anderson’s quirky new film, Moonrise Kingdom.
In my opinion, the boy from Araby and Sam have very different ways of dealing with their love. Sam goes all out and does everything to ensure that his love with Suzy lasts while the boy from Araby thinks and thinks before acting upon it. As for me, I'm in between. I go for what I want and at the same time, I think a lot. It is true that we must seize every moment of our lives, but in my opinion, we should also think of the possible consequences of our actions.
I guess you could say the title is Moonrise Kingdom because it's a slice-of-life flick about growing up and being in love. Everyone goes through these feelings, and a moonrise represents the darkening before a beautiful dawn.
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