Isle of Dogs
me: wow cool movie about dogs and the negative effects of propaganda
that white girl literally out of nowhere: i have a crush on u
the first half was definitely way stronger than the second, but it was okay overall. i loved the "alpha" dogs, i loved <PERSON> and his story, i loved the 4 other dogs and their dynamic as a group. i loved <PERSON>, i loved the progression of his relationship with <PERSON>. i loved the scientist and i wish that his story, as well as his assistant's were explored and fleshed out further than they were.
i didn't like the weird romance among the humans and the dogs that i felt had no significance to the story other than why spots left atari. 645
i didn't like the weird insinuations about japanese culture, and definitely didn't like the even weirder insinuations about indigenous culture. the "saviour" being a foreign exchange student in a japan where there were plenty of other kids who could have done what she did was also weird.
anyway, it was nice to take my mind off some things. the stop-motion was nice, fantastic mr. <PERSON> is one of my favourite movies so it was nicely nostalgic in that regard. 170