12 Reasons To Love Wes Anderson Movies From Ever Angle

Wes Anderson is a very famous film director, he is well known for his distinctive visual and narrative style, he uses meticulous color schemes, a geometric concept, witty dialogue and much much more; he uses nostalgic colors which give the audience a very easy way to recognize his films. You’ve probably seen his films such as The Grand Budapest Hotel, which is his most successful film to date in every way.

We’ve gathered 12 reasons to love him and to make you understand his films a little bit more.

1. Symmetry

It makes his movies extremely appealing, he uses center-balance. David Bordwell, a film critic, writes that symmetry can create a “static geometrical frame that can evoke a deadpan comic quality.” This is one of the reasons his style is so distinctive; it brings a visual harmony.

2.  Color Palettes.

This is one of his most recognized features; you can see how much effort he puts into choosing his color palettes. The internet is obsessed with Wes Andersons color palettes and created a site dedicated to this, if you want to check it out: wesandersonpalettes.tumblr.com/

3. Music.

Randall Poster has been Andersons music supervisor, who helps the Wes choose the songs and determine the overall music direction of the films. Poster even commented once how music is an elementary process in Anderson’s creations. From the start, they decide the music genre that will dominate the film.

4. Recurring Actors.

Bill Murray has appeared in every Anderson Movie film except Bottle Rocket in 1996, he is a basic element to his movies, being a key to his family movies, some of the most common actors in his films, are: Owen and Luke Wilson, Jason Schwartzman, Adrien Brody, Anjelica Huston, Kumar Pallana, and Willem Dafoe.

 

5. Family Centered.

His stories typically revolve around the family. Anderson’s films are unusually character-driven, in fact, they revolve around the characters background and family. There’s always the bittersweet presence of a family matter as a background; it helps make the story more human.

6. Dead-pan Dialogue and Characterizations

Recurring actors are often an inspiration to certain peculiar characters and dialogues made famous in Wes Anderson’s films.  Ridiculous situations are presented as regular occurrences, and at least one character in each film is completely obsessed with their current project, which is usually something creative. They also usually have an introduction, which is vital to their storylines

 

7. Nostalgia

Nostalgia is a key element to Wes Andersons movies. The portrayed memories are usually tumultuous, sad, and bizarre and add to the storyline in the form of a revelation of sorts. He romanticizes bygone eras.

8. Adult Children

Children are always in Anderson’s movies, even though they are usually portrayed as adults, they lack maturity, they speak in a simple style and have an enormous difficulty overcoming obstacles.

9. Set Design

Set design in Anderson’s filmography is an art; they are very meticulous. Anderson makes everything that surrounds the character a portrayal of the same character; it helps define him to the audience.

10. Love

There’s an essential side to Anderson’s “love” concept that involves transcending age. There’s nothing random about the couples that Anderson creates in his films. In the end, everything comes down to learning a lesson taught through them. He has created a normal balance of unrequired love and unconventional relationships.

 

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11. Typography

He always uses Futura, the director has a slight obsession with the font, making its use consistent in his filmography; he has mentioned it was inspired by old Italian movies, which he loved since he was very young. Every transition made in his films is always in this specifical typography.

12. Strange Clothing and Accessories

Ridiculous hats and other accessories usually make for great comedy; he uses them as a way to express the eccentricity of every character portrayed in his films. He has maintained a retro influence; he knows how to use the accessories and how to integrate them to his films to make the characters have that unique feeling.