Moonrise Kingdom's number 1 for me. It struck me at an age where running away from problems made sense, and the film made me reflect on the individuality of dealing with issues and how they sort of mould you as a person
Because I have a feeling it will be asked-I didn't use a specific age to define the three groups- George Carlin said it best when discussing old men "Old man isn’t really a time in your life or a period of years. It’s an attitude. Old man is a point of view. It’s a way of looking at things. Some guys are old men when they’re in their 20’s. You’ve met guys like that. They’re just wired like old men."
The Darjeeling Limited hits home for me. I have a similar estranged relationship with my two brothers. I love the way DJL captures their relationship. They're brothers. The love each other, they just can't ever say or show it.
His best film, in my opinion, is The Darjeeling Limited. However, my favorite film by him is Grand Budapest Hotel Also, as always, grand job on the video essay!
My favorite is The Darjeeling Limited. The fact that three dysfunctional brothers came together at the end was so touching. (I also have two younger brothers.) It kind of reminded me of us and how we would be if we travel to India together. The last scene where the three brothers get rid of their dead dad's physical burden (by literally getting rid of the suitcases) was classic.
It's funny how everyone's favourite Wes Anderson film in the comments is different, shows how great a filmmaker he is. My favourites by him are Moonrise Kingdom, Rushmore and Mr Fantastic Fox & The Grand Budapest Hotel (can't pick one) but all his films are great.
Darjeeling is my absolute favourite. You raised a point about it, I'd never thought of. It never occurred to me that Alice's pregnancy could be accidental. I was under the impression that Peter agreed, but he only did for Alice, even though he was anxious about it. Then he decided it was too much but it was too late at that point. I figured Alice wanted to, otherwise she could've ended it in the early stages. I don't know, did anyone else think it wasn't accidental? Great analysis, by the way. It's a very interesting video, it even uses different footage than most Wes Anderson analysis videos :D
Most Wes Anderson movies have been great. Grand Budapest Hotel and Moonrise Kingdom are one of my favourite movies. The Cinematography and the shots are just amazing.
Repeating myself: awesome as always - and VERY insightful. The first things that draws your attention in a typical Wes Anderson film (obviously) is the look: the often symmetrical frame composition (so much for the rule of thirds ;-) ), the mostly warm, sometimes saturated, color palette and the set design, which is often cozy and in a way often toy-like (I mean that in a very positive way here: as in: made with care and precision) - and the matching music, making them all whimsical (again: I mean that in a positive way). You provide fresh and deep insight into the themes and characters which W. A. movies all have in common. Thanks for sharing your insight and thanks for the inspiration!
Jack - Absolutely! The visual style is just the (gorgeous) surface. What lies underneath is what it's all really about. Not unlike real life BTW! Thanks for bringing it up, elaborate and sharing - as usual - your great insight!
Grand Budapest hotel is my favorite. Ralph Fiennes as Mr. Gustave was such an inspiration for me to get out of my introverted nature. Isle of Dogs comes second followed by Rushmore.
I have always felt that Rushmore remains the most well-crafted of Anderson's films because it really gets all of these conflicts of age correct. What we gain through loss is expressed so beautifully as Max changes in that film- interacting with his two possible older selves- either the pessimistic Herman Blume (a man who is clearly an "old man" in attitude) and his father- Bert, who is self-sufficient and happy with who he is, unlike Max the boy who doesn't have a clear identity for himself yet.
Amazing and insightful analysis! Really admire the research you put in your work that leaves me blown away every single time.Thank you for touching on the work of one of my most favourite filmmakers. Great job and I hope this channel deserves more recongnition!
There's no doubt that moonrise kingdom is my favourite movie of all time. It's the movie that made me fall in love with Wes Anderson and it's just a warm and welcoming movie in general
The best way to describe the look of his films, they look like a delicious cake made by Stanley Kubrick or what Peter Travers said about the Grand Budapest Hotel, "so delicious-looking you may want to lick the screen"...little disturbing...but true.
Definitely, I was thinking of including that, Come Together, Castello Cavalcanti and a few of his other shorts, but thought it would be best to just stick with his feature length stuff!
Jack's Movie Reviews yup plus i think the video went really well with features so it was a good call to stick to them only. Anyway good video and really insightful.
