I still remember the first time I heard about this movie in my seventh grade drama class. My good friend highly recommended the OST of this movie to me. Later, when I got home and listened to it, I really liked it, so I watched it. Movie. This also started my habit of "listening to the OST before watching the movie", and the OST has also become an important indicator for me to measure whether a movie is a good movie.
4 years later, the Grand Budapest Hotel is still one of my favorite movies for no particular reason, it's just that I like everything about it so much, when those elements happen to be combined into one movie I love that feeling so much. The soundtrack, the shots, the graphics, the colors, the actors, the story, the narration, etc... all make me want to watch this movie over and over again.
First of all, I don't mind the strong personal touch director Wes Anderson brings to this film at all. I really appreciate Wes Anderson's understanding of color and shots, and the film might not have been as successful without Wes Anderson as the director. The story of the Grand Budapest Hotel does not stop at the level of "story" but also because Wes Anderson's lenses and images bring it a unique color. What we are seeing is an absurd and lovely story, but beneath the lovely colors is another bloody, cruel, war-related story. It's the story of the protagonist Zero, it's the story of M. Gustave, it's the story of the Grand Hotel, it's the story of a fight for inheritance, it's a story against war... I don't know much about this movie, so I can't do too much yet More comments.
I think what attracts me most about the Grand Budapest Hotel is the "contradiction". But it's contradiction in a good way. The tone and atmosphere of the whole movie is very serious, and the feeling of "the killer is coming" can also be felt from the soundtrack. But the lines of the movie are humorous at times, and the development of the plot and the decisions each character makes at every pivotal point are absurd and caught me off guard. Each character itself is also very contradictory, so each character is three-dimensional. For example, Zero, he is extremely loyal, obedient, and hardworking. But he is also brave at critical moments, such as stealing paintings with M. Gustave; going to rescue M. Gustave from prison; and finally deciding to give the paintings to Agatha for safekeeping. Usually this kind of "absolute obedience" role can only be a small role, and it will not end well. But I see courage and leadership in Zero, which is also a conflict with his identity. The most contradictory is M. Gustave, who has a noble status as a hotel manager, but he has to steal a painting in order to compete for the inheritance, and even goes to prison, living a floating life. He loves vanity, but at the same time has a very positive three views (ah, ah, ah, I really don't know how to describe it, anyway, it is very honest, shining with the brilliance of human nature). One second he was reciting poems and spraying "Scent of Feather" perfume, and the next second he could stand up for Zero and curse "You filthy, goddamn, pock-marked, fascist assholes!". A move is always so inappropriate: Madame D did not hesitate to point out that her nail polish was unacceptable when she complained to him, and when she was released from prison, she yelled at Zero because she couldn't spray the "feather smell", and was about to be pushed off a cliff by the killer Still reading poetry...all these contradictions make Mr. Gustaff incredibly lovable.
Two of my favorite lines, the first is M. Gustave on the train to Zero: "You see? There are still faint glimmers of civilization left in this barbaric slaughterhouse that was once known as humanity. Indeed, that's what we provide in our own modest, humble, insignificant... oh fuck it." The second is what the present Zero said to the writer: "To be frank, I think his world had vanished long before he ever entered it. But, I will say, he certainly sustained the illusion with a marvelous grace.
I've read very few books, I don't know much about war history, and I don't know much about movies. So I've watched this movie 4 times and just figured out the plot. I don't want to stop at this level, so I'll watch it 10, 20 times until I'm satisfied. The writing is not good, and I haven’t written many movie reviews. I still need to read more books to find the right language to describe my feelings. It’s not like I’m a bit lacking in language now. I also have time to study European war history and literature.
Finally, I love the Grand Budapest Hotel so much that my little computer can't hold a few files and still spend a few gigabytes downloading the ultra-HD version to watch it over and over again.
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