University of Texas legends; Kevin Durant, Vince Young, Lamarcus Aldridge, Ricky Williams and… Wes Anderson? Hook em.
Tomorrow I am going with my girlfriend and family to see Asteroid city, Wes Anderson’s 11th Studio movie. So prior to that, I’m going to rank his catalog from favorite to least, in my opinion. I’ve been so busy but here I have an hour to kill. Wes Anderson is one of my favorite filmmakers ever. I literally just wrote a couple paragraphs about how I feel about him, but I deleted it for both our sakes and if you’re reading this I’m sure you could assume what I think of him. One of the first directors I attached too when getting into films. His movies comforted me. I was intrigued how I had never heard of him before, and wondered why everyone around me would talk about movies such as Project X, instead of the movies Wes made. Why had no one ever told me about him before stumbling upon him myself? Whatever.
Wes has one of the best batting averages of all time, and he’s one of maybe five directors ever, I could comfortably sit here and rank 10 of his movies. That is enough in itself. And he’s still working. So sick. All the consistent themes of the movies and his style make me so incredibly happy. He is so cool. Six different 4/4 movies. Unbelievable.
At first I thought I was so sick watching Wes Anderson movies, but I feel like everyone is trying to replicate his style on social media, and all the Depe fake AI remakes have now ruined that for me. Unfortunately I feel he’s a bit basic now, with where I’m at with my awareness in the film world. Me feeling he’s mainstream hurts because I feel like those people replicating don’t really appreciate what Wes has done with his career. Everyone alive should know who Wes Anderson is and like him, invent their own originality in the most unique and obvious way. A positive from these Imitators of his style has just gone to show that absolutely no one will ever be able to do him, like him. Keep rocking Wes.
Whatever. Cool ass mother fucker. I want to work for him. I want to see his house. Needless to say I’m ready for Astroid City and let’s get into ranking them
- The Royal Tenenbaums
I can never spell Tenenbaums properly. I don’t know why it won’t stick even with this being one of my favorite movies ever. This story has so many levels. The swagger is deeper than ever. Hey Jude at the beginning absolutely rips. One of the best songs ever put to the most perfect use. There will never be another Margot, other characters have tried, and failed. This is so much to me.
- Fantastic Mr Fox
Foxes are so unbelievable. This movie has the softest humor that almost makes me want to cry. I think I cry everytime I watch it. The best autumn/fall movie ever? I want to play Whack-Bat.
- The Grand Budapest Hotel
One of the most crucial movies of the 2010s. If you have never seen this, here’s your introduction to Wes Anderson. Go have fun, let it consume you and let me know. Everyone should watch this movie at least once, just for a taste of Wes.
- Rushmore
Max Fisher fucking gets shit done man. He is a walking adderall of productivity with the deepest bag ever. If you’re cool, watch this movie.
- The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
He’s in almost all of them but..c’mon…Bill Murray man. Give me another Bill lead movie Wes please. Still need to cop a Zissou Toque.
- The French Dispatch
Man I liked this movie so much. It’s so weird, and the fact that a lot of people didn’t like it, makes me like it more. Fuck you, dont get it. Be miserable. You can’t handle a movie being a few unique stories instead of just one. I loved the coloring of this one maybe more than any other. I want more black and white Lea Seydoux.
- Moonrise Kingdom
I think this is the one I’ve watched the most. If you’ve never seen a Wes movie before, I don’t think this would be a bad one to start with. It hits everywhere they all hit. I feel like a kid everytime I watch it.
- Bottle Rocket
Just the fucking boys man. The young guns. The University of Texas boys just fucking finding it, figuring shit out and starting fucking careers. I’ll always be a fan of the Wilsons.
- Isle of dogs
You don’t need to watch this movie, but you need to watch the sashimi scene.
- The Darjeeling Limited
India scares me.