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Bob: I think I know what you've been going through, man, cos I've been through some heavy shit myself. If you feel alone, like nobody in the world cares and nobody in the fucking world gives a shit, then I'm here...
Anthony: ...That was a stop sign man...
Bob: I'm ready to listen, man. If you want, I'll even open up first. I mean, my brother, that's a shit situation y'know, I mean he beats the crap outta me all the time.
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Bob: I'm paying attention.
Dignan: GODDAMNIT! Your not paying attention if you're messin' around with the gun!
Wes Anderson
Wes Anderson (Wes Anderson), born on May 1, 1969 in Houston, Texas, is an American director, screenwriter, producer, and actor. He graduated from the University of Texas System with a philosophy major.
In 1994, directed his first black and white short film "Bottled Rockets"
[1]
. In 1996, directed the crime comedy film "Bottle Rocket". In 2001, directed the comedy film " The Royal Tenenbaums "
[2]
, which was shortlisted for the main competition unit of the 52nd Berlin International Film Festival
[3]
. In 2004, Anderson and Noah Baumbach co-wrote the screenplay " The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou "
[4]
, which was shortlisted for the main competition unit of the 55th Berlin International Film Festival
[5]
. In 2007, directed the adventure film " The Darjeeling Limited "
[6]
, which was shortlisted for the main competition unit of the 64th Venice International Film Festival
[7]
.
In 2009, directed the animated film " The Fantastic Mr. Fox "
[8]
, this is the first animated film directed by Wes Anderson
[9]
, the film was nominated for the 82nd Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature Film
[10]
, Best Animated Feature Film Award at the 67th American Film and Television Golden Globe Awards
[11]
. In 2012, the self- written and self-directed feature film " Moonrise Kingdom " was shortlisted for the best original screenplay at the 85th Academy Awards
[12]
and the best original screenplay at the 66th British Academy of Film Awards
[13]
. In 2014, with the feature film " The Grand Budapest Hotel ", he was nominated for the 87th Oscar Award for Best Director
[14]
. In 2018, the animated film " Isle of Dogs " won the Best Director Award at the 68th Berlin International Film Festival
[15]
, and the film was nominated for the 91st Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature Film
[16]
.
Early Experience
On May 1, 1969, Wes Anderson was born in Houston, Texas, USA. Later, Anderson spent his middle school career at St. John's School in Houston, which was later used as a location for his second film "Rushmore"
. At the same time, rehearse his play on the stage of the school’s Hoodwink Theatre (now demolished) . After that, Anderson went to the University of Texas System to major in philosophy and met his partner Owen Wilson .
Performing Experience
In 1994, he directed his first black and white short film "Bottled Rocket". This short film attracted the attention of director and producer James L. Brooks and was sent to participate in the sundance film festival
. In 1996, the Columbia company funded the expansion of the short film into the film of the same name " Bottle Rocket ". In 1998, the comedy film " Rushmore " directed by him was released
.
In 2001, directed the comedy film " The Royal Tenenbaums " co-starring Eugene Allen Hackman and Anjelica Huston . The
film was nominated for the best original screenplay at the 74th Academy Awards and the main competition unit of the 52nd Berlin International Film Festival
.
In 2004, Anderson and Noah Baumbach co-wrote the screenplay " The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou "
, which was nominated for the main competition unit of the 55th Berlin International Film Festival
. In 2005, he was the producer of the comedy film " The Squid and the Whale ", which was written and directed by Noah Baumbach
. In 2006, Anderson directed the commercial "My Life, My Card" for American Express.
In 2007, directed the adventure film " The Darjeeling Limited " co-starred by Owen Wilson , Adrien Brody and Jason Schwartzman . The script of the film was co- written by Anderson, Roman Coppola and Jason Schwartzman
, and was nominated for the main competition unit of the 64th Venice International Film Festival
In the same year, a 13-minute short film " Hotel Chevalier " similar to the prequel was shot for the movie "The Darjeeling Limited "
.
