Love Wes Anderson's films, and this one looks awesome to me! Always enjoy his films as well as a change of pace from the usual cookie cutter blockbuster fare.
Trailer for Wes Anderson's new film, "The French Dispatch" is out
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Love Wes Anderson's films, and this one looks awesome to me! Always enjoy his films as well as a change of pace from the usual cookie cutter blockbuster fare.
I'm super excited about this film. Granted I've loved just about everything Wes Anderson has made (Bottle Rocket was merely enjoyable and I'm not overly wowed by Rushmore).
It's amazing just how many people are going to be in this. Almost all of the regulars (sadly, except Jeff Goldblum) and even more new people like Elisabeth Moss and Christoph Waltz.
It's amazing just how many people are going to be in this. Almost all of the regulars (sadly, except Jeff Goldblum) and even more new people like Elisabeth Moss and Christoph Waltz.
I enjoy all his films, but Darjeeling is lowest on my list. Surprised you didn’t like Mr. Fox, it’s a pretty well regarded film iirc. Royal Tennenbaums is my fave. Every time I think a newer film has displaced it, a rewatch dispels that notion. His films post Mr. Fox have embraced the doll house aesthetic more so than earlier ones, though Life Aquatic is probably where it really kicked into gear.
Still, I love his style, vibe and the fact that he’s gotten as far as he has by doing his own thing without fail.
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I have to go back and watch some of the early ones again as I favor the later movies. This one looks rather ambitious and has me curious.
Who is the youngest filmmaker with a distinct style? As we change the way media is presented and consumed I wonder what is to come. Are there some up-and-comers to look for?
Who is the youngest filmmaker with a distinct style? As we change the way media is presented and consumed I wonder what is to come. Are there some up-and-comers to look for?
I can’t really think of anyone who fits the bill comparable to Wes on that front. I was thinking Taika Waititi, but I haven’t seen anything but Thor 3. Life Aquatic was Wes’ big ‘studio’ film, and it still felt wholly his.
Otherwise I can think of a few directors who hit it big quick and were handed the keys to big blockbusters, but can’t think of anyone who’s managed to really stand out or keep a really distinctive style. But that’s just me, and my knowledge is a bit limited on this front.
I like the guy's movies. It's just getting odd though, as the catalog grows. It's kind of like it's just a continuation of one long film now. This really looks like his other work... a lot. Is that a good thing or bad? I thought the idea was to expand your style. It's like when we celebrate Scorcese making another mob movie. Yeah, he's good at it, but doesn't it wear thin?
I mean usually those guys fade away or fall out of favor, like Tim Burton or M. Night Shyamalan. At a certain point, no matter how revolutionary or unique it is, it's still a one trick pony, no? I'm a little less engaged with each outing, & that may just be saturation, & not an actual reflection of the project's quality per say
I'm not saying it'll be bad. Not at all. I just have to wonder.
I mean usually those guys fade away or fall out of favor, like Tim Burton or M. Night Shyamalan. At a certain point, no matter how revolutionary or unique it is, it's still a one trick pony, no? I'm a little less engaged with each outing, & that may just be saturation, & not an actual reflection of the project's quality per say
I'm not saying it'll be bad. Not at all. I just have to wonder.
I'd go with bad-ish. I lie his movies, they look beautiful, but after awhile I get it. My least favorite movie I remember of his was The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. I just found it too long for me.
To each their own. The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou was my favorite until The Grand Budapest Hotel.
That's funny. I like Steve Zissou, maybe even more than Royal Tennenbaums & Rushmore, almost as if it took me a few outings to get warmed up to Anderson's thing. Mainly it worked for me, because Bill Murray really pulls you into the whole thing, & I have to hope that with him in the center seat for this one, we might have a similar outcome. That much has me hopeful
Since Zissou, though, I feel less engaged in each outing. I liked Moonrise Kingdom, but not as much, though a bit more than Darjeeling Limited (Never saw Fantastic Mr. Fox), & Grand Budapest worked less for me than any of them, not that it was bad, just not as engaging to me personally, because I think its style is wearing thin with me, which this new one looks to wholly embrace, almost as if it were Grand Budapest part 2.
I feel like the style has overtaken the rest of the film. David Lynch has had a similar issue. To the point of this last thing he did on Netflix almost comes off as a parody of his style. Maybe it was. Anderson looks to have some wonderful cast for this one, which will certainly get me to see it at some point, but they are no guarantee. I always hope for the best, because anyone doing a thing unique in the artform deserves the support
Since Zissou, though, I feel less engaged in each outing. I liked Moonrise Kingdom, but not as much, though a bit more than Darjeeling Limited (Never saw Fantastic Mr. Fox), & Grand Budapest worked less for me than any of them, not that it was bad, just not as engaging to me personally, because I think its style is wearing thin with me, which this new one looks to wholly embrace, almost as if it were Grand Budapest part 2.
I feel like the style has overtaken the rest of the film. David Lynch has had a similar issue. To the point of this last thing he did on Netflix almost comes off as a parody of his style. Maybe it was. Anderson looks to have some wonderful cast for this one, which will certainly get me to see it at some point, but they are no guarantee. I always hope for the best, because anyone doing a thing unique in the artform deserves the support
I had the opposite reaction. I like Life Aquatic and Royal Tennebaums but liked Rushmore even more. I really REALLY liked Darjeeling Limited, but fell in love with Moonrise Kingdom and Grand Budapest Hotel. I can't wait to see French Dispatch.
I disagree that it feels like one long film. The last time I did a watch through of all his films, I went in bearing in mind that argument and they all felt sufficiently different to me. There are certain stylistic cinematography trademarks and post Mr. Fox, the art design has taken a bigger role (at least it seems that way to me). But the things you're not necessarily a fan of are the things his fandom loves.
Unlike Burton or Shyamalan, who were much more in the spotlight / flavor of the month, Anderson has been quietly in the background making the movies he wants to make. And with every film the guy picks up more fans, both in the acting community as evidenced by bigger and bigger names showing up in each new film, but from the general public.
I'm not interested in Anderson doing a gangster film, or a sci-fi film (Though I guess Isle of Dogs was sorta sci-fi). And I'd hazard a guess that the rest of his fanbase feels the same. We know, up to a point, what we're going to get, the rest we get to discover when we see the film. We love the self contained little worlds he creates, the unique style these little worlds are presented in, the deadpan delivery, music and even the inevitable slow mo shot.
These are breaks from the MCU / Star Wars / Big Blockbuster stuff that Hollywood vomits out with predictable regularity. That stuff is more "samey" to me than an Anderson flick that comes out every two or three years apart. So I don't see Wes "falling out of favor" because he's never really been "in favor" in the way that Burton, Shyamalan or other big name directors were, or in the way that the MCU / Star Wars, etc is.
His style isn't to everyone's taste, and I can see people not necessarily being fans of his entire catalog. Me? I love every film he's made and get more excited for his films than pretty much anything else.
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