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shappyrohman  ·  3233 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Let's talk about Wes Anderson and the hype...

Honestly, my main problem is not his technique or his style. It's the horde of followers he has earned himself with that style, which isn't his fault tbh.

If a director has a vision and wants to make movies his/her way, I'm all for it. I think being in a lower-level cinema class just gave me an overdose of Wes FANderson's (i made that up, pretty clever) and I was already annoyed with him before but now I'm on a divine mission to rebel against him or something.

Yea, i don't like the guy's movies, but I also completely agree with you when you say his style is his substance. And Wes knows it too, that's why he does it, and it's a cool exercise in mise-en-scène and set control.

Thanks for your comment! It's always nice to hear fans of Anderson explain their side to me