My favorite Film has to be moonrise kingdom. Somehow He manages to build such a melancholic atmosphere, makes me care about All the characters, and has this mildly depressing but funny Story as a frame. But Whats even more, he was able to convey perfectly what childhood felt like to me, maybe thats why I love it so much.
Great work Jack , I have seen all of his film (except bottle rocket) I think he is one of the most interesting filmmaker working . My favorite is either moonrise kingdom or GBH Ps Will u do an analysis on Michael Hanneke works
My favs are Rushmore and Steve Zissou. Both involve weird father-son type relationships. I've had pretty much the most non-weird father-son relationship with my own dad so I'm not sure why those two movies are my favorites
I always found Anderson's work intriguing. Super excited about isle of dog, I didn't even watch the trailer so I could go into it without knowing anything. My favorite would probably be Darjeeling limited. Interesting articles about him- www.newyorker.com/magazine/2009/11/02/wild-wild-wes www.villagevoice.com/2014/03/06/im-trying-to-love-wes-anderson-that-miniaturist-puppet-master/ vimeo.com/119754714
I absolutely adore Wes Anderson and think Rushmore, in my opinion his best, underrated. However I disagree with your interpretation of Max Fischer. He always enjoyed what he did at the beginning, stating that the key to his constant joviality is due to him doing “what he loves” which is “going to Rushmore”. By the end he becomes less egocentric and matures, he will never truly be able to get the girl or study at Rushmore for the rest of his life.
+Made Cinema - Well I know what you are saying, but technically (and by any definition) it is not B-roll at all because it's a video essay - as opposed to a documentary or feature. B-roll would be supplementary footage to main footage (synonym fallen out of use: A-Roll). NOT giving you a lesson in film here (if I sound in any way condescending: 100% not intended , that's also why I didn't dig deeper into the exact origins of the terms A-roll and B-roll). The footage from feature films here is carefully chosen, as always, to match and compliment the voice over. Again: sorry if I sound nitpicking, but I am not.
+Made Cinema - Of course I fully understood what you were saying. I think it has a lot to do with the "Wes Anderson look": no matter what shots you choose, most are so gorgeous and impeccably crafted, they will draw attention to themselves, even if you choose the best and most fitting shots to a voice over. All is fine.
Moonrise Kingdom's number 1 for me. It struck me at an age where running away from problems made sense, and the film made me reflect on the individuality of dealing with issues and how they sort of mould you as a person
+FlipDock Was Gweneth Paltrow in that?
I cannot describe my love for the royal tenenbaums, it's one of my favorite movies of all time and everyone should see it
Definitely, I couldn't agree more!
My favourite movie is moonrise kingdom
Amen especially Fantastic Mr. Fox
Grand Budapest brings me to tears every time, closely followed by Moonrise Kingdom.
That scene where he cries when thinking about Agatha...
Because I have a feeling it will be asked-I didn't use a specific age to define the three groups- George Carlin said it best when discussing old men
"Old man isn’t really a time in your life or a period of years. It’s an
attitude. Old man is a point of view. It’s a way of looking at things.
Some guys are old men when they’re in their 20’s. You’ve met guys like
that. They’re just wired like old men."
Jack's Movie Reviews you didn't fix the comment on top!:o
Plz fix the comment on top
Please do a review of "Dark", Netflix tv-show. It's amazing!
My favorite Wes Anderson films.
1. Life Aquatic
2. Fantastic Mr Fox
3. The Royal Tenenbaums
The Darjeeling Limited hits home for me. I have a similar estranged relationship with my two brothers. I love the way DJL captures their relationship. They're brothers. The love each other, they just can't ever say or show it.
His best film, in my opinion, is The Darjeeling Limited.
However, my favorite film by him is Grand Budapest Hotel
Also, as always, grand job on the video essay!
Darjeeling Limited is my favorite and his best in my opinion
My favorite is The Darjeeling Limited. The fact that three dysfunctional brothers came together at the end was so touching. (I also have two younger brothers.) It kind of reminded me of us and how we would be if we travel to India together. The last scene where the three brothers get rid of their dead dad's physical burden (by literally getting rid of the suitcases) was classic.
