Review of Asteroid City (2023) by Cryariversjws — 28 Jun 2023

"You can't wake up if you don't fall asleep.".

Wes anderson's True Stories for the Hotel Chevalier + The Darjeeling Limited-combo lovers who grew up in/doing (musical) theater (aka me).

The way Anderson explores and expresses grief and the grieving process speaks to a pointed part of my soul that makes me feel less alone in the world. Asteroid City felt like the culmination of a lifetime of exploration and rumination over what it means to be human and exist on earth populated with diverse personalities big and small.

The three little daughters are quite possibly my favorite Wes Anderson characters to ever exist, I love them fiercely and dearly like they are of my own bone and blood and cannot wait to spend time with them again.

Technically stunning, the sets x the costuming x the hair x color story x the production design are meticulous and exhilarating. Care imbued into every tiniest detail, eliciting rousing emotion from the most unexpected moments and objects. Love Wes Anderson for always giving us a full course dining experience at the theater. It's so fun to watch him play with all the tools he has acquired in his creative toolbox and find new ways to experiment with medium and form. Truly inspiring to see the growth and expansion throughout Anderson's career culminate into this beautifully executed motion picture about love, curiosity, creativity, relationships, passion, discovery, humanity, the world around us, and life itself.