I saw this movie on a top 100 of 2012 list, and when I read that Edward Norton was in it, I figured I would give it a go. Moonrise Kingdom is about two 12 year-olds that escape for an adventure, and the adults that try to find them. It is so much more than that tough. This movie is whimsical and quirky and wonderful, there is an innocence and honesty that is just really genuine even though the plot is a little out there.
The credit font was really cool and the score was perfect. In addition to Edward Norton, there are parts for Bill Murray, Bruce Willis, Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton, and Jason Schwartzman. The two tweens that play the leads balance on the edge of childhood, but never quite jump into adolescence. Her seeming a little older than 12, and him a little younger (as is often the case of boys and girls at that age). This movie just seems to capture perfectly that time in our lives when we aren't quite children anymore, but still are and how the whole world is a possibility.
