Wes Anderson: Deep or Dumb?
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Wes Anderson: Is there more to him than tailored blazers?
Wes Anderson has carved out a space as one of his generation’s most acclaimed filmmakers. But to some, he’s all twee aesthetics with no real cinematic substance. Let’s find out what’s underneath the carefully curated beanies in this Wisecrack Edition on Wes Anderson: Deep or Dumb?
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00:00 - Intro
02:45 - Recap
04:35 - Themes
07:34 - The Past
10:41 - The Violence and Letting Go
14:24 - Conclusion
Written by Ross McIndoe
Hosted by Michael Burns
Directed by Michael Luxemburg
Editing by Andrew Nishimura
Title card by Amanda M
Additional Production Assistance by Matias Rubio
Produced and Cinematography by Evan Yee
Music courtesy of Epidemic Sound
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What's your favorite Wes Anderson movie?
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Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou
The one that basically isn't stupidly weird... you guessed it.... none
the royal tenenbaums
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please do the philosophy of the weekend
"Is there more to Anderson than meets the bespectacled eye? Or is he writing fairy tales for drunk adults?"
Can't it be both?
Yes
No.
Exactly, It should be ".....meets the bespectacled eye, because he is writing fairy tales for drunk adults?"
Totally both
exactly!!
Wes Anderson has the most recognizable cinematography in all his movies. You see a frame of it and can immediately tell that it's one of his movies.
That's because on the first hour of the first day of film school (and photography class, for that matter) they teach there's nothing less dynamic than a symmetrical shot.
Whenever I'm browsing people's photo mode shots from my favorite video game on Twitter it's easy to spot the people without any training because they always center the subject and the people who win all the online contest rarely ever do.
Give it ten more years, and the younger generation will see Tyler the creator as the founder of this type of cinematography.
@@theriffwriter2194 Well, thank god they taught us that, otherwise we might be a millionaire successful director too! lmao. This is why so often untrained artists become the next big thing, because they are able to ignore the trappings of the rules of generations before. It's interesting to see how in the first few years of the 60's the musical establishment hated the Beatles with a passion - before their style cemented itself as the cornerstone of popular music in the 20th century, and then they all suddenly saw the genius. Whatever Wes does, it clearly works for his viewers. Calling his viewers dumb or uneducated in 'style' just kind of negates the purpose of cinema, to be enjoyable.
Indeed. He has a very distinctive style. I've always enjoyed just watching the way he frames most of his shots. This is all a matter of personal taste, so some will say he's derivative or unoriginal, and some will enjoy his work and not really care... lol. I enjoy his films, and that's what matters to me.
you mean Robert Yoeman's cinematography? (cinematographer of all of wes andersons films)
Michael looks like a proper Wes Anderson character
Where can I get the shirt he’s wearing at the start of the video, please help
Ironically 😂
Wes Anderson's contributions to film are needed. Movies don't need to be duplications of reality, because they never really can be.
We need people who want to make movies because they are fun but got something to say instead either one or another..
Or both if you know what you’re doing
@@DefenestrateYourself true ..
That reminds me of Alfonso Cuarón's Great Expectations where the main character says "I'm not going to tell the story the way it happened. I'm going to tell it the way I remember it."
No they’re not. Wes Anderson’s films are so banal. If he’s not going to make anything realistic, then he should dive head first into formalism or even surrealism, but he doesn’t.
I like that Wes's movies are like a child's version of very adult ideas and concepts. It just takes the complicated nature out and shows how how simple things can be. My favorite is probably Moonrise Kingdom, which is both a coming of age story and a sad adults trying to make sense of their lives story.
Not much else beyond that, in my opinion, since he does keep things simple to keep things moving. But I think his stuff is fun.
I like this comment. I think that’s why his imagery strikes me so much. It’s the closest I can get to the world I built as a kid playing with my miniature army men and action figures
I know it's been 2 years but wth... I'm not sure what you mean by keeping things simple. In Darjeeling LTD and the royal tenenbaums he portrays many complex and layered emotions/problems with the lives of the characters. I guess you could say he makes them kinda obvious about the characters, in other words, simple to recognize. I just felt like that wasn't a fair distillation of his work.
Aesthetic, funny and sometimes deep
"Dad you were never really dying."
"But I'm gonna live"
“I'm very sorry for your loss. Your mother was a terribly attractive woman.”
