Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xlNlzBTY_E
Anyone looking forward to this? I’m liking the retro-futurism aesthetic. I’ve had mixed impressions of pass Wes Anderson movies, but its possible I just don’t “get it”. Maybe the aesthetic is the point.
I really hope I’m wrong, but it seems like Anderson is getting close to self-parody with this one. I know the dude has a specific style, but it’s getting so over the top that I think it disracts from the story instead of adding to it.
The Darjeeling Limited is one of my favorite films of all time. It changed the way I think about movies. I liked the Grand Budapest Hotel, but I thought it leaned too hard into silliness.
That being said, Anderson is talented and successful enough that he can do whatever the fuck he wants. If he’s having fun being self-indulgent and making what he wants, I’m happy for him. I hope he’s not getting more pretentious as his movies get more and more weird.
It’s just his style. Plus this one seems to really lend itself to silliness based on its setting. I want to watch it more for the cinematography than anything; the camera work, color palette, choices for lighting and set design are my favorite parts of his films.