Why Do Wes Anderson Movies Look Like That?

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Wes Anderson's unique style has been the subject of many video essays, but in this video I wanted to take a look not just at the elements that make up that style but at why Anderson is drawn to those elements and the role they play in his storytelling.

References:
Interview with Matt Zoller Seitz:    • Matt Zoller Seitz, Lisa Rosman & Rich...  
The Darjeeling Limited Criterion Edition (With Commentary): https://amzn.to/36B0eaZ
The Wes Anderson Collection: https://amzn.to/3lcuooY
The Grand Budapest Hotel Edition: https://amzn.to/3cTXQNB
David Bordwell on Planimetric Composition: http://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/201...
David Bordwell on Wes Anderson as a Brand: http://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/201...
Wes Anderson American Express Commercial:    • Wes Anderson: American Express "My Li...  
David Lowery Short Film PIONEER:    • PIONEER (2011) | dir. David Lowery  

CHAPTERS:
0:00 Introduction
3:25 I. The Unreality of Flatness
6:35 II. Against Naturalism
9:05 III. "Well in this case literally."
14:12 IV. The New Sincerity of Wes Anderson

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