For the first time Wes Anderson confronts the theme of religion. In The Phoenician plotin competition at the Cannes Film Festival, tells of Zsa-Zsa Korda, an unscrupulous businessman closer to the crime than the JunStizia. He had many wives, a large offspring that little took care of, but now something has changed. After surviving his sixth plane crash, he realizes he had to start thinking about the future. So he turns to his daughter Liesl, who has not encountered for years. She is about to become a nun, and does not approve of the parent’s work. A (perhaps) redemption path begins.
Wes Anderson describes being Christians through the canons that have made his cinema popular all over the world. As always, it uses caricatured tones, a syncopated assembly, the chrome that derive from other arts. He is a lover of comics, painting, of the scenic construction that arises from multiple sources. It is one of the few authors who has also managed to combine autorory a popular dimension.
Here spirituality is represented with respect. A path of guilt and rebirth is described. Korda is suspected of killing the woman who gave birth to Liesl. He will deny, but the young woman still forgives him for his mistakes. Not condemning is a constant in the adventures shot by Anderson (see Moonrise Kingdom – A love escape), but here the message becomes even stronger. Korda has visions when it risks dying (and it often happens). The image changes, becomes black and white, and he is also in the presence of God. He feels the weight of a judgment that approaches.
To build the Anderson shots, it is inspired by sacred images, miniatures, icons. The spirit is always light, of course, but here Anderson reflects on the afterlife, on what escapes the human eye. The Phoenician plot It becomes the fulfillment of a path, in which at times the smile gives way to melancholy. We think about the family, on past times, on the bonds that crumble and then go back. The intrigue is international, but is not limited to an earthly dimension. Faith is in check as well as other values. As usual, there is a parade of Star (Tom Hanks, Benedict Cumberbatch, Scarlett Johansson, Bryan Cranston), led by Benicio del Toro. On a testamentary journey that has the flavor of a new genesis.
