Analysis Of ' The Grand Budapest Hotel '

Analysis Of ' The Grand Budapest Hotel '

Zyra De Los Reyes

Professor Dan Gerth

Honors 2010 – 003

October 21, 2016

An auteur director is viewed as prime mover in creative filmmaking, whose work is considered to have a distinctive style and innovative. Wes Anderson exemplifies the concept of auteurism due to his personal influence, and artistic control in his movies. His films feature a continuity of technical aspects with similar themes of familial drama and disgruntlement. From his well–composed mise en scene to classic pan shots, his style has surely become an acclaimed signature. The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Darjeeling Limited, and The Royal Tenenbaums are chosen from Anderson's filmography to show that the use of these features has remained constant since his earliest work.

Anderson is known for his quirky style. When people, especially filmgoers see a movie that has distinguishing color palette and perfect symmetry that's aesthetically pleasing, they would know it's his. Since The Grand Budapest Hotel is a story within a story, the color provides a distinction between one period to another and gives more meaning to the film.

The story begins with an older Author played by Tom Wilkinson telling the tale on how he gets his inspiration for his book which is also named The Grand Budapest Hotel. Then the younger version of the author, played by Jude Law who meets Monsieur Zero Moustafa (F. Murray Abraham) was shown. Zero meets the author and tells the tale on how he became the hotel's owner. In the film, Anderson

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