Thanks to MUBI for their support! Get your 30 day free trial of MUBI here: http://mubi.com/thomasflight Wes Anderson's unique style has been the subject of many video essays, but in this video I wanted to take a look not just at the elements that make up that style but at why Anderson is drawn to those elements and the role they play in his storytelling. References: - Interview with Matt Zoller Seitz: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fxCELvqXvg - The Darjeeling Limited Criterion Edition (With Commentary): https://amzn.to/36B0eaZ - The Wes Anderson Collection: https://amzn.to/3lcuooY - The Grand Budapest Hotel Edition: https://amzn.to/3cTXQNB - David Bordwell on Planimetric Composition: http://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/2014/03/26/the-grand-budapest-hotel-wes-anderson-takes-the-43-challenge/ - David Bordwell on Wes Anderson as a Brand: http://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/2014/07/20/moonrise-kingdom-wes-in-wonderland/ - Wes Anderson American Express Commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOhDo2ZoOig - David Lowery Short Film PIONEER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZ9g5xaNfeM CHAPTERS: 0:00 Introduction 3:25 I. The Unreality of Flatness 6:35 II. Against Naturalism 9:05 III. "Well in this case literally." 14:12 IV. The New Sincerity of Wes Anderson // WATCH MORE THOMAS FLIGHT -Ad-Free Videos and Exclusive Content on Nebula: https://go.nebula.tv/thomasflight -My Podcast Cinema of Meaning: Ad-free and early on Nebula: Nebula: https://nebula.tv/cinemaofmeaning Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4n6zZZQjiKsLNfyldNAi8b iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cinema-of-meaning/id1611352831 -Rent or Buy My Experimental Documentary: https://labyrinthion.com/ -Read My Newsletter: https://thomasflight.substack.com/ // SUPPORT MY WORK -Support my Channel directly on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thomasflight Patrons get access to a discord community, monthly podcast reviews of everything I watch, and more! -Sign up for Nebula using my Link: https://go.nebula.tv/thomasflight Signing Up for Nebula using my link supports my channel financially. // FOLLOW ME -Twitter: https://twitter.com/thomasflight -Website: http://www.thomasflight.com/ -Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/thomasflight/ -TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thomas.flight // CONTACT ME -sponsorship and Business inquiries: thomasflight@standard.tv -Questions, feedback, other stuff: contact@thomasflight.com (check out my FAQ as well: https://www.thomasflight.com/faq) #ThomasFlight #Movies