Review of Isle of Dogs (2018) by Rubrandonm — 26 May 2018
A boy and his dog are meant to be at the heart of Isle of Dogs, the Wes Anderson stop-motion film. It seems, though, that while gorgeously animated, the feel of cultural insensitivity distracts from this relationship.
When Atari meets the dog Chief, the language barrier is pointless to them, but for us, it closes us off. We understand Rex and his friends but our disconnect from Atari, the Mayor, the Major, and all of the Japanese characters is off-putting.
Especially when an American character like Tracy plays one of the most important roles other than the dogs.
This review of Isle of Dogs (2018) was written by Rubrandonm on 26 May 2018.
Isle of Dogs has generally received very positive reviews.
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