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<blockquote data-quote="Snarf Zagyg" data-source="post: 9242137" data-attributes="member: 7023840"><p>Having not posted a thread in a little while, and having a short period of time on my hands, I thought I'd put up the following for discussion and/or debate!</p><p></p><p>Today's topic .... Wes Anderson movies. As a general rule, I have found that people either love, or hate, Wes Anderson ... with few people falling into the "meh" category. That said, I am one of those people that definitely fall into the "love" category. In my opinion, he is one of the few directors working that I make sure to see every single new release; simply knowing that he was the director of a film is enough to make me go and see it. </p><p></p><p>While I normally have "rules" for these types of things, this is very simple- it has to be a Wes Anderson movie. It cannot be a commercial. It cannot be a short. It cannot be a "short movie" (which includes the charming trilogy of Roald Dahl adaptations recently released on Netflix ... if you have seventeen minutes, watch <em>The Ratcatcher</em>). All movies are included, whether animated (stop motion) or not. This will include all eleven of his feature length films, from <em>Bottle Rocket</em> to Asteroid City, and will be listen in order of awesomeness, with #11 being the least awesome.</p><p></p><p>11. <em>Bottle Rocket. </em>His first film is good, but rough, and shows a director still trying to find his voice. You can see hints of his style that he would later employ, but it just isn't there yet. </p><p></p><p>10. <em>Darjeeling Limited</em>. While the film definitely has all of his usual trademarks, and is a riot of color with many memorable scenes, it just hasn't aged as well as his other films. The characters aren't great, and his twee style doesn't work as well for a story that occasionally veers into colonialist themes. </p><p></p><p>9. <em>Isle of Dogs</em>. Amazing animation, but (in much the same way as <em>Darjeeling Limited</em>) certain aspects of the film just feel ... off. At best, though, it's a fun if light entry in his works. </p><p></p><p>8. <em>The Life Aquatic with Steve Zisou</em>. This is where the rankings get difficult. This is a masterpiece, with a killer soundtrack. For any other director, this could be thier finest film. For Wes Anderson, though, it felt a little bit like he was hitting the "Why doesn't my Dad love me?" theme once too often.</p><p></p><p>7. <em>Rushmore</em>. A controversial ranking; many people find it one of his best films, but while it is quite good, I don't find that it ranks as highly as the more mature movies he did later. Still, Jason Schwartzman's performance is amazing. </p><p></p><p>6. <em>Moonrise Kingdom</em>. No notes. A perfect movie in many ways, just not as great as the next few movies. </p><p></p><p>5. <em>Fantastic Mr. Fox.</em> Pure unadultered fun. </p><p></p><p>4. <em>Asteroid City. </em>Perhaps the greatest existentialist movie I have seen in a while, and one that firmly places the issues of art and the questions of why we do anything (with a side-dose of COVID-19) squarely in its sights. </p><p></p><p>3. <em>The Royal Tennenbaums. </em>Arguably, the most "Wes" of all of his films.</p><p></p><p>2. <em>The French Dispatch. </em>An anthology movie that somehow makes all three parts great, and the whole even greater than the sum of the parts. </p><p></p><p>1. <em>Grand Budapest Hotel. </em>There are few movies that I return to again and again; this is on the short list. The themes of this movie are the perfect marriage of Wes's form to the theme's function. It's beautiful, thoughtful, funny, and deeply sad.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Snarf Zagyg, post: 9242137, member: 7023840"] Having not posted a thread in a little while, and having a short period of time on my hands, I thought I'd put up the following for discussion and/or debate! Today's topic .... Wes Anderson movies. As a general rule, I have found that people either love, or hate, Wes Anderson ... with few people falling into the "meh" category. That said, I am one of those people that definitely fall into the "love" category. In my opinion, he is one of the few directors working that I make sure to see every single new release; simply knowing that he was the director of a film is enough to make me go and see it. While I normally have "rules" for these types of things, this is very simple- it has to be a Wes Anderson movie. It cannot be a commercial. It cannot be a short. It cannot be a "short movie" (which includes the charming trilogy of Roald Dahl adaptations recently released on Netflix ... if you have seventeen minutes, watch [I]The Ratcatcher[/I]). All movies are included, whether animated (stop motion) or not. This will include all eleven of his feature length films, from [I]Bottle Rocket[/I] to Asteroid City, and will be listen in order of awesomeness, with #11 being the least awesome. 11. [I]Bottle Rocket. [/I]His first film is good, but rough, and shows a director still trying to find his voice. You can see hints of his style that he would later employ, but it just isn't there yet. 10. [I]Darjeeling Limited[/I]. While the film definitely has all of his usual trademarks, and is a riot of color with many memorable scenes, it just hasn't aged as well as his other films. The characters aren't great, and his twee style doesn't work as well for a story that occasionally veers into colonialist themes. 9. [I]Isle of Dogs[/I]. Amazing animation, but (in much the same way as [I]Darjeeling Limited[/I]) certain aspects of the film just feel ... off. At best, though, it's a fun if light entry in his works. 8. [I]The Life Aquatic with Steve Zisou[/I]. This is where the rankings get difficult. This is a masterpiece, with a killer soundtrack. For any other director, this could be thier finest film. For Wes Anderson, though, it felt a little bit like he was hitting the "Why doesn't my Dad love me?" theme once too often. 7. [I]Rushmore[/I]. A controversial ranking; many people find it one of his best films, but while it is quite good, I don't find that it ranks as highly as the more mature movies he did later. Still, Jason Schwartzman's performance is amazing. 6. [I]Moonrise Kingdom[/I]. No notes. A perfect movie in many ways, just not as great as the next few movies. 5. [I]Fantastic Mr. Fox.[/I] Pure unadultered fun. 4. [I]Asteroid City. [/I]Perhaps the greatest existentialist movie I have seen in a while, and one that firmly places the issues of art and the questions of why we do anything (with a side-dose of COVID-19) squarely in its sights. 3. [I]The Royal Tennenbaums. [/I]Arguably, the most "Wes" of all of his films. 2. [I]The French Dispatch. [/I]An anthology movie that somehow makes all three parts great, and the whole even greater than the sum of the parts. 1. [I]Grand Budapest Hotel. [/I]There are few movies that I return to again and again; this is on the short list. The themes of this movie are the perfect marriage of Wes's form to the theme's function. It's beautiful, thoughtful, funny, and deeply sad. [/QUOTE]
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