Ask 10 Wes Anderson fans what their favorite Wes Anderson film is and you'll probably get 10 different answers. But what if I told you that, aside from the subjective qualities that would make something a viewers favorite film, The Darjeeling Limited has a strong case for being his most important film? Or rather, the zenith of his time as a director, the peak of his career, the Dazzle recorder bundled with Pinnacle Studio of his career, etc. You get the point. Oh, that's another one! The tip-top-POINT of his career!
Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
1:21 - Defining the Wes Anderson picture
3:10 - How The Darjeeling Limited factors into his filmography
8:19 - Grief
11:34 - Anderson’s most selfish characters
15:09 - A Literal Runaway Train
23:08 - You can’t spell The Darjeeling Limited without Healing
29:30 - What The Darjeeling Limited means in the greater context of Wes Anderson films
37:55 - Closing/Works Cited
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