Moonrise Kingdom, Wes Anderson, opening sequence, camera movements, character introduction, narrative setup, film analysis, cinematic techniques
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Detailed analysis of the opening sequence of Wes Anderson's Moonrise Kingdom (2012), focusing on camera movements, character introduction, and narrative setup.
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[...] However, the children do not seem to be happy. Similarly, Suzy seems impassive. She wears a plaid dress and a well-adjusted Claudine collar around her neck. She sits on the bench near the window to read. A chest shot follows of the book cover Shelly and the secret universe, and on Suzy's face in full reading as well as on a part of her bust. Thanks to the successive tracking shots that we will analyze later, we can observe the children, playing all three, on the floor with jacks in the dining room, playing table tennis, reading and playing airplanes. [...]
[...] It is a central character on whom our attention will focus throughout the film. It is interesting to note that the book she reads Shelly and the Secret Universe It turns out to be a fake book invented by the director himself for the needs of his film. The reading seems to be a means of escape in this family. We can suppose that Suzy, who shares with the fictional character of the book the initial and final letters, would hide, if we believe the French translation of the title, a secret. [...]
[...] The sequence opens first in calm. We observe peacefully. There is no music. We only hear the footsteps of the children and Suzy descending the stairs. As we have shown, the music appears afterwards and intensifies when Suzy begins to look outside. The classical music is performed by an orchestra which is none other than Young person's guide to the orchestra of Benjamin Britten is rich in variations, instruments and tempos. It then takes place and mixes with the movements of the camera. [...]
[...] Moonrise Kingdom, opening sequence - Wes Anderson (2012) - What is the purpose of this opening sequence? Task A simple analysis of Moonrise Kingdom, Wes Anderson, 2012: The opening sequence. Start at TC 0:00:54 (table at crosshairs), end at TC 0:04:46 (stop of turntable). The sequence we need to analyze is taken from the 2012 film by Wes Anderson. It is the first few minutes offered to the audience. They are of great interest, in the sense that they set the tone. [...]
[...] They keep a good part of the sequence in their pajamas, no one stimulates them. Suzy isolates herself and is in real suffering. We can suppose on her face, certainly unyielding, a certain disdain for this atmosphere, this daily life that does not suit her. Suzy feels excluded from this small world, she excludes herself. She is, however, in search of love as shown by the tenderness towards the kitten she serves in her arms and keeps regularly by her side. [...]
