Wes Anderson isn't my favourite director but once in a while I do believe that anyone who makes a film has a shot at greatness at each one he attempts and Mr. Anderson has hit the mark (finally) with his latest entry, Fantastic Mr. Fox. This is truly a remarkable film and a sight to see, Anderson's stop motion is so different and fun to watch that this is truly an art and the set peices are ground breaking, this is an awesome film.
The story is pretty simple and something to behold; it opens with the two main foxes falling in love as Mr. Fox loves stealing things and his partner gets upset at him especially when they get stuck in a fox trap, but when the trap springs Mr. Fox looks at his wife and she says, I'm pregrant, talk about timing! So they escape and thus begins the ambitions of Mr. Fox as he wishes they could live in a nice tree because that would make him feel rich. When they finally move in, Badger, warns them that this neighbourhood is not the safest because the three most notorious farmers live across the river. Then Fox starts stealing things again from the farmers and his possum sidekick, Kylie, joins him and this partnership is something special.
This film has some of the greatest comedic timing I've seen in a film, now this film was meant for kids, but it really isn't a kids movie. The humour is adult humour about things kids wouldn't understand and kids would be simply bored, but adults could take great delight in this film. There are jokes about marriage, bullies, ambition, existentialism, and popular girls at school and they even poke fun at swearing in films. Instead of swearing these loveable characters say "cuss", yes that's they say "cuss" in place of a swear word, it's absolutely hilarious. Anderson's off beat timing makes this comedy fresh and very funny. When the characters murmur things under their breath or Kylie's super high voice always makes things a treat to listen too.
The animation in this movie is something to behold; yes it's stop motion but it's Anderson adds his touch and makes things fresh as the environments are beautiful and a character in it's self. If you don't like the humour then you'll like the way this film looks.
Overall this movie something special, Anderson has hit the mark finally, making a movie that's so loveable and wielding a cast that is full of raw talent, he has finally made a masterpiece. I don't think there's one thing in this movie that I disliked other than the fact that it was too short. All I have left to say, get the cuss of your cussing cuss and go and watch this cussin' movie!!! Cuss.
