planetdiarmuid's review against another edition
a small bit technical for my tastes but good nonetheless
I'd be interested to read the French Dispatch book in this series
I'd be interested to read the French Dispatch book in this series
adamz24's review against another edition
5.0
The film is in the upper tier of his output (along with Rushmore, Tenenbaums, Moonrise Kingdom). It is one of the great recent cinematic statements on nostalgia and the idealized past, on creative vision colliding with the force of violence, representing perhaps the (sorry) grandest instance of Anderson's acknowledgement of reality's intrusion on the ideal and the beautiful and the meticulous.
It's also one of his best films on a purely comedic level, not to mention design, storytelling, and directorial prowess.
Not sure where to rank the screenplay, as so much of this film is realized visually, where some earlier examples of his writing are more straightforwardly relevant to the finished product. The differences between this, his first solo screenplay credit, and the screenplays he co-wrote with Owen Wilson, Roman Coppola, and Noah Baumbach, are compelling to say the least. There is a sense in which this is more fanciful, less dependent on neuroses and emotional anxieties, more on a heightened world, but also a sense in which this is a darker, sadder film than any of the others and on a much bigger scale.
Still a remarkable piece of work.
It's also one of his best films on a purely comedic level, not to mention design, storytelling, and directorial prowess.
Not sure where to rank the screenplay, as so much of this film is realized visually, where some earlier examples of his writing are more straightforwardly relevant to the finished product. The differences between this, his first solo screenplay credit, and the screenplays he co-wrote with Owen Wilson, Roman Coppola, and Noah Baumbach, are compelling to say the least. There is a sense in which this is more fanciful, less dependent on neuroses and emotional anxieties, more on a heightened world, but also a sense in which this is a darker, sadder film than any of the others and on a much bigger scale.
Still a remarkable piece of work.
streetsmcrts's review against another edition
4.0
as a film enthusiast and a fan of wes anderson's works (and a fan of the grand budapest hotel itself!), i enjoyed this book. in this book, matt zoller gave us several views about the film from different kinds of aspects, from the cinematography, screenplay creative writing, the fashion and music scoring, until how the film interpret a social life in an era. also, this book is also have some interviews from wes anderson himself, and also from ralph fiennes, alexander desplat, and other film industry figures. if you like wes anderson and this film, you should read this book.