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Hes not alone.
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Its a strange disease.)
Except, in this case, I didnt seem to be the only one.
Multiple other Vulture staffers reported that they, too, had fallen asleep inIsle of Dogs.
I fell asleep during ISLE OF DOGS.
Scientifically, roughlyone-thirdofIsle of Dogsviewers have reported falling asleep in the movie.
Anecdotally, this film seems to be inspiring an isle of yawns.
Unlike other movies with somnifacient reputations,Isle of Dogsis not especially long only 101 minutes!
nor is it especially slow.
This isnt, like,Solaris.So, why is this movie of all movies putting viewers to sleep?
(Not like that.)
I can think of three factors:
1.
The Wes Anderson Thing
If theres a word that describes Andersons directorial tone, its deadpan.
If there are two words that describe Andersons directorial tone, they are deadpan and understated.
You dont burst out into guffaws so much as say to yourself, Ha, thats funny.
(There are rare exceptions, the ear-piercing smash-cut inMoonrise Kingdombeing a personal favorite.)
His soundtracks, too, tend to lean towardmuted acoustic pop.
To quote my favorite contemporary poet,its quiet.
Characters inIsle of Dogsseem to only move in straight lines, perfectly parallel or perfectly perpendicular.
Depending on who you ask, the overall visual effect is either flat and boring, or incredibly soothing.
Either way, youre nodding off.
Keeping them open in any of the scenes back in Megasaki wasarf-ully hard.
Tell me did you fall asleep inIsle of Dogs?