In 2009, directed the animated film " The Fantastic Mr. Fox " based on Roald Dahl's novel of the same name
. This is the first animated film directed by Wes Anderson , dubbed
by George Clooney , Meryl Streep , and Bill Murray
. The film was shortlisted The 82nd Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature Film
and the 67th American Film and Television Golden Globe Awards for Best Animated Feature Film. For this film
, he won the 37th Anne Award for Best Screenplay
. After that, the film was selected as one of the “Top Ten Films of the Year ” by Time (American Magazine), one of the “Top Ten Films of the Year”
by The New Yorker (American Magazine ), and was selected
by the Film Manual ( French Film Magazine) was selected as one of the "Top Ten Best Films of the Year"
.
In 2012, directed the feature film " Moonrise Kingdom " co-starring Jared Gilman , Walter Bruce Willis and Edward Harrison Norton
. The film was nominated for the best original screenplay at the 85th Academy Awards and the best
at the 66th British Academy of Film Awards Award for original script
. Afterwards, the film was selected as one of the "Top Ten Films of the Year " by "Vision and Hearing" (British Film Magazine), as one of the "Top Ten Films of the Year"
by "Voice of the Village" (American Magazine), and was selected
by the "Cinema "Review" was selected as one of the "Top Ten Best Films of the Year"
.
In 2014, directed the feature film " The Grand Budapest Hotel " co-starring Ralph Fiennes , Adrien Brody and William James Dafoe . The
film won the Jury Award of the 64th Berlin International Film Festival
and the 68th British Academy of Film Award for Best Original For the screenplay award
, he was shortlisted for the 87th Academy Awards for Best Director for the film
. After that, the film is "Entertainment Weekly" named one of the "Top Ten film"
, was named "Time" magazine as one of the "Top Ten Movie"
, is "visual and auditory" (British Film Magazine) named One of the "Twenty Best Films of the Year"
.
In 2016, directed the short drama "The Party" co-starred by Adrien Brody , Leo Hatton, and Garth Jennings
. In 2018, directed the animated film " Isle of Dogs " co-dubbed by Edward Harrison Norton, Bryan Cranston , and Bill Murray
. The film tells the story of a young boy in a future Japan who embarks on a long journey to find his beloved pet dog.
His story was
shortlisted for the 91st Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature Film . With this film, he won the Best Director Award at the 68th Berlin International Film Festival
. In 2021, the directed film " The French Dispatch " was shortlisted for the main competition unit of the 74th Cannes Film Festival and the official unit of the 59th New York Film Festival
.
Personal Life
Wes Anderson, the second child of the three brothers in the family. His father, Melver Leonard Anderson, worked in the advertising industry, and his mother, Texas Ann Burroughs, was an archaeologist
, and later changed his career as a real estate agent. His brother Eric works as a set designer in his movie, and his other brother Mel is a doctor.
Character Evaluation
Almost all of Wes Anderson's films discuss personal freedom and nuclear family relationships
. He followed the author-director theory that is most respected by the New Wave movement, but unlike New Wave directors, Anderson is very concerned about the story of the film. The wise approach of taking the essence and discarding the dross makes his movies easy to understand and unique. Anderson's movies help Wes Anderson's indescribable charming temperament, to a large extent, derived from a constant sense of tacit understanding "Film World" comprehensive review).
Wes Anderson is known as a "ghost" in Hollywood. He is fully involved in all aspects of film production, including screenwriting, photography, art design, and soundtrack. He is a typical all-rounder with a very personal style of film aesthetics. He is in the commercial film market. It is absolutely unique
. To call Wes Anderson a successful director is due to his ability to control each film. The different shooting methods, scene design, complicated character and life events of various intrigues in his films make this director unique Comprehensive "China TV: Animation" .
Wes Anderson is a banner of contemporary American independent films. Even in the English media, people like to call him and the unrelated PTA the "Anderson Brothers", which is actually a commendation of the two for American art films. It can even be said that Wes is one of the purest American independent film directors after John Cassavetes . Weiss's films are not as extreme and cramped as ordinary independent films, but rather gentle and calm, with a carefree stupidity and nonchalant air. So some people say that his movies are like Haruki Murakami's novels. It seems to see a certain fusion of modern movies and ancient black fairy tales. Regardless of the image, the plot, or the expression behind the thoughts, Wes Anderson came here calmly, like the wind on the water, naturally forming patterns, his master's atmosphere is ready to come out .
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