I absolutely love Wes Anderson, his style of filmmaking is fantastic, the symmetrical shots, the colour pallets he uses, it’s a treat for the eyes that is for sure.

The French Dispatch is an homage to the world of journalism and journalists, each of the characters you meet is based off of real journalists who worked at the company The New Yorker, a rather popular weekly magazine that covers a whole variety of topics, from politics to the fine arts and culture, even works of fiction, poetry and cartoons have appeared in the magazine.

The readership for this magazine are diverse but mostly they’re affluent and culturally savvy people.

What I love about this film is it definitely feels like a Wes Anderson movie, it has the trademarks seen in most of his films, the perfect symmetrical scenes that are just so satisfying in a rather odd way, it’s dare I say it but… an OCD sufferers dream.

Let me explain.

Everything in the shot fits like a glove, perfect… in fact so practically perfect you see everything that’s going on in the scene, it’s so organised that it’s a treat not only for your eyes but for your brain as well, everything works so well that… there’s no need to nitpick at all.

The plots to his films are absurd but again they work so well, The Life Aquatic, Bill Murray’s character Steve Zissou goes after the shark that killed his best mate and partner, it’s a revenge story but done in the most Wes Anderson style way.

The Grand Budapest, Ralph Fiennes plays a famed concierge named Mr. Gustave who is framed for the murder of a rich widower played by Tilda Swinton, again it’s practically perfect.

What I find baffling is… he has never ever won an Oscar… sure they have been nominated but he’s never won, which in my eyes is criminal, he brings such a quirky take to making films, I think that is why I am such a fan of his, because his films are so pleasing to watch, so eye catching, so… perfect.

The French Dispatch is really good, I really recommend it, if your a fan already of his work your in for treat, if it’s your first film by him… well then you are also in for a treat, a solid 10/10 for me.

Until next time… catch ya later 🙂