Sorry folks, it’s true. Having just seen Moonrise Kingdom, I’m of the opinion that Wes Anderson is the new Tim Burton. Allow me to draw some sad, disappointing parallels:
| Tim Burton | Wes Anderson |
| Pale protagonist with dark eye makeup. | Precocious outcast boy. |
| Pale romantic lead with dark eye makeup who’s trying to fix/save the protagonist. | Outcast girl with heavy eye makeup and ‘60s hairstyle. |
| “Bom, bom bom”-style music by Danny Elfman. | “Plink, plink, zap”-style music by Mark Mothersbaugh. |
| Plot unimportant, there’ll be plenty of “kooky” mishaps and “black” humour. | Plot unimportant, though it’s always a precocious boy being precocious and getting the girl in a whimsical fashion. Expect plenty of twee. |
| Johnny Depp. | Bill Murray. |
I’m sure the original progenitors of the “become so bad it makes all your old, previously good stuff suck”, the Red Hot Chilli Peppers, are looking forward to having a twee addition to their dismal collective.
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