"Thanks a lot for not picking me!"
Facts.
Does anyone else just like comments if they’re at 99?
"Let the past die. Kill it, if you have to."
-Steve Zissou
With dynamite,
- Michael Scott
Quote reminds me of the petition urging Jeff bezos to buy and eat the Mona Lisa
My favorite part about his movies is that Melancholic Nostalgia. All of his movies have these rosy, heart-warming feels that also feel sad. He's easily my favorite Indie Director
Idk why Life Aquatic doesn't get the praise it deserves...it's probably his best
"This Is An Adventure"... I had a mug my wife customized for me with that (our adopted motto) on it, along with the jaguar shark and The Belafonte. Mug broke but still one of the coolest gifts I've ever received.
It's amazing and my favorite too. I think it got its share of fans, but true, it seems a bit underrated.
The Grand Budapest Hotel is probably his second best imo.
Second to The Royal Tenenbaums! 😁
I love this dude!!! He makes the best movies! Wes is the best!
Never understood why it was destroyed by critics
I have been drawn to The Life Aquatic for years... the combination of music and cinematography always gets me - especially his Sigur Ros at the scene with the tiger shark.
I wonder if it remembers me.
I think it is my favourite.
"Do you still want to blow him up?"
"no... we're out of dynamite anyway"
That line broke me.
@@GorgeDawes I love it when they're planning the raid on the Ping islands; Eleanor points to the one she's talking about, Steve points to another and says "I know the place - Hotel Citroën" and then Eleanor just quietly points back to the right one :)
I am convinced that if Wes Anderson wasn't a filmmaker, he'd be a serial killer.
And a very flashy one.
What if he is in fact both?
What if he directed a horror movie?
Absolutely
Really? Elaborate. I can see him as an eccentric architect, a quirky writer, an ambitious visionary, an artist. But I can't see him this successful in any other field or occupation.
Grand Budapest Hotel is a 10/10 imo
Not just your opinion. It is one of those rare pieces that manage to be simultaneously entertaining and deeply artistic.
Agreed.
Clearly you are a man with excellent taste. This is one of my absolute favorites as well.
11/10 for me :D
It is fantastic. It's aesthetic style is a character of it's own, serving as a modern day fairy tale.
I dig the Anderson film aesthetic.
I've always liked Anderson, this put a lot of it into words.
One other thing, for me, I never liked theaters. Not a big crowd person. I appreciated that he made films that felt like their cinematic impact wasn't lost by home viewing.
I look forward to Anderson's films as much as Tarantino's or Scorsese's because they are always original and beautiful.
I can't wait for The French Dispatch.
I saw it last weekend. What did you think of it? I'm not sure it was his best, but if anyone else's name was on it I would love it. I guess my standards for Wes are too high?
We need a terrence malick "Deep" or "Dumb"
YES
I mean that's got to be deep surely.
@@lexman7179 Yea i think so too...Maybe a "Philosophy of terrence malick" then? I mean i really loved all of his work other than Song to Song,The New World
@@lexman7179 I'm not sure. Sometimes? Yes. More recently, especially (not including A Hidden Life)? His movies can seem like empty pretension. A filmmaker who randomly takes his camera off the actors not for an intended effect, but because he's looking (and failing to find) a worthwhile subject.
(Update-clarification: "Shoot and then find the plot" is actually not that far from Malick's modus operandi; he's said as much. That's basically how Thin Red Line's omission of Jim Caviezel happened.)
@@lexman7179 Asking the question is a good way to get into the subject.
The Grand Budapest Hotel is probably my favorite film, and Wes Anderson by far my favorite director. His films are not just stunningly beautiful for aesthetic purposes, but the style of the world itself feels like a character. It is like a modern day fairy tale. The characters are absurd and over the top, and yet believable and relatable.
It is insane to blow up a shark with dynamite, but we can all relate to the pain of losing someone important. I for one would do anything to get back together with the girl I love, even though I know it would destroy me. This lost love was like the love the characters in Moonrise Kingdom felt. Enchanting. And yet is was as toxic in the end as the dynamic of the Tenenbaum's. I know, like Zero and M. Gustave do, that this time has past but I too am unable to let go of the memories of better days. It hurts me to see her with someone else, and it makes me as crazy as Max in Rushmore. I hope that I will soon let go of the past and move on like the brothers did in the Darjeeling Limited.
