What's so special about Wes Anderson movies?
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Apophos — 11 years ago(September 16, 2014 03:35 PM)
I didn't realise it but I have nearly all of Wes Anderson's movies on DVD/Blu-Ray (except the shorts and Bottle Rocket). I bought them all as they were released and never clicked they were by the same guy.
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alejandrodeleon559 — 11 years ago(January 31, 2015 07:50 AM)
Yes you are the only one. You don't have to be a hipster, you can be normal guy like me and love Wes Anderson because his films are beautiful and carry a lot of meaning. Often times he'll show you the truth of things in ways you never expected it to still remain truthful.
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beresfordjd — 10 years ago(June 04, 2015 05:53 AM)
Have to agree, rather pretentious and the sort of film that actors love to be in. Hence the number of cameos in stuff like The Grand Budapest hotel. I loathed The Fantastic Mr Fox and have yet to see anything directed by WA that can be enjoyed. The films always look great but that is as far as it goes for me.
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nep198567 — 11 years ago(October 28, 2014 11:35 PM)
One of the biggest aspects of WA films I appreciate is the writing. For me that why I try to see every one of his films in the theater. Its all subjective anyways. WA takes a lot of flack on here but there's a productive convo to be had. There's nothing to "get" in a WA film. Its not about being a snobby hipster. Its moments where Ned Plimpton asks Steve Zissou how come Zissou never contacted him as a child and Zissou says, "Because I hate fathers and I never wanted to be one."
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ItsanAckbar — 11 years ago(November 02, 2014 10:35 AM)
They insist upon themselves and are therefore bad movies. They are not good movies at all.
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heyanerd — 11 years ago(November 22, 2014 06:15 AM)
It's a feeling.
Take the incredibly tight framing and mix it with rock music and ridiculously confident characters (despite their chaotic interiors), and there's a certain chemistry about it. It doesn't work EVERY time, that is, it doesn't work every DAY, meaning I can watch the movie and love it and then not want to see it for another few months, or a year. I'm not bulletproof in my love of what Wes brings to the table, but I didn't get what was great about Rushmore the first time I saw it, and then loved it watching it with friends a year later. Bottle Rocket is the most naturally enjoyable one without an intro to Wes' style.
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marknovack — 11 years ago(December 06, 2014 03:01 PM)
Nothing. The Grand Budapest Hotel was different, enjoyable, and has not changed my life. Some of his movies are good for me, some bore me. He has a fan following like anyone else in the biz. Some people will dri1c84ve long distances for certain foods that others will eat if it's served and some won't touch at all. I think one thing is that he does not ruin the material he is given to work with, and that being the case his fans are there.
As far as rabid fandom, one rabid, and outspoken fan with a pedestal is all it takes to give those not in the know the impression that I believe you have.
As far as my comment "has not changed my life" goes, there have been movies that got so far under my skin and remained a topic of discussion long enough that I could say my life was richer for having seen them. Not that I changed my diet or style of dressing or coiffure, but enriched in the way that season tickets to the Berlin Symphony Orchestra might enrich the life of a music lover.