The Phoenician Scheme 4K 2025

Fans have already lapped up the new film by their beloved Anderson, so now let's talk about it from the perspective of an ordinary person. What does an ordinary person want from a movie? They want it to be interesting, to touch their emotions in some way, and most importantly, they want to understand what the director is trying to say. What did the director want to say with this film? I'm sorry, I can't tell you, because I didn't understand anything. Literally. No, I'm not considering these ridiculous explanations that if the director showed an authoritarian business father and his daughter, whom he brings “closer” to him in a semi-humorous film after many years, then this is a “serious statement about fathers and children.” It doesn't work that way. Although, how would I know? Anderson surely knows better. Still, I'll try to hint that the statement on the same topic in “Moonrise Kingdom” is as far from this film as the moon is from the Earth, that is, a very lame attempt to jump up against the backdrop of a rocket launch. That's just one detail.

I'm not a fan of Anderson in general, but I've watched all of his films with more or less interest, and what attracts me most is, of course, the humor. The Grand Budapest Hotel stands out here, but the rest are mixed. Unfortunately, apart from a couple of short powerful moments that rely more on the element of surprise (such as the loss of the first secretary), The Deal simply doesn't work. At all. Not even a little. It's not funny, although it is slightly entertaining in places, but for the most part you just look at the pictures and, unless you're a retired cinematographer, you're left completely baffled. were these smooth, refined shots really the goal for which a man of considerable talent gathered a bunch of equally (and in some cases more) talented people? Would other people not have been suitable for these roles if the goal was simply color schemes and camera angles? Maybe they could have tried to come up with a plot that was more than just a random collection of letters? And all sorts of similar questions arise when watching Anderson's films, especially the latest ones. But some people get orgasmic over them, albeit purely artistic ones, and thank God for that. Although in my opinion...