Ignoring the assurances of his rival, Science Party candidate Professor Watanabe (Akira Ito), that his team is on the verge of isolating a dog flu vaccine, Kobayashi sets an example to the city by being the first to crate and ship the mayoral household bodyguard dog, Spots ( Liev Schreiber), into island exile. Was Wes Anderson's Latest Film Inspired by Japan's Real "Isles of Animals"? The shift from the dense futuristic city to the disposal site, piled high with compacted cubes of garbage (shades of WALL-E) and crawling with rats, is just one of many dazzling visual transitions. But the cat-loving Kobayashi Dynasty sets off a citywide alarm about an outbreak of “snout fever,” or dog flu, ordering that all mutts be quarantined on Trash Island before the disease contaminates humans. It opens with an amusing prologue that concludes with a droll haiku, using a faux-historical mural to show how the wild dogs that roamed the Japanese archipelago 10 centuries ago had been domesticated over time to serve as household pets. In fact, in its rebellious stand against corrupt leaders manipulating the truth in order to spread fear and persecute minorities, the movie has a political undercurrent that feels quite timely. Despite the specificity of its setting, Isle of Dogs is very much a part of Anderson’s eccentric universe its vibrantly inventive visuals and the refusal of its resourceful heroes to bend to an oppressive authority in many ways recall The Grand Budapest Hotel. But the film’s sophisticated cine-literacy is more of an added bonus for aficionados than an essential part of the enjoyment of this twisty original tale - scripted by Anderson from a story he developed with Roman Coppola, Jason Schwartzman and Nomura.
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