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Fantastic Mr. Fox: Stop Motion Film

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Fantastic Mr. Fox is a stop motion film that was released in 2009. It is based on a novel by Roald Dahl and the screenplay was written and directed by Wes Anderson. The film is about a family of foxes and their survival in the community. Mr. Fox’s nephew Kristofferson is the complete opposite of his son Ash and that is evident in the scene that I analyzed. This scene I chose to analyze was when Kristofferson first arrives to visit the family of foxes. The scene opens up with him appearing with his suitcase and a map in hand. This part of the scene is accompanied by “Kristorfferson’s Theme.” His theme is made up of xylophones, mandolin, banjo, record and other small instruments. Todd Martens wrote, “…[Alexandre] Desplat was thinking …show more content…

The family is enjoying a hot summer day and they are utilizing the branches of their tree house as a diving board and shade from the blistering sun. The crickets chirping that were mentioned before cannot be seen by the characters but they can be heard so they would fall under IIIa on Kracauer’s Matrix because it is an actual sound. The boys, Kristofferson and Ash, are also listening to the radio while they dive into the swimming pool. The splashes they make and the music that is playing would fall under I on Kracauer’s Matrix because you can see both of these sources and they are a part of the actual film. Ash’s dive into the pool was chaotic and clumsy and the noise his splash made represented that. Kristofferson’s dive was perfectly executed so his splash was graceful and dainty. These sound effects are a great representation of the character’s personalities. Ash tries his best to impress his father with his jump and yells, “watch this dad!” as he is flailing through the air. Kristofferson’s character has a quiet confidence in himself and that is shown when he just shrugs off the compliment about how amazing his dive was. Another reoccurring sound effect in this scene involves Mr. Fox. In this scene he is leisurely leaning up against a tree while he eats an apple and reads the newspaper. The way Mr. Fox is depicted shows how Anderson wanted to personify the animals in this film. Foxes do not usually lean

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