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shappyrohman  ·  3212 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Let's talk about Wes Anderson and the hype...

I've actually heard that comparison before! You can definitely tell you're watching a PTA flick in the same manner you can tell you're watching a WA one, albeit in a totally different way. I just think PTA tells more developed, or maybe more interesting, stories





user-inactivated  ·  3212 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Wes Anderson gets a lot of hate for his stories, with people saying theyre all about the same thing which is absolute bullshit imo. I mean to compare PTA and WA more all of PTA's movies are about relationships between people and how they evolve the plot is just background as opposed to movies like Jurassic Park where the plot is main point and the characters relationships, while important, are secondary. The crazy thing, to me, is WA movies are the exact same as PTA aside from their style. Idk they seem to be very similar directors to me.

shappyrohman  ·  3212 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Hmmm interesting idea, but I'll have to agree to disagree with that 2nd to last sentence. I wouldn't say their films are the exact same. I think both directors use the same outline for their work, but those 2 outlines are fairly different. And i think the screenplays alone are too different to make a huge comparison like that. Both directors favor wildly different styles of dialogue which is an important distinction, even if the plots are similar

user-inactivated  ·  3212 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Definitely some hyperbole on my part.