Like a fairy tale Anderson's films make clear that this story is not real life. No effort is made to hide the camera movement or make the color palet look like what I see when I peek outside my window. But that's the point. We are looking at a film, a piece of art. Nobody really believes a wolf blew away a house with 3 little pigs in it, but the moral of the story can be just as true. The themes of friendship, redemption and loss hit home because Anderson is an absolute master of his craft. The unique visual style and expert writing work in harmony to create a visceral experience that creeps in unnoticed through the jokes, gags and silliness.
On first viewing I often have this weird feeling. Why am I crying over a silly caricature of a sailor pondering if the huge shark that killed his friend still remembers him? I can't really place it, and that shows how good Anderson is at his craft. He knows exactly what he is doing, playing with our subconscious rather than trying to explain everything. Show don't tell. I wish I was as good in my profession as Wes.
I love how at the beginning he advertised way to reduce your carbon footprint and then said all without having to do all that work outdoors thats the most privileged thing I've heard today lol
Wes Anderson is a genius. I didn't' even have to think about it.
But the cool thing is that you CAN think about it if you want to.
Why think when you can smell
Yeah his movies feel so profound until you think for 2 seconds and realize they have no depth.
I know you didn’t think, because that was a brainless comment. Wes Anderson is more or less just a banal privileged hipster.
The podcast Unspooled framed it in a way that made me appreciate his films more (I already enjoyed them): He's basically making movie versions of dioramas, like Margo in The Royal Tennenbaums. You're always looking in from the outside from one angle (like you mentioned with his flat camera work), and everything is picture perfect and of one style that fits together. I see complaints about his movies like someone complaining that dioramas or miniature landscapes or doll houses, etc., are too kitschy or not realistic. That's the point, and maybe it's not the style you like, but it's silly to complain about things that are obviously very intentional choices. It's not like he's suddenly going to change things.
Ha, I made this comment before I got to the part where you discuss dioramas. You're on it already; carry on! :P
it's amazing that this is a 16 minute review of the themes and only dances around the most prominent theme in his films: the relationship between fathers and sons
With a friend we have discussed more than once about how brechtian Wes Anderson is.
His emotional disattachment that strikes with deep emotions in the audience a posteriori, his use of contrasts (for instance) between characters and situation or action in the background and in the foreground, the constant 4th wall break… I love it.
if his films are so emotionally detached how does that translate to invoking deep emotions from the audience
@@user-bk8qv4lv6o The movies aren’t emotionally detached, it’s the attitude of them and their characters towards the situations. It’s complicated, I’ll tell you with a coffee.
Wes Anderson is also known for taking inspiration from some excellent sources, always applying his own trademark into new perspectives and scenarios. The man isn't a vain edgy hipster who alludes to false interest; he is truly well-read, and his films have real nuance.
Rushmore and The Royal Tenenbaums: the novels and short stories of J.D. Salinger
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou: the documentaries of Jacques-Yves Cousteau
The Darjeeling Limited: the films of Satyajit Ray
Fantastic Mr. Fox: the book by Roald Dahl
The Grand Budapest Hotel: everything Stefan Zweig ever wrote and his own life story.
I'd say Fantastic Mr. Fox is the film that first proved his craft could truly meet his vision.
The Grand Budapest Hotel, it was my intro into his films, and it hits a chord in my heart that nothing has ever been able to strike again.
Wren feels like a scam. And these guys keep promoting it.
Gotta pay them bills somehow. There was a bunch of controversy about "Better Help" a few years ago and Wisecrack kept doing ads for them anyway.
It places the responsibility on individuals when it’s giant multinationals that have the actual power here
Brilliant analysis. Thank you Wisecrack. Looking forward to your thoughts on The French Dispatch.
I know the cinematography of Anderson's films is constant throughout all of his films, as well as his often times blunt dialogue. But I think each film has a different atmosphere despite having many of the fundamental Anderson traits. Grand Budapest is one of the most hilarious comedies I've ever seen and is probably his best work. Life Aquatic is a really good film if you just want to watch what life is like from the perspective of someone in love with his boat and the sea. Also, it's one of those rare films where I feel like I don't need to jump around from location to location. I can just take it all in. But if I had to compare the two films, I'd say the former feels like a love letter to 1920's silent films and the latter feels like one to those strangely mature children's books we used to grow up reading. Two completely different tones, but done with a lot of the same tools. I think Anderson's innovation, in that way, is the reason why he's such a magnificent director.
