Hey, he’s one of our favorite contemporary filmmakers, and very, very easy to overthink. Still, this article actually manages to make sense of what he’s up to. Who could ask for more?
You Are Forgiven: A Unified Theory of Wes Anderson Movies
by JP Gorman
Various writing partners have helped Wes Anderson flesh out the scripts for each of his 6 live-action films, but the finished products are Anderson’s alone. Complex, noble beasts, Anderson’s films burst with a singular creativity and style that rewards re-watching in ways great and small. His chosen themes are deeply personal, and their delivery, stylized but always in the service of the larger point, is perhaps his signature strength as a filmmaker. He is a stylist of the highest order, but his style is never without purpose.
