Mr. Fox is a Fantastic Film
NEIRAD enilno edition
“Why a fox? Why not a horse, or a beetle, or a bald eagle? I'm saying this point more as, like, existentialism, you know?” This is the question Mr. Fox asks his friend, Kylie the opossum in Wes Anderson's film adaptation of Roald Dahl's 1970 classic book, “Fantastic Mr. Fox.”
The “Fantastic Mr Fox” is a film worth making time for over holiday break. The animated film has a full list of superstars lending their voices to the cast. Mr. Fox, voiced by George Clooney, is a retired poultry thief who after two years (12 years in fox years) is tired of working as a newspaper columnist and living in a hole with his wife (Meryl Streep) and son Ash (Jason Schwartzman). He wants to go back to stealing.
So one day while walking to work he sees a tree for sale, and notices that across from the tree there are three poultry farms. Not wanting to make any hasty decisions he talks to his lawyer Badger (Bill Murray) about buying the tree. He then finds out that the farms belong to three mean and nasty farmers, Boggis, Bunce and Bean. After Badger warns Mr. Fox about the farmers, he is more determined than ever. And after a short, “....you cussing with me fight”, Fox buys the tree.
While living in the tree, Fox recruits the quirky superintendent Kylie to help him steal from the farmers. After craftily robbing them blind, Mrs. Fox finds out and so do the farmers. Waiting for the culprit behind the bushes at the tree's entrance the farmers begin their useless attempts to trap the wily Mr. Fox.
The movie was really great because the voice cast is excellent. Wes Anderson managed to snag some top actors to lend their talent to this film. The soundtrack is close to perfect, with classic hits such as “Street Fighting Man” by The Rolling Stones and “Heroes and Villains” by The Beach Boys.
“Fantastic Mr. Fox” is a movie for anyone who loves Wes Anderson and Roald Dahl’s unique work. The movie manages to be a commercial production that captures the essence of Dahl’s writing, which is not easy to bring to the big screen. The “Fantastic Mr Fox” might even have met with the author’s hard-won approval.
