Why is Wes Anderson's 'Isle of Dogs' set in Japan? We're not sure either.

Wes Anderson’s Isle of Dogs has something to say about the ugly allure of xenophobia, the sin of standing by while atrocities are committed, and the importance of protecting the most vulnerable members of society.

The film asks us to feel for the helpless, here in the form of guileless dogs, and consider how easily fear can be weaponized against them. These are all fine and noble ideas, and ones that feel especially urgent in this scared, suspicious world.

It’s too bad then, that Isle of Dogs can’t help getting in its own way. Even as it pleads with us to think of the pups, the movie struggles to portray its actual human characters as, well, human, and the result is that undermines its own messaging about empathy and cross-cultural understanding. Read more…

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