“Isle of Dogs” is an adventure comedy film directed by Wes Anderson that was released in 2018. Inside this story, the dogs are all banished to Trash Island because of a canine influenza pandemic. This leads to the main character, Atari, setting out to find his dog.

The main character Chief, a dog, is voiced by Bryan Cranston, who is most notable for his roles in “Breaking Bad” and “Malcolm in the Middle.” His voice is very captivating for this role and adds to Chief’s character who was unwilling to help at the beginning but slowly warms up to Atari.

Like many of Anderson's films, it has beautiful cinematography as well as deadpan humor and dialogue. Some of Anderson’s best known films are “The Grand Budapest Hotel” and “The Royal Tenenbaums.” These movies also use symmetrical framing to add to the overall whimsical mood and immerse the viewer into the film.

The use of stop motion in this film made it so there was more focus on each character by having them all be hand sculpted and painted. The background of the scenes are very detailed which makes each scene look more aesthetically pleasing.

Another feature of this movie is that the human characters speak Japanese, and it is not always translated so the viewer has to infer what they are saying by their body language and what is going on in the scene, unless they know Japanese. This helps build the dog's perspective since they don't know what the humans are saying and only understand a little bit.

The main focus of the story is the connections humans can build with animals. Even with the language barrier, the dogs learn to trust Atari and try to help him find his dog. This is a great movie with a deep emotional message, but it still has an entertaining storyline that will keep the viewer entertained. I have to give it a 10/10; this is absolute cinema.