Moonsrise Kingdom deals with teenage angst, rebellion, falling in love and sexual awakening. Reviews for this movie are quite mixed with some viewers finding it "refreshing", while others label it "boring and dull". I did find myself feeling bored and frustrated at the dull acting and slow pacing of the story and certainly would not think highy enough of the film to include it for study on a school curriculum. I suspect it was chosen more because it contains scenes of a sexual nature where erections and breasts are discussed/touched, a bloody stabbing scene and a scene in which the Sheriff offers beer to a minor, who accepts it and of course the movie contains the usual dose of bad language and blasphemy which I would never stand for in my own home........makes me wonder why I send my kids to school at all these days!
Verdict: Not suitable for study under the guise of "literary text" in the classroom at Junior Cycle Level
Rory, Teacher & Father of two, Co. Cork