![]() Released in 1982 with little to no fanfare, the film was a major box-office failure and was forgotten for a while, only to be resurrected recently as a cult favorite by audiences who appreciate it as a unique and original vision in animated film history. ![]() That honor goes to the underappreciated masterpiece, The Plague Dogs. Fox.) Nor is Isle of Dogs the first PG-13-rated animated talking dog movie with adult themes featuring independent-minded canine characters out there. Isle of Dogs isn’t Anderson’s first foray into snarky anthropomorphic stop-motion animals. For a clever and affectionately humorous breakdown of those patterns, have a look at this Wes Anderson Honest Trailer. As artistically significant and unique as Anderson’s work is, even his staunchest defenders would agree that he tends to repeat very similar themes, styles and narrative patterns, to a point where he pretty much has created his own indie sub-genre. ![]() As a lover of dogs, stop-motion animation, animation with complex adult themes in general, and about half of Wes Anderson’s filmography, I’m looking forward to checking out the director’s latest, Isle of Dogs. ![]()
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