"Moonrise Kingdom" is a film set in the mid 1960s on a small island community off the coast of New England. I believe that it is shot with a very slight sepia tint to recreate the Kodachrome colours of the era.
It is a sweet story but doesn't go over the top into sickly saccharine. In this sense it seems much more like a European rather than an American film.
The plot concerns the love of two runaway twelve year old children who are both outsiders and have "problems". He is an orphan and she is part of a wildly dysfunctional family. This odd couple find happiness together in their battle against the world. In the end it seems that they are the sane ones and the adults are the ones who are a little crazy.
There are wonderful characters in the film and I liked the police man, the scoutmaster and an amazingly evil social worker!
The plot is unbelievable , especially in the stunts but the amazing thing is that it all works very well. It is funny but not in a corny or stupid way.
It is good entertaining old fashoined cinema. I recommend it highly.Image "Lake With Full Moon" courtesy of Photokanok / FreeDigitalPhotos.net
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