Only Wes Anderson can make such a cliché work 😂
It's funny how everyone's favourite Wes Anderson film in the comments is different, shows how great a filmmaker he is. My favourites by him are Moonrise Kingdom, Rushmore and Mr Fantastic Fox & The Grand Budapest Hotel (can't pick one) but all his films are great.
Great analysis! My favorite is probably Moonrise Kingdom, but it is difficult to choose one because all of them are of such outstanding quality.
Exactly, I definitely had that same issue of picking a favorite!
Same
I’ve only seen 1 of Wes Anderson’s films (Moonrise Kingdom) but I love him already. So excited to see Isle of Dogs as well as his other films.
You definitely should check out some of his other movies before Isle of Dogs comes out!
its been two years, have you?
Life Aquatic, hands down.
I cry every time i watch it.
Darjeeling is my absolute favourite. You raised a point about it, I'd never thought of. It never occurred to me that Alice's pregnancy could be accidental. I was under the impression that Peter agreed, but he only did for Alice, even though he was anxious about it. Then he decided it was too much but it was too late at that point. I figured Alice wanted to, otherwise she could've ended it in the early stages. I don't know, did anyone else think it wasn't accidental? Great analysis, by the way. It's a very interesting video, it even uses different footage than most Wes Anderson analysis videos :D
The second I heard the theme to grand Budapest hotel I wanted to watch the movie again
It's definitely a soundtrack that'll do that to you!
Most Wes Anderson movies have been great. Grand Budapest Hotel and Moonrise Kingdom are one of my favourite movies.
The Cinematography and the shots are just amazing.
Repeating myself: awesome as always - and VERY insightful. The first things that draws your attention in a typical Wes Anderson film (obviously) is the look: the often symmetrical frame composition (so much for the rule of thirds ;-) ), the mostly warm, sometimes saturated, color palette and the set design, which is often cozy and in a way often toy-like (I mean that in a very positive way here: as in: made with care and precision) - and the matching music, making them all whimsical (again: I mean that in a positive way). You provide fresh and deep insight into the themes and characters which W. A. movies all have in common. Thanks for sharing your insight and thanks for the inspiration!
Thank you! I love his visual style, but I always found the most interesting aspect of his movies to be his characters.
Jack - Absolutely! The visual style is just the (gorgeous) surface. What lies underneath is what it's all really about. Not unlike real life BTW! Thanks for bringing it up, elaborate and sharing - as usual - your great insight!
Grand Budapest hotel is my favorite. Ralph Fiennes as Mr. Gustave was such an inspiration for me to get out of my introverted nature. Isle of Dogs comes second followed by Rushmore.
I have always felt that Rushmore remains the most well-crafted of Anderson's films because it really gets all of these conflicts of age correct. What we gain through loss is expressed so beautifully as Max changes in that film- interacting with his two possible older selves- either the pessimistic Herman Blume (a man who is clearly an "old man" in attitude) and his father- Bert, who is self-sufficient and happy with who he is, unlike Max the boy who doesn't have a clear identity for himself yet.
One of the best Wes Anderson analysis I've seen on YT.
Thanks so much for doing this and you've got yourself a new subscriber!
Moonrise kingdom will always be special to me at 14 I ran away and never went back I do talk to my parent at 24 now but man that movie was special
Amazing and insightful analysis! Really admire the research you put in your work that leaves me blown away every single time.Thank you for touching on the work of one of my most favourite filmmakers. Great job and I hope this channel deserves more recongnition!
There's no doubt that moonrise kingdom is my favourite movie of all time. It's the movie that made me fall in love with Wes Anderson and it's just a warm and welcoming movie in general
The best way to describe the look of his films, they look like a delicious cake made by Stanley Kubrick or what Peter Travers said about the Grand Budapest Hotel, "so delicious-looking you may want to lick the screen"...little disturbing...but true.
+Nw Nj - you wrote: like a delicious cake made by Stanley Kubrick - that's spot-on! Couldn't have said it better myself!
cant pick a favorite but Hotel Chevalier was amazing and really swept under the radar.
Definitely, I was thinking of including that, Come Together, Castello Cavalcanti and a few of his other shorts, but thought it would be best to just stick with his feature length stuff!
