Director: Wes Anderson
Genre: Comedy/
Drama/ Romance
Runtime: 105
minutes
Year:
2023
Starring: Jason Schwartzmann, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hanks, Jeffrey Wright,
Tilda Swinton, Jake Ryan, Bryan Cranston, Edward Norton, Adrien brody, Live Schreiber,
Hope Davis, Steve Park, Rupert Friend, Maya Hawke, Steve Carell, Matt Dillon,
Margot Robbie
Description: Following a
writer (Edward Norton) on his world famous fictional play about a grieving
father (Jason Schwartzmann) travels with his tech-obsesses family to small
rural Asteroid City to complete in a junior stargazing event, only to have his
world view disrupted forever.
Review: Wes Anderson has been hiding raw emotions under a layer of artificiality
for almost his entire body of work. Those emotions are usually suppressed
feelings of grief, loss and love, which do eventually break through the
surface. In each of his films, Wes Anderson presents a completely controlled
world in which the control that the characters carefully try to exert over their
surroundings slowly crumbles. This produces beautiful melancholy and emotional
breakthroughs.
“Asteroid City” revolves
around a brand-new widower and his four children in the desert hamlet of
Asteroid City. They find themselves in a bombardment of cute characters with
funny dialogues. There is too little space and time for their grief to land;
they are only just beginning to push away their emotions.
The story we follow is
actually a play, and a narrator looks back on its creation. This creates an
extra layer through which Wes Anderson’s tender, vulnerable emotions will
pierce.
The main story in the
titular village is filmed in a pastel technicolor imitation, which accentuates
the yellow of the desert and the blue of the sky. The narration is completely
in black and white. Everything is perfectly framed and I just love Anderson’s
style. I always have. As usual, the film is filled with quirky characters,
portrayed by a star-studded cast. If you’re a Wes Anderson fan, “Asteroid City” is a win.
Rating: 4,5/ 5
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