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Joyce 2022-03-22 09:01:12

[I was deeply moved by seeing Wes Anderson's work for the first time]

First of all, Wes Anderson's style is very suitable for making animations, abnormal installations, and out of logic shots. The preference for symmetrical composition and bright color elements are added to the entire movie to form a (no exaggeration) masterpiece. The special lens language not only does not make people act out, but adds a touch of fairy tale (fictional) beauty to the narrative of the movie.

The director did not abandon the narrative under his strong personal style. After several changes in the main body of the narrative, he told a beautiful and sad story, while the main characters spent a lot of time to shape it. The final result is a multi-faceted and complex Gustavo full of charisma; a relatively shallow but charming Mustafa; and a large number of facial characters (this is also where points are reduced).

After being permeated with retro style and romantic comedy atmosphere, the whole movie has a trace of sadness. How wonderful a person's life is. In the end, it still cannot withstand the passing and weathering of time, and the director (intangible or intentional) told him his choice: tell , Inheritance, memory.

Even after watching the Budapest Grand Hotel, I feel sad, I still like to list it as the most heartwarming movie this winter, but it is a pity not to see it on the big screen.

Personal rating【9.1】★★★

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Extended Reading
  • Jessica 2021-10-20 18:59:29

    It’s refreshing, high-level and fresh. Only a childlike director like Wes Anderson can maintain his brilliant imagination and always reconcile dreamlike colors. A large group of celebrities are familiar with each other and have fun. However, it's cool, and I haven't been touched yet. In comparison, I still prefer "Moonrise Kingdom" which talks about children's elopement, "The Great Fox Daddy" which talks about the fox family, summer movie, four-star recommendation.

  • Eduardo 2022-03-24 09:01:15

    Needless to say, the excellent degree of the film, Wes Anderson has reached another peak of his own. The composition, format, camera, lines, characters, narration are all extremely perfect, funny, nostalgic, warm, black... I admire this kind of film very much, but I can't fall in love with it from the bottom of my heart. For me, it is too perfect and exquisite, it can almost be offered up. On the contrary, it is not as natural and casual as Anderson's previous RUSHMORE, Fox, and Yuesheng.

The Grand Budapest Hotel quotes

  • Mr. Moustafa: [Recounting his memories of M. Gustave at the Budapest Hotel] I began to realize that many of the hotel's most valued and distinguished guests came for him. It seemed to be an essential part of his duties... But I believe it was also his pleasure. The requirements were always the same. They had to be rich, old, insecure, vain, superficial, blonde, needy.

    Young Writer: Why blonde?

    Mr. Moustafa: Because they all were.

  • Mr. Moustafa: [Recounting his memories of M. Gustave at the Budapest Hotel] He was, by the way, the most liberally perfumed man I had ever encountered. The scent announced his approach from a great distance and lingered for many minutes after he was gone.