Rushmore has been my fav movie since it came out. I got it own vhs when I was like 8
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Thanks for finally settling this!
More Deep or Dumb about directors please! This was great!
Whenever I'm told about my carbon footprint I get really annoyed. There's only so much I can do for the planet with my carbon footprint when I'm up against Amazon, BP etc
i=It's pretty tacky not gonna lie, like I'm a vegetarian but that means nothing when I'm one person on a 7 billion person world with 100 companies responsible for 70% of carbon emissions.
@@Tommy-sp1qb It honestly feels like they're turning us on each other (which is exactly what they're doing btw) while they continue to destroy the planet. Like anybody who isn't dealing with their carbon footprint is an asshole who deserves to be shunned from society. I'm glad to conserve the environment, but I wouldn't have to worry so much about it if the corporations didn't spill their shit all over the place, you know?
I leave for a few videos and Michael becomes a sailor.
Underrated comment
Jesus, dressed up like Wes Anderson for New Year's after i found an old man suit in a box by my apartments when i was 22. Had the consistency and look of a 70's couch
Deep, absolutely. The Grand Budapest Hotel is my favorite and that's because it can be credibly read as a meditation on the cyclical nature of fascism. It plays out in the details and what the characters represent. For instance, Goldblum's character represents dedication to the rule of law and he's the first to be killed by the avatar of senseless violence, Willem Dafoe's character.
Technically his cat was the first to go. Perhaps that's the "creature comforts" and sense of innocence being lost with them
Does Wisecrack ever conclude that something is dumb?
Yeah, they have, i don't remember which though but i think they were inconclusive with Watchmen and Maniac
Maniac was partly dumb
Shrek 3 and 4 were dumb
Maybe more
@@LuisSierra42 I couldn't believe they dared to diss my beloved Maniac... 😓
Game of Thrones finale.
I feel like if someone takes philosophy seriously, then most things are either deep or dumb, but it will be heavily skewed one way or the other. For wisecrack most things are deep, but just as easily philosophy can be used to claim most things are dumb (a dumb take in my opinion).
Dope....serious...and thoughtful analysis. A long-time Wes Anderson fan...I bought Bottle Rocket on DVD before most of these others came out, kind of fan... But I have wondered....what this video is questioning. Do I merely love some stylistic tricks...or is there a deeper reason I love his films? Yes, I love the style. It is as aesthetically pleasing as a Marlboro box...by scientific design. Thirds galore, to the photographer or cinematographer. Color palette-wise, unknown tricks to me, but they draw me in. The deadpan humor...absolutely delightful. The melancholy melodrama mixed with a peak of crisis...obviously a good tactic if you think about it...albeit we may not have been aware of a formulaic convention until the 4th or 5th movie, or the 2nd or 3rd if you're extremely arrogant and cocky that you are a savant mensa material. Please tell me if I'm wrong. I'm not trying to be cool or advanced, I'm not trained in film structure or technique..I'm just being honest.
I'm going to mentally scrub that image of Wes Anderson from my mind. I don't know what I thought he looked like, but that's not what I thought he looked like.
He looks like a 'Wes Anderson character'
What did you expect?
How'd you think he look? Some entity possessing an inanimate object like a typewriter, some glasses or an espresso cup?
@@paradise_valley Honestly, I don't really know, but I guess I assumed he looked like all my other favourite directors, a scruffy bespeckled neckbeard
@@CaptainMcAwesomepan hahah fair enough, I know I was a little shocked too at first, but it sort of makes sense? His brother IS a scruffy bespeckeled neck beard though
I love the Anderson-style production in this episode and would be into it if Wisecrack videos adopted some more cinematic production elements! :D
Just finished The grand Budapest hotel and moonrise kingdom today. I love his film style it like a story book and feel relaxing.
Royal Tenenbaums is one of my favorite movies.
The music is also amazing in his movies
This video made me feel melancholic
Thanks
Awesome video, great analysis!
The wording on that ad read is so real. It IS about feeling like you're doing something. Dystopian shit, man. Thanks.
Awesome video. Great work!
Great vid Wisecrack, absolutely love Wes Anderson!
The Life Aquatic is my favourite of his movies.
