I watched a movie called Grand Budapest Hotel, directed by
Wes Anderson, released in 2014. It stars Ralph Fiennes, Tony Revolori, F.
Murray Abraham and Jude Law (to name a few). It is the story of a girl reading
a book, written by the Author, who is telling the story about a hotel in a
German-esque country that is owned by an elusive man, who tells his tale to
said author who is staying at the same hotel. In a nutshell, it is a multiple
perspective story, much like the Princess Bride but more complicated. I don’t want
to say too much as to reveal the plot details and how it unravels.
It was an enjoyable movie for me personally because it had many elements in play that I enjoy in movies, such as: tracking shots of people walking, close-ups, the use of word salad lines. There are also some elements of it that reminded me of silent films and German Expressionist movies, with the half open irises and those same tracking shots and close-ups. Ralph Fiennes gives an excellent performance as Monsieur Gustave H. who is the devoted concierge of the Grand Budapest and the introduction of Tony Revolori as a young Zero (F. Murray Abraham plays the older Zero telling the story to Jude Law’s Author character) who is the new bellboy and Monsieur Gustave H.’s confidant, also turns out such a great performance; there is chemistry between these two and you are compelled so much by the story and the twists and turns it takes because of their closeness through the film.
There are some comedic bits in it, mostly dark comedy, but there is some drama in it as well. As it is a Wes Anderson movie, there are loads of cameos and reoccurring actors that come back to play various bit pats and such and that adds much flavor to the movie as you get to recognize who comes back but it doesn’t distract you from the story itself. There was a surprising amount of profanity in this movie as well but again it only makes the situations that they are used in all the more intense and poignant.
I wanted to see this in the movie theater and ended up seeing it randomly at home. This is one of those movies that needs a large screen since there are so many details that are missed seeing it on a smaller screen.
Definitely lived up to the buzz it generated when it was released and surprisingly, I felt so good after seeing it despite the ending. Check it out.
It was an enjoyable movie for me personally because it had many elements in play that I enjoy in movies, such as: tracking shots of people walking, close-ups, the use of word salad lines. There are also some elements of it that reminded me of silent films and German Expressionist movies, with the half open irises and those same tracking shots and close-ups. Ralph Fiennes gives an excellent performance as Monsieur Gustave H. who is the devoted concierge of the Grand Budapest and the introduction of Tony Revolori as a young Zero (F. Murray Abraham plays the older Zero telling the story to Jude Law’s Author character) who is the new bellboy and Monsieur Gustave H.’s confidant, also turns out such a great performance; there is chemistry between these two and you are compelled so much by the story and the twists and turns it takes because of their closeness through the film.
There are some comedic bits in it, mostly dark comedy, but there is some drama in it as well. As it is a Wes Anderson movie, there are loads of cameos and reoccurring actors that come back to play various bit pats and such and that adds much flavor to the movie as you get to recognize who comes back but it doesn’t distract you from the story itself. There was a surprising amount of profanity in this movie as well but again it only makes the situations that they are used in all the more intense and poignant.
I wanted to see this in the movie theater and ended up seeing it randomly at home. This is one of those movies that needs a large screen since there are so many details that are missed seeing it on a smaller screen.
Definitely lived up to the buzz it generated when it was released and surprisingly, I felt so good after seeing it despite the ending. Check it out.
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