The French Dispatch | Wes Anderson | October 22, 2021 | The Most Wes Anderson Movie to Exist?

[ThePrinceIsOnFire]

I'm pretty excited for this. 

Yet, I wonder how  "Jojo Rabbit" being such a talked- about movie will affect this, given that Jojo clearly had Anderson-esque visual style and humour, and both movies seem to centre on WWII.

 

Anderson is also generally bad at writing women and female characters, and the fact that Saoirse isn't even on the poster makes me think that Lea Seydoux might have the bigger "female" role, which does not bode really well on paper.

[CoolioD1]

looking thru anderson's filmography he's on a fairly consistent streak of a alternating between good and bad movies for me. and i thought isle of dogs was rubbish so i've got good expectations for this one.

[Alpha]

Felt pretty meh about Isle of Dogs so hopefully this is a return to form for Wes Anderson.

Edited February 1, 2020 by Alpha

[JWR]

I've loved almost everything that Wes Anderson has done, so I'm hyped!

[Ithil]

On 1/30/2020 at 12:31 AM, Julian1410 said:

Is saoirse ronan still in this film? Her name is not on that poster which would be weird for her status

Probably is a small role, Anderson often has dozens of notable actors show up very briefly in his films, even frequent collaborators aren't necessarily in a big role in all his films.

[Eric Atreides]

 

[JWR]

1 hour ago, Eric Sionis said:

 

Awesome! Can't wait!

[Eric Atreides]

 

[TalismanRing]

@Eric the Hedgehog A movie made just for  you. 

 

[Eric Atreides]

 

[Eric Atreides]

1 hour ago, TalismanRing said:

@Eric the Hedgehog A movie made just for  you. 

 

 

Oh lord.

[ThePrinceIsOnFire]

Some Stills are floating around the web already, you can watch theme here https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/a-look-at-wes-andersons-new-new-yorker-inspired-film

 

Personally, I am a bit underwhelmed...it looks like every other Anderson Movie, nothing groundbreaking.

Pheraps it will be partially in B&W?

 

Also, Murray and Chalamet seem to be the most prominent characters, while maybe Swinton will get the biggest role out of the women featured in the cast; speaking of which, I'm mildly concerned as there really are way too many actors.... Saoirse will surely have a blink-and you miss it- cameo, but even the main cast is just too large.

 

Let's hope the film delivers, and let's wait for the trailer, but it does look like Wes is flying past his peak.

Edited February 11, 2020 by ThePrinceIsOnFire

[Alli]

 

[TMP]

Looks great! His framing's getting more and more meticulous every time

[JWR]

Yep, that's definitely a Wes Anderson film alright!

[lorddemaxus]

18 minutes ago, TMP said:

Looks great! His framing's getting more and more meticulous every time

I think his framing gets a lot better every time he does an animated film.

[TMP]

Just now, lorddemaxus said:

I think his framing gets a lot better every time he does an animated film.

He has way more control with stop motion though

[MOVIEGUY]

Can't wait

[lorddemaxus]

3 minutes ago, TMP said:

He has way more control with stop motion though

I meant there's a pretty big improvement with his live action films after he does an animated film. Moonrise Kingdom and Budapest were a huge step up from his pre-Fantastic Mr Fox films, in terms of shot composition, and this looks like a step-up from those films. I think the freedom stop motion gives him makes much more precise with his framing and also allows his to be more creative with it which he then applies to his live action films. 

Edited February 12, 2020 by lorddemaxus

[Ithil]

The exactness is a delight.