The mere fact Michael is calling Wes Anderson a hipster while wearing what he's wearing in this video is video is mind-blowing. He's an outsider and I'm glad that was recognized in this piece. Great stuff.
I never thought of wes as particularly deep. This said, he's likely my favorite filmmaker. Reminds me of Randy Newman; incredibly talented but knows what he wants and isn't here to show off
Hotel Budapest and Fantastic Mr Fox are still some of my favorite movies.
Do you know that Wes Anderson has a BA in philosophy? That actually makes me wonder what philosophy influences him. Perhaps Wisecrack should do a video on that.
That's interesting. Moving on, did you hear they're going to cancel Latin?
You heard the rumor right? That Max saved Latin?
this is my most favorite wisecrack video thus far
idk if it was the music but this hit me sm
Thinking about it, there's a lot of similarities with Anderson and Japanese anime studio Shaft, like both having a penchant for the side vie stage camera view
Please do more directors and authors- there's so much untapped potential.
Great work. Thx.
Now i love the work of Wes Anderson even more :)
There is just something about this video dudeeeee it is just sooo calming
🙌🏿Breathtakingly elegant analysis/&dissection📽👑
Wes is my favorite director, so with the biggest openminded bias, Good Sir, l say, "Deep🤝🏿"
so deep in fact id go looking for a video just to appreciate why i love these quirky films so much. impossible for me to pick a favorite. if pressed the first or last ive seen. Aquatic, Budapest or the best music Darjeeling. i need watch them all again.
Is there a midpoint between deep and dumb? Yes, I think his movies tend to capture atmosphere and emotion. But it's not like they're breaking any new ground in terms of the ideas they present. Disclaimer: I will absolutely just watch movies to watch visual effects or camera work, think about how they were made, and appreciate the art from that standpoint, so I love Wes Anderson - but I don't know about "deep".
I think I'll appreciate his works more now. Before I was just confused of why the protagonist had a hard time letting go of nostalgia. Now I know there's more themes underlying the films.
please do the philosophy of the weekend from his current after hours asthetic
Nice Dead shirt! Never knew you were a fan!
I've always loved Wes Anderson movies. Now I know why.
wow finally a meaningful analysis of wes anderson films! people usually stop at "everything is symmetrical. the end." well done!!!
I'm glad someone was able to stay awake through them and provide meaningful feedback. The shots may be well laid out but they all seem so similar that you stop paying attention. The nonstop use of the deadpan monotone deliveries helps lull you to sleep. Even during these violent scenes you are in that half asleep coma hoping that at some point you discover the deeper meaning behind everything.
Was this deep or dumb? is often the question you are asking yourself after viewing 20 minutes of one of his films. It seems like it should deliver a message, make a statement, or have some profound resolution in the end. If you understand the use of his the medium you will view him as deep. Those who walk away thinking this is 2 hours they will never get back will say dumb.
I’m going to continue enjoying his work. I never remember what his movies are about if you ask me a few months later… I just retain a memory of something delicious and nostalgic. Like candy I remember from my childhood, even if I didn’t know what it was made of. His messages are universal, uncontroversial, repetitive, beautifully wrapped in visuals that you want to keep afterwards. I enjoy it and I forget what exactly it was, but I’m always glad to see he made a new one and I’m going to watch it, too - to the same effect, I assume. It’s okay to just enjoy things, you know. Whether they are dumb or deep. Joy is rare.
"The metaphor is somehow as compelling as it is annoying" really is _the_ quote of the video imo. Perfectly explains my feelings toward Anderson's movies.
You guys should do a video on David Fincher!
I love Andersons work i really enjoyed his latest film The French Dispatch. Great video man well done
I missed you! I love your work!
This video comes at just the right time, as I recently watched Isle of Dogs and was disappointed, despite believing for a while that Moonrise Kingdom is my favorite film.
Epic Intro!! So badass 😎
Love his films. So unique and special. Brilliant xx
Your comment about the theme that spans WA was something I wish I had known when I did a paper on Moonrise Kingdom. My comparison was to the original Barrie story of Peter Pan, not the Disney or Spielberg versions. The Peter Pan story describes how the title character fights to hold on to youth and how Wendy, the main character in the original story, pushes on while she keeps the memory for something to give her daughter and down the line. It was not difficult to find that theme in Moonrise plus a lot of detailed connections between the two stories. I wish I would have known the theme was consistent in his work.
