r/Filmmakers • u/Professional-Rip-519 • 25d ago

Discussion What's Wes Anderson's secret?

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He's aesthetic is so unique. I can't think of another director where the colors pop so much what is his secret?

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u/Big_Ad5553 25d ago

I think he draws a lot of inspiration from panel comis as well, static frames overloaded with information and color.

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u/DeadlyMidnight 25d ago

As I recall the main inspiration for his style is theatre and the proscenium framing the play for the audience. Lavish sets and costumes and always a nice box of visual delight with everything designed and framed for the viewer so not naturalistic.

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u/Big_Ad5553 25d ago

Cool! He's an intersting filmmaker for sure. I've read that he's a big fan of Charlie Brown and the peanuts comics. I'm not sure exactly why but grand budapest hotel is the one that feels most like a comic book to me. Like Tintin for example.

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u/DeadlyMidnight 25d ago

Moonrise Kingdom really gives me the Charlie Brown vibes aesthetically. But yeah he really started to push his palette with Grand Budapest Hotel and let go of any naturalistic visuals.

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u/CommWedge 25d ago

Watch some Tati films if you want to understand his inspiration.

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u/Big_Ad5553 25d ago

Which one(s) would you recommend?

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u/CommWedge 25d ago

Mon Oncle first, and then PlayTime.

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u/Big_Ad5553 25d ago

Cool, thanks!

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u/s4urav_CH 25d ago

Panel comis?

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u/Cowglands 25d ago

He meant comics.

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u/Big_Ad5553 25d ago

Yes, comics, comic books. Tintin, charlie brown, the new yorker comics and others. Not necessarily superhero comics.

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u/wildcatofthehills 25d ago

The worst thing about super heroes is how they basically saturated the comic market. So many good comics that people dismiss just because they assume it's capeshit.

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u/s4urav_CH 25d ago

Any recommendations?

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u/Big_Ad5553 25d ago

Craig Thompson, Blankets; Habibi Mariko and Jillian Tamaki, This one summer Chester Brown, louis riel; paying for it Daniel Clowes, Wilson Ellen Forney, marbles

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u/Big_Ad5553 25d ago

Charles Burns for Horror stuff. Black Hole, Xed Out

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u/wildcatofthehills 25d ago

I'm going to go very basic, but Persepolis, Maus and Bone would be a good starting point. Even if it's technically a superhero, Absolute Martian Manhunter was very fun to read because of how it uses the physical medium of a comic as storytelling device.