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The enduring visual aesthetic of wes anderson
The old-timey aspects of his various narratives notwithstanding (from “Fantastic Mr. Fox” to “Life Aquatic” to “French Dispatch” and “Grand Budapest” and everything in between), I can basically boil That Wes Thing ™️ 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.
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@coreydubrowa
Jan 15, 2025
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@b1dweezy
My faves have always been Life Aquatic and The Darjeeling Limited!
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@salad_valet
He also loves using ”the rule of thirds” where a shot can be divided cleanly into three distinct sections horizontally. This principle lends to that symmetry we find so damn pleasing. Do you have a fave movie?
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@coreydubrowa
salad_valet Coin flip between Rushmore and Royal Tenenbaums. You?
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@salad_valet
coreydubrowa coin flip between The Darjeeling Limited and The Royal Tenenbaums. Have you seen the RT house in Harlem??
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@coreydubrowa
salad_valet I know it exists but no!
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@salad_valet
coreydubrowa it’s so worth the trip! Took my breath away when I first saw it. visiting his cafe in Milan, bar Luce, is on my bucketlist.
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