Comments on: Trailer Deconstruction: Wes Anderson’s ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’

By: Big Chap

Big Chap — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:48:22 +0000

Stupid article because nobody cares about Wes Anderson, maybe some nerds but really nobody actually cares about him. Grand Budapest Hotel at best will make 150 million dollars at the box office, simply because nobody actually cares about his films.

By: brou

brou — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:48:22 +0000

I don't think that just because the hotel is the "grand budapest" it should imply that the film takes place in hungary. I mean there's "schloss lutz" on the gate, schloss means catsle in german.
By the way I'm particularly curious of the way the nazi-like invasion will be treated… Using some kind of -let's put it like that- parodic nazi visuals (the "ZZ" stuff) could be a risky choice. Maybe there will be some narrative device with the different timelines, with different unreliable narrators who fantasize and enjolivate the actual story.

By: cirkusfolk

cirkusfolk — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:48:22 +0000

Let me go on record to say Moonrise Kingdom was the first Wes Anderson film I did not like. At first, I was disappointed with The Darjeeling Limited, but have gone on to appreciate it enough to buy the Criterion edition. With that being said, this film looks too closely connected to Moonrise to give my expectations pause. At first I was excited at the prospect of Wes working with his biggest cast yet, and the idea of the film centering around a hotel. But after watching that trailer, I'm afraid the large cast might hurt the film. It appears as though everyone is playing too over the top, stylized characters that would never appear in real life. An such as Jude Law said, most of these actors parts will probably be too little to truely enjoy. Second, as with Moonrise, the period piece setting (which means no pop songs) worried me, as does the set decoration. Ever since Bottle Rocket, Wes' sets have been more and more detailed with every film. Most of the time it works, like in the Life Aquatic but lately, as with Moonrise, it draws too much attention to itself and is too cute or cutes sake. Basically what I'm trying to say is that Wes' films are almost becoming a parody of themselves in the same way Terrence Malicls last two films were. I hope I am wrong because this piece got me more excited for the film than the trailer did. I'm definatley not one to tell Wes he needs to make different types of movies. Actually it's the opposite. Grand Budapest might be too much of a change for me. I like the old font, slo motion and pop songs.

By: hank

hank — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:48:22 +0000

what does it mean exactly when you say, "way back in the day when the âMean Streetsâ director co-signed onto his then little-cared-for debut âBottle Rocketâ … Scorsese's only involvement was saying that he admired the movie after it's release, as far as I know.

By: tristan eldritch

tristan eldritch — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:48:22 +0000

Always feel like this guy should be making dollhouses, or pop-up books, or elaborate wedding cakes, instead of movies, but it looks like fun.

By: john morton

john morton — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:48:22 +0000

Presumably Tilda Swinton is playing the part Angela Lansbury was earmarked to take?

By: Brian

Brian — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:48:22 +0000

Mathieu Amalric could be playing a priest based on the garb but more importantly because the light illuminating his face has a pattern very similar to the mesh in confession rooms. There's often a bit of Catholicism running in Anderson's movies.

By: f90

f90 — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:48:22 +0000

The different aspect ratio thing was done in "More American Graffiti."

By: Posts

Posts — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:48:22 +0000

Great detective work, 90% of this is spot on.

By: Skinarcik

Skinarcik — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:48:22 +0000

The replacement painting is by Rich Pellegrino.

By: nate

nate — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:48:22 +0000

thank you for this delightful write up. what good fun. you guys are terrific. keep it up.

By: DG

DG — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:48:22 +0000

Bottle Rocket and Rushmore are his best movies. Him and Owen are the shit together, they need to write a script together. I'll probably see this but it looks pretty whatever

By: MAX FISHER

MAX FISHER — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:48:22 +0000

norton looks like sacha baron cohen in HUGO

kietel looks like the scary guy in PANS LABYRINTH

By: Jake Yenor

Jake Yenor — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:48:22 +0000

Didn't realize any of that, wow.

– Jake Yenor

By: Zach

Zach — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:48:22 +0000

For quick run get-aways you can't forget Dignan's last stand in BOTTLE ROCKET.

By: Pan

Pan — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:48:22 +0000

All the uniforms pictured are base on those of the WWI Austro-Hungarian army, hence the inspector's Germanic appearance.

By: Sophie

Sophie — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:48:22 +0000

I don't think the painting's by Schiele, I think it's a pastiche?