Moonrise Kingdom

In all honesty I have never been as confused about a movie until watching Moonrise Kingdom. I truly look forward to discussing this movie in class. Through seeing this movie i have realized how narrowed my movie watching has been. The movie frustrated me, because I didn't understand the plot as thoroughly as most movies I've watched. I look forward to hearing your feedback. I see the connection between all the material we've covered, the children escaping unfavorable situations and acting with more maturity than the adults around them. The idea that, with no biological support, they only had the support of those they meet spontaneously. I really can't wrap my head around this movie, especially the end. I found it ironic, with all all of the discussion surrounding religion, that the movie ended with the scouts (amongst others) finding refuge in a church. The rebellious nature of the children match that of the children in the Night of the Hunter, and Huck's spirit when he fakes his own death and hides along the river. There is a parallel through all the media we've watched with the children, under the pressure to be found, rejecting authority or "supposed authority" in the form of the preacher and Huck's father, that the children are nearly caught but manage to escape quickly.