Voice and The Auteur Theory - Wes Anderson

From the list of directors, I chose Wes Anderson to do the analysis. I have always been interested in Wes Anderson films, and attracted by his unique style you probably won't see any directors do the same thing he does. I watched Fantastic Mr.Fox, Moonrise Kingdom, and The Grand Budapest Hotel.

Wes Anderson has a very unique style. I think the most noticeable one is that most of his shots are very centered, and characters often face the camera while they are delivering the dialogue. His characters often speak with a emotionless tone, even at some very emotional beats. Characters often looks directly into the camera and deliver lines. His main characters usually consists some kind of quirkiness and awkwardness, but his main characters are likable. The color scheme of his films are well designed, as well as the compositions. There are also a lot of camera pans in his films. He often casts the same casts for several films.

Even though Wes Anderson's characters speak in a monotone and doesn't react too much, I still feel like the story has so much deep emotions and relationships in it.

Recently Honest Trailer on Youtube did a summary of Wes Anderson films which I find quite interesting, here is the link to it:

Honest Trailer - Wes Anderson

I look forward to watch his new stop motion film, Isle of Dogs.

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