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iāve never seen any of wes andersonās movies somehow (aside from mr fox and henry sugar), so i decided to watch them all before the phonecian scheme. and holy fuck. heās amazing. the movies are all so implicit in their message yet so obvious. the characters and their actions are so absurd. the framing and the shots are nothing short of perfect.
life aquatic is my favorite thus far, by far. his others were great too (iām skipping bottle rocket because people say itās best to watch after being familiar with his style), but this oneās atmosphere and characters were just impeccable. maybe itās because itās summer, and maybe itās because love stories can be so trite, but watching a hard-ass struggle with his ego while commanding a boat crew and simultaneously trying to come to terms with being a father is right up my alley. i have a feeling iām not gonna be this big a fan of all of andersonās movies after this one, but iām still so excited. i have high hopes.
May 28, 2025
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rewatched these recently and theyāre so great. Touching and funny and really striking sets/shots.
Reminded me of how good Wes Anderson is beyond all the memes. I know people clown on some of his tendencies as a director but the guy knows how to make a fuckin movie.
May 30, 2024
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Everything he touches turns to solid gold. My new favorite movie is Asteroid City and the one before that was The Grand Budapest Hotel. He is an amazing director and his art direction is some of the most pleasing to the eye I have seen. Love his movies so much and I LOVE WILLEM DAFOE.
Feb 27, 2025
The old-timey aspects of his various narratives notwithstanding (from āFantastic Mr. Foxā to āLife Aquaticā to āFrench Dispatchā and āGrand Budapestā and everything in between), I can basically boil That Wes Thing ā¢ļø down to a few consistent visual tropes:
* Ubiquitous symmetry
* Tableau compositions
* Very deliberate/narrow color palettes
* LOOOOOOOONG takes (He loves them)
We have been known to stage quasi Wes film festivals sometimes and just binge a bunch of his films back to back.
Jan 15, 2025
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i havenāt used this app in weeks because i got a motherfucking job baby. busser at an italian restaurant. italian!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i love italian. i make money now too. i actually donāt know how much because i want to pretend i donāt care about that stuff. i also donāt care about water ot anything because i never ask for that either. i won capitalism and i believe i will continue winning!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Apr 1, 2025
