I'm not going to go into how difficult it has been to face the next chapter of my dissertation so I will simply use today's entry as a way to talk about a few of my thoughts on the new stop-motion animation film Isle of Dogs that I went to see today.
I hadn't read too many great reviews about it - and needless to say, my sister and dad's reaction to it confirmed that - but for me, I think it was a great piece of animated cinema. The plot was clear from the start (even with a few awkwardly placed flashbacks) and very engaging too - I mean, whoever thought that a film about a kid going to look for his dog on an island of trash could be so exciting?
The fact that most of the humans' voices were in native Japanese with a few English translations/voiceovers didn't detract from the comprehension of the overall story or the individual situations. Meanwhile, a few of the dogs were even voiced by major actors like Bryan Cranston, Bill Murray, and Scarlet Johansson (wanted to include one of my favourite actresses, Tilda Swinton, in this list, but I don't remember hearing her character speak). There were definite moments of verbal and physical humour too so, in spite of the often serious subject matter, there was also room for laughter. Additionally, the ingenuity when it came to finding materials to create explosions and smoke was amazing!
I could say more but for now, I will simply say that, I have found myself still thinking about this film, and that's usually a sign that it had an impact, so who knows, maybe I'll end up buying it when it comes out on DVD (I like to have a unique movie collection after all).
Anyway time for my regularly scheduled episode (or two) of Vampire Diaries - a good way to take my mind off the less enjoyable aspects of the day.
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