Asteroid City

The Guru of Symmetry and Saturation

Asteroid City made a lasting impression with its incredibly unique and unorthodox form of storytelling. If you don’t follow closely, you may fall between the lines of the film’s embedded narrative.

Wes Anderson has shown great measures of storytelling with layered plots and incredible shots. The Guru of Symmetry and Saturation uses his beautifully colored set and one shots to enhance his story greatly.

This movie has amazing comedy that landed even without seeming to try. From background elements to the dialogue, there was so much humor that didn’t take away from the story.

The entire cast puts so much into this but makes it look so easy. Jason Schwartzman pulls a stellar performance that only gets better with time. I absolutely loved Steve Carell’s role in this film as well as Tilda Swinton who pulled off a better role than I had anticipated.

This movie was simple, hilarious, and visually pleasing. It had me invested in the characters really quickly and all-in-all a true Wes Anderson film.