The Grand
Budapest Hotel is the latest movie by the amazing Wes
Anderson. Wes is
probably on the top of my favorite filmmakers. I fell in love with his work
ever since I watched The Royal Tenenbaums many years ago. If you are familiar with his work, you
probably know his unique, quirky visual style, which I love, because each shot of
his is a work of art.
Just like The
Royal Tenenbaums and Moonrise
Kingdom, The Grand Budapest Hotel is set in a fictional world where
M. Gustave (Ralph Fiennes),
a very well composed concierge, is falsely accused of a murder he didn’t commit.
He teams up with Zero Mustafa (Tony Revolori)
his trusted lobby boy to prove his innocence. That’s all I’ll say for the plot,
so I won’t ruin the fun for you when you watch it this weekend.
The story is
amazingly constructed, the characters as expected from a Wes movie are
beautifully designed with unique crafted depth. Actually, Wes inspired this
story from the writings of Austrian author Stefan Zweig.
It was interesting that the movie’s frame
was almost a square (1.37 : 1 Ratio), as most films are wide screen. The square
frame worked amazingly with his symmetrical composed shots, where you can see
the elements in the right side of the shot are mirrored on the left side! As
expected from a Wes’ world, this one is no different. It is filled with vibrant
colors and beautifully designed sets.
Alexandre Desplat who’s known for
creating master incidental music, composed the score for this film, as well as
Moonrise Kingdom and Fantastic Mr. Fox. The music is inspired by the Russian
folklore with Alexandre own unique twist, which added to the nice mix of this movie.
The perfectly crafted worlds of Wes
Anderson never fail to amaze me, capture my attention, and leave me speechless.
Although the story of The Grand Budapest
Hotel might not be the most original out there, but the way it was narrated and
visualized will never let a viewer down.
The Grand Budapest Hotel is a piece of
art that should be enjoyed on a relaxing quite evening along side a treat of
your choice, mine was ice cream!
This movie should make the top of your to
watch list, don’t miss it! It’s a visual masterpiece.
By:
Abby
Twitter: @abeeralkubaisi
Blog Twitter & Instagram: @KemzMovies
No comments:
Post a Comment