Ideas And Techniques In Wes Anderson's Film

1) Childhood revolves around renewed inquiry into heartbreak, mourning, violence and failure. Along the way in our lives, these discoveries get shattered. The first instance, when that happens, is the moment in which we transcend from the realm of childhood into adolescence. The phase where we question what to do with these broken pieces.

2) Slowly we piece the jigsaw together. Whilst building this world from the broken pieces, through experience and observation we build our own world. These worlds made of fragments are merely approximations of our vanished past. Each of Anderson’s films is a box filled with the shards of an individual’s fragmented history. Let us take a look into the boxes of Wes Anderson!

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Over the years Anderson has developed as a filmmaker capable of producing independent looking films under the eyes of the big studios.

5) Wes Anderson is also part of a current arts movement known as New Sincerity. An arts movement describing concepts that challenge the notions of postmodernist irony. Other film director’s part of this movement include Paul Thomas Anderson, Charlie Kauffman and Lars Von Trier.

Mis En Scene:
6) Anderson composes his frames with precise neatness. The elements that are present in his Mis en scene are not there merely to fill up the background, but resonate with the viewer on a subconscious level. These objects allow the audience to easily identify the character and their traits.

7) It has often been said that Anderson’s style is his substance. The intricate style does not just imply artificiality, but aims to emphasize naivety, through its childlike miniature aesthetic, and the use of the dollhouse
His films also heavily consist of songs from Britpop artistes such as The Zombies, The Kinks and The Rolling Stones. The choice of music can also be attributed to the themes of nostalgia.

Andersonian Characters:
22) Wes Anderson’s films are character driven films, consisting of well-layered and distinctive characters. Andersons’s films have come under scrutiny from critics and viewers for often consisting of a loose and digressed plot. But I believe that the plot is given an organic touch as the director places an emphasis on the journey the character goes through instead of the obstacles he overcomes. Through this journey we are allowed to engage with the characters and their choices more than the goal they have to fulfill.

23) The characters are cinematically constructed to a specific manner, which confines them to the realm of the film, but does not prevent from identification with real world representations. The intricate presentation evokes awareness amongst the audience that encourages the audience to form a temporary emotional investment with the