Jack's Movie Reviews yup plus i think the video went really well with features so it was a good call to stick to them only. Anyway good video and really insightful.
Love them all, but Fantastic Mr Fox and Rushmore are probably my favourites
Thanks for sharing, very nice.
My fav is The Grand Budapest Hotel...awesome movie :D
The Darjeeling Limited is my favorite. Can’t watch it without crying 😭😭
My favorite one is easily Life Aquatic. I've probably watched it 100 times or more.
10/10 content
My favorite Film has to be moonrise kingdom. Somehow He manages to build such a melancholic atmosphere, makes me care about All the characters, and has this mildly depressing but funny Story as a frame. But Whats even more, he was able to convey perfectly what childhood felt like to me, maybe thats why I love it so much.
Incredible work
Nice job, man!
My favorite of his is Rushmore
Something about the ending of The French Dispatch makes me cry, I don’t know what it is, it just hits hard
Great work Jack , I have seen all of his film (except bottle rocket) I think he is one of the most interesting filmmaker working .
My favorite is either moonrise kingdom or GBH
Ps
Will u do an analysis on Michael Hanneke works
Thank you-no immediate plans to cover Hanneke's work, but there definitely may be in the future!
How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
my favorite would probably have to be The Royal Tenenbaums
Grand Budapest Hotel touches my soul
My favs are Rushmore and Steve Zissou. Both involve weird father-son type relationships.
I've had pretty much the most non-weird father-son relationship with my own dad so I'm not sure why those two movies are my favorites
Royal Tenebaums hits hard
My favorite:
1. Isle of Dogs
2. Moonrise Kingdom
3. Grand Budapest Hotel
this was great man
fantastic mr fox is number 1 for me
Awesome!!!
Whats the song at the start
This is amazing thabk you so much for this
I have not seem the video fully yet and I already liked it
Thank you!
Loved it
I always found it interesting that the Tenenbaums were more successful as children than as adults.
Do one about Lost In Translation!
Analysis on Quentin Tarantino’s style?
Can you please analyse spike Jonze
I always found Anderson's work intriguing. Super excited about isle of dog, I didn't even watch the trailer so I could go into it without knowing anything. My favorite would probably be Darjeeling limited. Interesting articles about him-
www.newyorker.com/magazine/2009/11/02/wild-wild-wes
www.villagevoice.com/2014/03/06/im-trying-to-love-wes-anderson-that-miniaturist-puppet-master/
vimeo.com/119754714
Was that Hey Jude at the end. Yes, yes it was.
I identify with so many parts of his movies it's ridiculous.
Moonrise kingdom!
There's a saying that the only normal people you know are the ones you don't know well.
Do a review on Netflix "Dark" Tv show, it's amazing!
would you like to dicsus the movie "'the man from nowhere'"
I absolutely adore Wes Anderson and think Rushmore, in my opinion his best, underrated. However I disagree with your interpretation of Max Fischer. He always enjoyed what he did at the beginning, stating that the key to his constant joviality is due to him doing “what he loves” which is “going to Rushmore”. By the end he becomes less egocentric and matures, he will never truly be able to get the girl or study at Rushmore for the rest of his life.
I gotta be honest the b-roll kinda made it hard to focus on the commentary that's Wes Anderson for you
+Made Cinema - Well I know what you are saying, but technically (and by any definition) it is not B-roll at all because it's a video essay - as opposed to a documentary or feature. B-roll would be supplementary footage to main footage (synonym fallen out of use: A-Roll). NOT giving you a lesson in film here (if I sound in any way condescending: 100% not intended , that's also why I didn't dig deeper into the exact origins of the terms A-roll and B-roll). The footage from feature films here is carefully chosen, as always, to match and compliment the voice over. Again: sorry if I sound nitpicking, but I am not.
yeah I was more referring to the images on the screen by saying b-roll.
+Made Cinema - Of course I fully understood what you were saying. I think it has a lot to do with the "Wes Anderson look": no matter what shots you choose, most are so gorgeous and impeccably crafted, they will draw attention to themselves, even if you choose the best and most fitting shots to a voice over. All is fine.
vvvvvvvvv nice
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed!
Beach Boys 👌
He has always had awesome soundtracks!
Tenembaum's boooiiiiiiiiii
Darjeeling limited
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