The Grand Budapest Hotel (Wes Anderson, 2014) is a film that emphasizes art direction and mise-en-scene, along with intriguing dialogue, unique characters, and a nod to elements of crime.
What I enjoyed immensely about The Grand Budapest Hotel was the use of graphics and mise-en-scene. This is prominently exemplified in the Society Of The Crossed Keys clip. In this scene, M. Gustave, played by Ralph Fiennes, the concierge at The Grand Budapest, has to call in a favor from the hotel society he is a part of. His call is shown being transferred to hotels across the world.
Each hotel has its own color scheme, yet there is a cohesive element that makes the scenes flow pleasantly; each concierge’s costume matches the lobby boy’s and the hotel concierge space itself (which is nice on the eyes as well), the concierge is always executing an important task and asks the lobby boy to “take over,” and a graphic indicating the name of the hotel appears before the next sequence begins. This teaches me that parallel structure can make for great storytelling, as elements are easy to follow this way.
Since mise-en-scene is so evidently important here, close up shots are not typically used. This is done because everything is to be showcased, the background, the costumes, all the people present in the frame. If I choose to utilize color as a main effect, I will be sure to keep this in mind.
Finally, the graphics are a nice element that simply contented me as a viewer, and I would enjoy including them in my piece.
“The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014).” IMDb, IMDb.com, www.imdb.com/title/tt2278388/. Accessed 12 Mar. 2017.
“The Grand Budapest Hotel Clip Society Of The Crossed Keys.” YouTube, YouTube, 9 July 2014, www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOs-4J6rr-w. Accessed 12 Mar. 2017.
“Ralph Fiennes.” IMDb, IMDb.com, www.imdb.com/name/nm0000146/?ref_=nv_sr_5. Accessed 12 Mar. 2017.
Imgur. “The Society of the Crossed Keys.” Imgur, 26 Nov. 2014, imgur.com/gallery/WzmtYdn. Accessed 12 Mar. 2017.
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