I thought he started with Barrie’s story and then created a movie that intersected with the book. Based on your interpretation, WA had the rough movie and went to find a book that fit it for a few details. It is a different way to look at it. I would have put more Moonrise in your clip. I thought it was some of Edward Norton’s best work. Also it was the first time I did not see Bruce Willis phone it in for quite a few years.
Y'all forget about his music selection for his movies,...always on point...👌Moonrise Kingdom had some of the coolest, nostalgic music...
I really like renegade cuts video about Wes Anderson since it acknowledges some of the orientalism that is in his movies and the dominant white perspective in them.
Finally you guys!!!
Can't help but make connections between Wes Anderson movies and Hereditary after watching this 🤔
Excellent analysis!
Wisecrack, please do a content about Yoko Taro and his game's, i think many will be interested in it, and there's a lot that can be talk about by just the person itself
He is making fairy tales for drunk adults, but we love him for it! Thank you guys this one was the best.
Not much mention of Isle of Dogs, it's a little different from the rest in my opinion but that'd make it interesting to discuss.
Michael and/or the script author probably didn't watch it, its glaringly missing from the discussion
Great analysis! I was wondering about my feelings about Wes Sharon. Also goodness the video’s host… 😍. #smokeshow
Royal Tenenbaums is probably the first fully fleshed out visually. However, Rushmore before it is one of the better stories. Life Aquatic is my jam 24/7... and Grand Budapest might just be his opus.
I love 'em all like the quirky children that are certainly smarter than the adults and I can't wait to see French Dispatch! A pallete of grays? That's new!
The way that I have come to understand Wes Anderson's work, is basically like this: he is influenced by the French New Wave which focuses on existential absurdity, but has has a more melancholy tone. What Anderson does is take that basic framework, but shift it so that instead of experiencing intrepid loss in the French New Wave from films like Sex is Comedy or Hiroshima Mon Amor, he focuses on the whimsy of the situation. He doesn't stray from the melancholy, but instead of portraying it as tragic he focuses all his attention of the creating whimsy out of situations of genuine tragedy. Whereas the French New Wave films flirt with whimsy, Anderson leans into it, which typically culminates in an emotional crescendo of catharsis from a character that was previously portrayed as stoic and is typically portrayed as representing the mental internalization of the viewer. He uses sever tricks to achieve true emotional catharsis, and my favorite one is that he has his children speak as adults and his adults act like children.
The most clarifying moment of my life was when I realized Wes Anderson and Wes Craven weren't the same person. It made my life so much clearer and their cinematography made much, much more sense.
His movies ain't one of those films that made me cry. Those type of movies that will state its own moral of the story. Anderson's needs to be understood deeply and his storytelling is great. I haven't cried in any of his films but his storytelling got me hooked. Especially the aesthetics.
Moonrise kingdom is so good
I approve of this statement
Every Wes Anderson film I've seen has connected so deeply with me, past just a cinematic connection. I seem to have always found one at just the right time to truly get what each story is about. I would absolutely love the opportunity to appear in one his films, because he is a director I trust to develop a good story with a proper cast, and leave the audience to ponder how to live past the past
It is people like Wes that give the movie industry its Diversity and soul , he is therefore, an essential part of the process .
Grand budapest hotel is one of my favorites
I would add that the mellow style of dialogue helps underline the seriousness when someone loses their shit (which inevitably happens).
In my mind Anderson stands with a few other directors who uses the style of dialogue as a tool to present an idea of theatre. Two who comes to mind are Yorgos Lanthimos (the characters as actors with a script within the film, reflecting our social norms or "script for reality") and Roy Andersson (the repeated stories functioning as a representation of the character and as the lines are uttered in different contexts they slightly change their meaning)
All I know is I enjoy the heck out of his movies. There's just something about them.
I'm never bored by a Wed Anderson film. Easily my favorite director at this point
A series of unfortunate events Netflix series is what you get when Wes Anderson and Tim Burton making a show together
I always thought Wes Anderson would make the best Series of Unfortunate Events adaptation. The deadpan, absurdist humor and whimsical setting o the book suits his filmmaking style
The philosophy of Wes Anderson is that rich and famous people are actually lonely and sad. Deep.
Had no idea ... 2 of my fav films were made by him.