Wes Anderson’s latest feature deserved more consideration from the Oscars.
Sometimes I wonder if I wish I shouldve) enough to have qualified for Best Original Screenplay.
Not even Gene Hackman and Ralph Fiennes were nominated for their incredible work with him!
Jason Schwartzman and Tom Hanks in ‘Asteroid City’.Courtesy of Pop. 87 Productions/Focus Features
That full-circle bookend demonstrates the wisdom of age and the skills that decades of experience can bring.
And theres no question that the Academys disinterest in Anderson is mutual.
So why does Anderson make his movies this way?
Bryan Cranston in ‘Asteroid City’.Courtesy of Pop. 87 Productions/Focus Features
It was also keyed into a similar zeitgeist as 2023s biggest films.
Then, the second time, you might be able to justexperienceit."
His director (Adrien Brody) replies, “Doesn’t matter.
Grace Edwards and Scarlett Johansson in ‘Asteroid City’.Courtesy of Pop. 87 Productions/Focus Features
Just keep telling the story.”
Why do Anderson’s characters act this way?
Why does he create films with such a complicated, Russian nesting doll structure?
That’s the wrong question.
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